Category Archives: International Trade Unions

Tory Party March & Rally, October 4th

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Tony Burke

Sunday 4 October –  “No to austerity, yes to workers’ rights” On Sunday 4 October, the Conservative party will open their annual conference in Manchester. After five years of austerity, falling living standards, pay freezes and huge cuts to public … Continue reading →

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Fast Food Workers In L.A. & N.Y.C Win Pay Deals

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Tony Burke

US Fast Food workers have won two important victories in their fight for better wages as both Los Angeles County and New York State voted to raise minimum wages says the Global union, the International Food Workers. On July 22nd … Continue reading →

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USW Toronto :Crown Packaging Workers Have “Tentative” Deal

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Tony Burke

The 22 month strike at Crown Packaging in Toronto looks like it could be over soon. A tentative agreement reached in the last week. 120 USW members at Crown Holdings Inc.’s Toronto plant have been on strike since September 6th, 2013, after … Continue reading →

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Global union network formed to fight back at Huhtamäki

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Tony Burke

Unions from paper products plants owned by the Finnish multi-national Huhtamäki met in Helsinki recently to establish a global trade union network. They also slammed the behaviour of the company Vice-President, Sami Pauni, who refused to answer questions from US workers and … Continue reading →

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Unions Furious As Obama Gets Approval For ‘Fast Track’

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Tony Burke

President Obama may have got his way on ‘fast track’, the legislation he needs to drive through approval of a new generation of free trade agreements but US unions have vowed to continue to fight on against the deals. ‘Fast … Continue reading →

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June 4th : Rally For Venezuela

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Tony Burke
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USW Chemical Solutions Number 2

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Tony Burke

Download at the link below the excellent United Steelworkers Newsletter for Chemical Workers : Chemical Solutions Issue 2 with articles on Health & Safety, Dow, BSAF etc

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Union organising In Kenya: Support ITF Campaign

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Tony Burke

The International Transport Federation are requesting support in a serious disputeconcerning their affiliate the Kenya Long Distance Truck Drivers and Allied Workers’ Union and Agility Logistics. The company says it will recognise the union in Kenya if it gains 50%+1 of the workforce. … Continue reading →

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50 Leading UK Trade Unionists Show Solidarity With Venezuela

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Tony Burke

On March 9th US President Obama signed an executive order declaring  “a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the situation in Venezuela” and imposed a … Continue reading →

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Latest on US Oil Strikes: Five Plants Still On Strike.

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Tony Burke

Just got this from the USW: From Dave Martin of USW Local 8-719 at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Catlettsburg, Kentucky: “Contract passed. We will start the process of returning to work Monday and take the operations over on Saturday, 4/11/15.” … Continue reading →

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