Category Archives: Politics

Despite Britain’s New Thatcherites, Only The State Sector Has Recovered

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Tony Burke

By Michael Burke The British economy is becoming more dependent on the state. This is revealed in the latest preliminary data for GDP in the 1st quarter of 2013. The preliminary data for GDP only provide limited information – it has … Continue reading →

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Rana Plaza Tradegy : Make Garment Factories In Bangladesh Safe

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Tony Burke

In the past year hundreds of workers in the textile and garment industry in Bangladesh have been killed, working in unsafe conditions in factories which supply western countries and High Street stores with branded clothing. The collapse of a building … Continue reading →

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Frontline Jobs, Skills And Investment

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Tony Burke

Excellent article by CSEU General Secretary Hugh Scullion putting the case for the renewal of Vanguard submarines. Published this week in Tribune (who’s website is currently out of operation). Click here to download the pdf. See also Len McCluskey on jobs and skills … Continue reading →

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Mexican Union Leader Vindicated In Court, Launches New Book

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Tony Burke

By Ben Davis, USW International Affairs Director Fresh from a series of resounding legal victories, Mexican mine workers leader Napoleón Gómez has written a book that exposes the Mexican government’s seven-year campaign to destroy democratic unions and drive down workers’ … Continue reading →

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A growing economy needs immigration

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Tony Burke

by Mike Hedges Since the Eastleigh by-election – where they finished behind UKIP – the Tories have been increasingly attempting to bolster support through anti-Europeanism, attacks on ‘scroungers’ and, most toxic of all, by taking an anti-immigration position. The important … Continue reading →

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Union Leader Napoleon Gomez Taken Off Interpol Red List

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Tony Burke

Napoleon Gomez, the leader of the Mexican mining and metals union Los Mineros has at last been taken of Interpol’s ‘Red List’ which could have seen him arrested should he travel outside of Canada where he is in exile, supported … Continue reading →

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Statement In Support Of The Right Of The Venezuelan People Alone To Chose Their Next Government

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Tony Burke

On the day that Venezuelans go to the polls to elect their new President, the Independent on Sunday has published an edited version of a VSC-initiated statement in solidarity with Venezuela. The statement has been signed by over 150 prominent figures including … Continue reading →

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Shares For Rights – Take Action Now!

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Tony Burke

Do you remember the ‘shares for rights’ scheme? It’s George Osborne’s cunning plan to put our rights at work up for sale. In exchange for a few shares in the company, businesses will be allowed to force new employees to give … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing’s ‘Winter Of Discontent’ Continues

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Tony Burke

Claims by the coalition government that the UK’s beleaguered manufacturing sector is beginning to show signs of recovery were dealt another blow this week by the reliable Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which showed that manufacturing contracted in the first quarter of … Continue reading →

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The Logic Of Privatisation Of The East Coast Mainline

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Tony Burke

By Michael Burke The Coalition government has announced its intention to privatise the East Coast mainline rail network. The network was nationalised 3 years ago when the previous private operators discontinued their franchise because they could not make a profit. … Continue reading →

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