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FT Video: Unions Face Upto Long Term Challenges

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A report from Independent Bangla Garments Workers Employee Federation

November 19th Two garments workers (Badsha Mia and Ruma Akhter) were killed by police, while the garment workers were demonstrating (involved in struggle). The same incident caused 9 people to be injured by bullets, and more than 50 workers were wounded. As … Continue reading

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FT Interview with Len McCluskey

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Join Unite’s credit union scheme to take on ‘rip-off’ payday lenders – I did!

Having been at the Unite Sector Conferences in Brighton this week I took time from the very busy schedule by visiting the stand promoting Unite’s new credit union deal. I signed up on line – and low and behold – … Continue reading

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The New Tactics To Meet New Challenges

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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‘Waiting For Recovery In Pay’ Says Labour Research

At 2.5%, union-negotiated private sector pay rises in the year to July had a lower mid-point (median) value than they did in the same period a year earlier, according to the Labour Research Department (LRD). The equivalent figure then was … Continue reading

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Len McCluskey On Andrew Neil and Unite Statement On Sunday Times Report

Today’s (November 3rd) Sunday Times carries an extensive attack on Unite the union, apparently based on emails given to the newspaper by Ineos or its agents. The Sunday Times submitted a list of questions to Unite yesterday, in response to … Continue reading

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Recovery? What Recovery?

A new poll shows 4 in 5 people are not benefiting from the “economic recovery” according to the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class). The union supported think tank says a new poll in the same week as official figures show … Continue reading

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Grangemouth shows the inequality of the fight that unions face now

By Len McCluskey Seldom has one industrial dispute said so much about our society as the now concluded issue of the future of the Grangemouth refinery. Unite has reached an agreement with the owner, Ineos, which will guarantee the future of skilled and … Continue reading

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Report outlines how Nissan is violating human rights in Mississippi.

A newly unveiled summary from the Mississippi NAACP and international labour law scholar Lance Compa describes how Nissan undermines workers’ freedom of association under International Labor Organization principles An extensive report by Mississippi NAACP President Derrick Johnson and international labour … Continue reading

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