Category Archives: Solidarity

Radio Labour interview on Workers Uniting

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Tony Burke

During the recent IndustriALL conference Tony Burke of Unite and Leo Gerard International President of the United Steelworkers spoke to Radio Labour about the formation of the global union Workers Uniting by the USW and Unite and why this initiative … Continue reading →

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Top UK signatories slam Paraguay “coup”

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Tony Burke

A group of writers, MPs, trade unionists and activists have published a letter slamming the “political coup” in Paraguay. The letter is published here, was published on the Liberal Conspiracy blog and has appeared in The Guardian (shorter version) We join … Continue reading →

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USW, Unite and Workers Uniting Help Form IndustriAll

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Tony Burke

Last week was a historic week for two reasons – the Steering Committee of Workers Uniting, the global union created by USW and Unite, met in Copenhagen in advance of  the founding congress of IndustriALL the new manufacturing global trade … Continue reading →

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Stop Precarious Work – IndustriALL video

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Tony Burke

This video was shown at the IndustriAll Founding Congress on June 20th in conjunction with a resolution which commits IndustriALL the new manufacturing global union to campaigning and fighting precarious work such as agency, temporary, and short term contract workers. … Continue reading →

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The Crisis and National Labour Law Reforms: A Mapping Exercise

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Tony Burke

This Working Paper by Isabelle Schömann (ETUI) and  Stefan Clauwaert (ETUI) is highly recommended as it maps the crisis and national labour law reforms in various European countries either triggered by the crisis or introduced using the crisis – falsely – … Continue reading →

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“We must all be up to this challenge together”: A new social compact for Europe

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Tony Burke

The European TUC has proposed a new ‘social compact for Europe’ (pdf), based on solidarity and cooperation, to counter today’s Europe of deregulation and unremitting austerity. ETUC says that tough political choices will have to be made to stop the downward spiral … Continue reading →

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Employers attack workers’ rights at ILO

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Tony Burke

Trade unions expressed outrage at the actions of the employers’ group at the International Labour Organisation Conference for blocking any debate and discussion on some of the worst cases of worker rights violations at the meeting in Geneva on 4th … Continue reading →

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Teamsters Settle Sotheby’s NYC Lock Out

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Tony Burke

News comes through that the long running dispute between the Teamsters union in the USA and the auction house Sotheby’s in New York has been settled. The campaign run by the Teamsters, was supported by Unite and the TUC. Teamsters officials … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Employee Rights Stop Employer Wrongs – New TUC Website

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Tony Burke

The Con-Dem government has made it easier for employers to sack staff, and harder for workers to take claims for bad treatment to an employment tribunal. Maternity rights are at risk and health and safety protection under fire. But this … Continue reading →

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New poll reveals the consensus behind austerity is shattering

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Tony Burke

The Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) is a new think tank established Unite the Union, GMB and the Institute of Employment Rights to act as a centre for left debate and discussion. Originating in the labour movement, Class is … Continue reading →

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