Category Archives: International Trade Unions

USA: Uber Settlement Designates Drivers As Contractors

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Tony Burke

First the good news: Uber the ‘ride sharing’ company has announced this week it had settled two class action lawsuits iand agreed to pay up to $100 million to workers in California and Massachusetts. The bad news: Uber gets to … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: USA: Big Row Over Union Discussions With Airbandb

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Tony Burke

Discussions between the US union SEIU (Service Employees) and the web based short term home rental – accomodation platform Airbnb have created a major row in the US trade union movement. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is said to … Continue reading →

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No To Coup In Brazil

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Tony Burke

Letter in The Guardian We are extremely concerned about the sustained efforts by sections of Brazil’s right wing opposition in Brazil to destabilise – and ultimately overthrow – its constitutional and elected government, including through attempting to impeach President Dilma … Continue reading →

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Labour Needs To Get To Grips With The Digital Economy

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Tony Burke

As the digital revolution gathers at a rapidly increasing pace so is the growth of new forms of employment. One of these is ‘gig workers’ – for ‘one size fits all’ buzzword for anything from service workers to technology professionals – … Continue reading →

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Unite To Campaign To Remain In EU

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Tony Burke

Unite has announced that it will campaign for the country to remain a member of the European Union. The union’s 63-strong executive council, consisting of lay representatives drawn from workplaces across the UK, agreed that while the EU needs urgent … Continue reading →

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AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement on Volkswagen

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Tony Burke

Below is a statement from the AFL-CIO Executive Council on Volkswagen’s continuing refusal to bargain with UAW Local 42: The diesel emissions scandal at Volkswagen has called into question the principles the company has touted: environmental protection, sustainability and social … Continue reading →

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Smurfit Kappa Accused Of Union Busting In Poland

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Tony Burke

The giant multinational packaging corporation Smurfit Kappa is being accused of ‘blatant union busting’ by the global union confederation Union Network International (to which Unite in the UK and Ireland is affiliated) who are calling on its 20 million membership … Continue reading →

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Trade Unions And The Coming Digital Revolution

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Tony Burke

Phrases such as ‘Industry 4.0’, ‘Big Data’ and ‘The Internet Of Things’ are now common currency as the predictions of a new digital world and a new world of work. The coming digital revolution is a hot topic with employers, … Continue reading →

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Greece: #ThisIsACoup – Watch the documentary here.

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Tony Burke

Director Theopi Skarlatos and producer Paul Mason present #ThisIsACoup, a four-part documentary series telling the story of how the European Union destroyed the first radical left government in modern history. #ThisIsACoup – Episode One: “Angela, Suck Our Balls” With the … Continue reading →

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NLRB to Issue Complaint Alleging Four-Month ATI Lockout is Illegal

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Tony Burke

The United Steelworkers (USW) union was informed today by Region 6 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Pittsburgh that the regional director will issue a complaint in the four-month-long Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) lockout alleging, in the absence … Continue reading →

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