Category Archives: Labour Party

Why Britain badly needs more women engineers and scientists

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Tony Burke

By Siobhan Endean, Unite National Officer for Equalities This week the UKs biggest trade union, Unite, is launching its guide to encourage more young women to take up skilled apprenticeships in engineering and science at a series of events including … Continue reading →

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Blacklisted – The Secret War Between Big Business & Union Activists

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Tony Burke

‘Blacklisted – The Secret War between Big Business and Union Activists’ by Dave Smith and Phil Chamberlin tells the story of the illegal strategies that transnational construction companies resorted to in their attempt to keep union activists away from their places of … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter To Socialist Party Members In Unite

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Tony Burke

The following is an open and public letter from members of Unite’s United Left grouping to members of the Socialist Party who are  standing candidates against Labour candidates in marginal seats in the forthcoming General Election. “Dear Comrades, This Coalition … Continue reading →

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LATEST: Steelworkers – Oil Strike Expands : 7,000 Workers On Strike

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Tony Burke

The United Steelworkers (USW) announced that it will expand its unfair labour practice strike (ULP) by launching a work stoppage at midnight at the Motiva Enterprises refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. This refinery, a 50-50 joint venture between Shell Oil … Continue reading →

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USW Statement On “Lack of Progress” In Oil Strike Talks.

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Tony Burke

Day 10: There was little progress as bargaining with the industry resumed.  When talks recessed last week the industry told the USW bargaining committee that they would be bringing one of their maintenance experts to discuss the issue of contractors … Continue reading →

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USW, Allies In Europe United
 In Fight For Safety At Oil Refineries

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Tony Burke

A delegation of striking oil refinery workers from the United Steelworkers (USW) will bring their campaign for a safer oil industry to Europe this week, meeting with allies from labor unions in the Netherlands and Great Britain.  The group, led … Continue reading →

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Extract from Len McCluskey’s Speech To Unite Officers and Organisers, Birmingham, February 2nd.

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Tony Burke
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GREECE: The End Of Austerity?

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Tony Burke
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Why I’m Boycotting Beer In Cans

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Tony Burke

By Marty Warren is United Steelworkers Director for Ontario and Atlantic Canada, representing 74,000 working people. With all the publicity focused on the Beer Store in recent weeks, there is another beer story with profound implications that has received little media … Continue reading →

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Help the people of Gaza: TUC Aid Appeal Gaza Plant Nursery

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Tony Burke

TUC Aid is appealing for donations to rebuild the Beit Lahia Plant Nursery in Gaza, which was badly damaged during the 2014 Israeli offensive.  The majority of Gaza’s 1.6 million people are children and refugees living under siege. Access to fuel, … Continue reading →

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