Category Archives: Solidarity

Friction Dynamics : The Forgotten Dispute

On Monday, 2nd July the Institute of Employment Rights will be holding a special half-day seminar 
at Unite’s Central Office in London – between 1.30pm and 4.15pm on the Friction Dynamics Dispute. Described as “the forgotten dispute” in 2002 an … Continue reading

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German Warning Strikes Begin in Metals, Electronics Sectors

Warning strikes in the German metal working, engineering and electronic sectors will broaden this week with the break-down last week of third round of bargaining between IG Metall and employers’ associations in several states.  Upon expiration of a labour peace … Continue reading

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The DGB’s Four Point Plan For Europe

The German equivalent of the British TUC, the DGB has recently published a four point plan for a change of course in Europe as an alternative to the Eurozone crisis. It is certainly worth reading. Download a copy here.

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London 2012: The Rio Tinto saga continues

Following the recent demonstration at the Rio Tinto AGM in London, reported by Left Foot Forward last week, the United Steelworkers in Canada have lodged a formal complaint to the London Olympics Organising Committee about the activities of the extraction … Continue reading

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Court grants injunction to Mexican union leader Napoleon Gomez

A federal court in Mexico has granted an injunction to Napoleon Gomez Urrutia against the arrest warrant issued against him for allegedly illegally disposing of $55 million in a trust for members of the Mineworkers’ Union. Napoleon is the president … Continue reading

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Unions and demonstrators highlight Rio Tinto’s tainted Olympics role

Global metals and mining giant Rio Tinto came under fire today from unions and protesters angry over links with the Olympics, harsh labour policies and potential environmental disasters. Unions, environmental and human rights demonstrators targeted the annual general meeting of … Continue reading

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Unite IT workers brave rain to protest at forced redundancies

Sent in to PIAU by Unite CSC workplace rep Paul Halliwell. Read Paul’s report and see more photos from the demonstration’s here. Unite members across the country working for IT services giant Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) today braved the pouring … Continue reading

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Oil Tanker Dispute – Press Conference Video

Breaking: Unite’s Diana Holland press conference on Oil Tanker Drivers Dispute. Tanker drivers employed by national fuel distribution companies have today (Wednesday, 18th April) overwhelmingly rejected proposals tabled following six days of talks at ACAS.Unite has said it will be … Continue reading

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Locked Out Workers Launch International Campaign To Get Rio Tinto ‘Off The Olympic Podium’

The United Steelworkers (USW), is calling for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to drop multinational resource firm Rio Tinto as an official supplier of the 2012 London Games, because the company’s treatment of its own workers does not live up … Continue reading

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Aussie Toyota sackings – “primitve and appalling”

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) says Toyota Australia’s handling of the sacking of 350 employees from its Altona production plant in Melbourne has set the relationship between the two organisations back decades. Around 250-270 Toyota Australia employees were handed … Continue reading

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