Category Archives: Labour Party

News International (Wapping) Dispute Website

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Tony Burke
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Why UK Companies Are Re-shoring & Observer Article On Manufacturing

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Tony Burke

The above video is a short report from Reuters on why UK companies re-shoring work back to the UK. (You many get 20 second advert at the beginning) and an article from the Observer 29th December on the need to … Continue reading →

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NYT Calls For Embargo Against Cuba To Be Lifted

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Tony Burke

In an unprecedented editorial the prestigious New York Times on December 12th called for the USA to lift the embargo against Cuba following Obama’s handshake with Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service. In an editorial in the name of the … Continue reading →

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‘No work today’: My life on zero-hour contracts

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Tony Burke

Written by Mark McKay,  first published in the Burton Mail Earlier this week the Mail reported that almost half of workers on zero-hour contacts had been sent home without pay after being told ‘no work today’. Having been employed on … Continue reading →

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FT Video: Unions Face Upto Long Term Challenges

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Tony Burke
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What JFK said about trade unions….

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Tony Burke
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FT Interview with Len McCluskey

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Tony Burke
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The New Tactics To Meet New Challenges

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Tony Burke

The recent right-wing press castigation of Unite Leverage is best proof yet of its effectiveness and shows the way forward for the union, writes Unite’s Sharon Graham The recent media hysteria, designed by Lynton Crosby to portray Unite as political … Continue reading →

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Unite to fight for a future for shipbuilding

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Tony Burke

Unite, has said it will fight to retain as many of the 1,775 jobs under threat, following today’s announcement (Wednesday 6 November) about the future of the shipyards at Portsmouth, and Govan and Scotstoun on the Clyde. Today’s announcement was … Continue reading →

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Statement: Unite & Falkirk Constituency Labour Party

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Tony Burke

Issued on 5th November In July this year Unite was subjected to a major campaign of criticism regarding allegations of misconduct in the affairs of Falkirk Constituency Labour Party – in essence that the union had tried to manipulate the … Continue reading →

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