Category Archives: Solidarity

News International (Wapping) Dispute Website

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Shrewsbury 24 Backbench Debate

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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NYT Calls For Embargo Against Cuba To Be Lifted

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

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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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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Len McCluskey: “Tories dragging nation back to 70s – the 1870s”

Len McCluskey General Secretary of Unite has warned that the lessons of the banking crash have not been learned by the political elite – and that this government is taking the nation backwards to a darker time for ordinary people. … 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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Don’t let the haters win – join the march against fascism

Unite will be marching in Liverpool city centre in a mass celebration of multicultural Britain. Our message is clear: ‘Those that peddle hate are not welcome here – Nick Griffin must go!’ The march on Saturday October 12th, sets off from … Continue reading

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