Category Archives: Politics

News International (Wapping) Dispute Website

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Tony Burke
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Shrewsbury 24 Backbench Debate

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Tony Burke

Campaigners for the Shrewsbury 24 will urge the government to release papers which have been suppressed for almost 40 years. WHERE: House of Commons, Westminster, London WHEN: Thursday 23rd January, from 11:15 Dave Anderson, MP for Blaydon, has secured a … Continue reading →

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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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South African Unions – NUMSA Set To Leave “Triple Alliance”

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Tony Burke

There have been significant developments in South African trade union movement in the last few weeks. The 340,000 strong National Union Of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) at a recent special congress (held over following the death of Nelson Mandela) has … 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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UPDATED: Packaging Strike Hits Cruise Ship

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Tony Burke

UPDATEs: Listen to USW’s Joe Drexler on the strike at Crown Holdings in Canada by clicking here. Support Striking Crown Holdings Workers In Canada by sending a message to CEO at Carnival Cruises. Click here. The United Steelworkers in 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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A report from Independent Bangla Garments Workers Employee Federation

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Tony Burke

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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