Category Archives: Labour Party

Beecroft by the backdoor

The government’s attempts to smuggle more of the discredited Beecroft report which proposed, among other things, to remove unfair dismissal rights to make it easier to sack workers, has been rumbled not only by unions but by one of the country’s top … Continue reading

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Where costs are king scant concern is given to the impact on rural life

By Diana Holland, Unite Assistant General Secretary What is this government’s problem with the countryside?  It tried and failed to sell off the forests and kill off badgers. It’s thrashing around as historic ash trees die. They don’t like humans much … Continue reading

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Sign the Cammell Laird e-petition

Former shipyard workers have stepped up their pressure on the Government for compensation over events which happened in 1984. Thirty-seven Birkenhead shipyard workers were jailed for occupying rigs at the Cammell Laird shipyard in an effort to stop compulsory redundancies … Continue reading

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The importance of the debate on the IMF’s ‘multipliers’

By Michael Burke It is unusual for ‘academic’ research published by the IMF to find its way into popular media. But this has happened to the latest World Economic Outlook where the IMF deals briefly with the issue of ‘multipliers’ that is, … Continue reading

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Trading Away Peace: How Europe Sustains Israel’s Illegal Settlements

A large coalition of European NGOs and faith groups are today releasing  a report called ‘Trading Away Peace – How Europe Sustains Israel’s Illegal Settlements’. Click here to download a copy. The report is a comprehensive overview of the EU … Continue reading

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USW’s Ben Davis On Attacks On Unions In Mexico

Power In A Union has long highlighted the attacks currently taking place on trade unions in Mexico. There is a concerted attempt to dismantle independent unions in Mexico lead by some European and US companies and replace them with ‘yellow” … Continue reading

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Ford must be a wake-up call for government

By Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite the Union First published in The Guardian October 26th. The true picture of what is happening in the economy lies not in this week’s growth figures, but in the faces of the workers in … Continue reading

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October 20th – Great Day For The UK

The TUC and the UK’s trade unions can be rightly proud of yesterday’s marches and demonstrations in London, Glasgow and Belfast. 150,000 marchers in London is a concensus figure – much higher than some activists were predicting in the week … Continue reading

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Statement by Los Mineros on fraudulent ballot at PKC

The following statement was issued by the Mexican Mine and metalworkers union (Los Mineros) on October 19th. Employers in Mexico in league with the government are dismantling independent trade unions and imposing company run “yellow” unions on workers using illegal … Continue reading

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Council of Europe says some Greek labour reforms are illegal

Reuters reports that reforms to Greek labour law aimed at cutting costs for the country’s recession-hit employers were illegal because they violated workers’ rights, a committee at the Council of Europe ruled on 19th October in a non-binding judgment. In … Continue reading

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