Category Archives: Politics

Merseyside: No More Austerity Rally – Peoples Assembly, CTUF, IER

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Tony Burke
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BIS Union Report Shows Membership Growth – And You Are Better Off In A Union

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Tony Burke

The Trade Union Membership Statistical Bulletin for 2013 issued by BIS on May 28th shows a small but welcome union membership growth in the private sector and shows that workers are still better off joining a union. The report shows … Continue reading →

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Unite Community Music Video

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Tony Burke
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Workers Uniting Statement On The Turkish Mining Disaster

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Tony Burke
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Cameron alienates Tory voters as poll finds overwhelming opposition to AstraZeneca takeover

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Tony Burke

Just 14 per cent of people think that Pfizer’s proposed takeover of AstraZeneca is in the UK’s interests with less than 1 in 5 (19 per cent) confident that the government is doing enough to safeguard UK jobs and skills, … Continue reading →

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Re-nationalise Railways Say Prospective Labour MPs In Commuter Belts

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Tony Burke

Labour should renationalise the rail industry if it wins the next election, 31 prospective Labour MPs has said. In a letter to The Observer (see below) they said services should be returned to public ownership when current franchises end. The … Continue reading →

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Update: Teksid Strike Ends With Win For Los Mineros

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Tony Burke

Further to previous reports on this site workers at Teksid Iron of Mexico have lifted the work stoppage that began last week after approving, in an ‘impromptu assembly’ (mass meeting), an agreement signed between the Metal and Mineworkers’ Union (Los … Continue reading →

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Update: Teksid Workers Plan All Out Strike

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Tony Burke

Workers at the Teksid Hierro plant in Mexico have continued to strike against the imposition of the yellow, stooge union, CTM by the company at the foundry. They stopped work again on April 20th after three workers were sacked. Workers … Continue reading →

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Mexico: Teksid Workers Dump Company Union And Join Los Mineros – Reprisals Begin.

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Tony Burke

Information from Mexico via the United Steelworkers in the USA says that over 600 union forms have been signed by workers at Teksid Hierro in Ciudad Frontera, Coahuila, Mexico (part of Fiat Chrysler Group) to join the National Mine and Metalworkers Union … Continue reading →

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Crown Dispute Dogs Carnival CEO At Shareholders’ Meeting

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Tony Burke

Carnival Corporation’s annual shareholders meeting was overshadowed by concerns over CEO Arnold Donald’s role in the long running strike at Crown Holdings in Toronto. Confronted with repeated questions from shareholders, Donald was forced to address his role in an eight-month … Continue reading →

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