Category Archives: International Trade Unions

Thirteen unions urge UK government to condemn Turkey’s invasion of Syria – and act to avert ethnic cleansing and potential genocide

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Tony Burke

Trade unions representing millions of UK workers and their communities have demanded that prime minister Boris Johnson deploy the UK’s influence to prevent a humanitarian disaster as a result of the Turkish invasion of north and east Syria. Thirteen trade … Continue reading →

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IndustriALL Europe makes the case for collective bargaining in new campaign

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Tony Burke

The giant European trade union federation IndustriAll Europe, which covers 7m manufacturing, mining and energy workers has launched a campaign which aims to demonstrate the positive impact of collective bargaining in delivering a better life for working people. The campaign … Continue reading →

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Brazil Solidarity Initiative Statement : Bolsonaro & The Destruction Of The Amazon

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Tony Burke

 We condemn Bolsonaro’s destructive plans for the Amazon, and the huge increase in illegal logging and mining since his inauguration. At the time of the rise of the far-right in Brazil, Bolsonaro’s close links to Brazil’s huge agricultural lobby … Continue reading →

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Great cartoon from USA – 10 Reasons Why We Are Against Unions

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Tony Burke
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Victory At ExxonMobil In Aussie After Two Year Picket

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Tony Burke

Oil and gas workers in Longford, Victoria, Australia, have dismantled their picket line after a mammouth 742 days, following an agreement ending a long-running dispute with ExxonMobil and its maintenance subcontractor, UGL. The victory against the world’s sixth biggest company, ExxonMobil, by … Continue reading →

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Labour – Palestine

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Tony Burke

Please click here to read a model on Palestine for consideration for CLPs to submit to Labour Party Conference this year. The focus of the motion is on how Labour should respond not only to the proposals in Trump’s ‘Deal of the … Continue reading →

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A STATEMENT BY ABDULLAH ÖCALAN’S LAWYERS

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Tony Burke

Asrin Law Office lawyers held a press conference today on the meeting Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan held with his lawyers on May 2. Lawyers Faik Özgür Erol, Newroz Uysal and Rezan Sarica were present in the conference. Faik Özgür … Continue reading →

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Politcal prisoner Adullah Ocalan meets his lawyers

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Tony Burke

The Turkish-imprisoned political prisoner and founder and leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, received a visit by his lawyers on May 2nd, for the first time since 2011, a law bureau representing him said in a statement … Continue reading →

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No Coup or war in Venezuela

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Tony Burke

After last weeks Trump – Bolton backed coup attempt your help in supporting the Venezeula Solidarity Campaign it is more important than ever before Please donate to the VSC special appeal. As you know, this is a very difficult time for Venezuela, with … Continue reading →

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Mexico to recover bodies of miners killed in 2006 blast

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Tony Burke

Mock coffins, symbolising the 65 miners who died in an explosion at Grupo Mexico’s Pasta de Conchos coal mine, are displayed at the Angel of the Independence monument during a protest to mark the 12th anniversary of the disaster, in … Continue reading →

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