Category Archives: Labour Party

Steelworkers: Global Solidarity Put End to Rio Tinto’s Six-Month Lockout in Quebec

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Tony Burke

Alma, QC, Steelworkers Hailed as Heroes in International Labour Movement “We faced the third-largest mining company in the world and we won,” – Leo Gerard, the international president of the United Steelworkers. The United Steelworkers (USW) and its global allies … Continue reading →

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Solidarity with Spanish Coal Miners

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Tony Burke
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Paraguay : Emergency Public Meeting

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Tony Burke
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Beecroft: Tory benefactor and “misery” maker

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Tony Burke

Revealing the real motivations behind Beecroft’s proposed reforms of UK employment law, Tony Burke, assistant general secretary at Unite the Union, sets the record straight following TM’s June leader.  The June issue of The Manufacturer carried extensive reporting on the proposals to change employment … Continue reading →

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Barber v Beecroft – the video

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Tony Burke

TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber takes on the Beecroft report author himself in this filmed debate at the Telegraph. Do managers in the UK really need more powers to sack their staff? Have a watch, and head over to the … Continue reading →

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EU Summit – ETUC Statement & Article by Bernadette Segol and Ignacio Fernandez Toxo

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Tony Burke

Following the Summit on 28th -29th June, the European TUC says it looks positively on the fact that immediate steps will be taken to reduce the interest rates of those countries under pressure from the markets. However, the proposed measures … Continue reading →

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Top UK signatories slam Paraguay “coup”

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Tony Burke

A group of writers, MPs, trade unionists and activists have published a letter slamming the “political coup” in Paraguay. The letter is published here, was published on the Liberal Conspiracy blog and has appeared in The Guardian (shorter version) We join … Continue reading →

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Austerity Across Europe

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Tony Burke

In Europe there are a dwindling group of countries whose economies are still growing; Germany the ‘strongest’ has growth of just 0.5%. More countries are in recession – Britain, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Portugal and Greece. The rest are stagnant. Across … Continue reading →

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Coup in Paraguay ousts left wing leader

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Tony Burke

Latin American countries have expressed concern at the coup against Paraguay’s President Fernando Lugo, with Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez, Ecuador President Rafael Correa and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saying they would not recognise the government of newly-installed leader Frederico Franco, who … Continue reading →

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Cancel The Greek Debt

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Tony Burke

By Michael Burke The Greek general election on June 17th presented a clear political choice on whether to continue with the ‘austerity’ measures imposed by the Troika of the ECB, EU and IMF which have caused a disastrous economic slump. … Continue reading →

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