Category Archives: Labour Party

Ten Reasons We’re Against Unions!

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Tony Burke

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Reality check on Osborne’s ‘recovery’

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Tony Burke

According to much of the media this week – the worst is over, the recession is yesterday’s mashed potatoes and according to Danny Alexander the economy is in the ‘fast lane’. The media swallowed the Tory-LibDem spin hook, line and … Continue reading →

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GDP Figures: Working Still People Paying The Price And £40 A Week Worse Off

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Tony Burke

The restoration of the economy to the position it was in 2008 is a sign of progress, but there remain serious causes for concern according to Unite. The latest GDP figures show that the economy has grown by 0.8% returning the … Continue reading →

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Ross Pritchard Memorial Fund Essay Competition

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Tony Burke

The Ross Pritchard Memorial Fund was established to commemorate the life of one of the GPMU’s best known rank and file members. Ross was also well known throughout the trade union and Labour movement. Each year the trustees of the fund run an … Continue reading →

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Derek Install – Former GPMU Industrial Officer

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Tony Burke

Former GPMU comrades will be sad to report the death of Derek Install former Industrial Officer of the GPMU who died recently. I first met Derek in the mid 1970s when he had just been elected the SLADE & PW’s … Continue reading →

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Pensioners arrested in campaign to defend free rail travel

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Tony Burke

Please watch the above video to two retired Unite Community members being violently arrested for participating in a peaceful action as part of a campaign to stop cuts to free rail travel for disabled people and pensioners. Two other pensioners were … Continue reading →

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Letter From Ann Field In Morning Star On Wapping Dispute

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Tony Burke

The following letter from Ann Field, former GPMU-Amicus National Officer was published by the Morning Star in response to recent articles on the News International (Wapping) Dispute. “Saturday’s (14th June) leading article managed a mention, but Peter Frost (16th June) … Continue reading →

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Big Media And Internet Titans: Media Ownership – The Democratic Challenge

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Tony Burke

A new book edited by Granville Williams The central argument in the new book, ‘Big Media and Internet Titans’ is that media pluralism must be put back on the political agenda. The book has been published by the Campaign for Press … Continue reading →

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Len McCluskey: “Ministers limping to 2015 general election”

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Tony Burke

In a briefing to MPs Unite says that the Queens Speech shows that the Coalition Government had run out of steam, was limping to the General Election ad that the Lib Dems have been ‘toxified’ by Coalition policies. The briefing … Continue reading →