Category Archives: Solidarity

LATEST: Balfour Beatty withdraws BESNA contracts

Unite has welcomed the withdrawal of contracts by Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES), which would have resulted in the termination of long-held agreements and the de-skilling of construction workers. The imposition of the new contracts by BBES were at the … Continue reading

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Act Now for Trade Union Rights In Mexico : 2012 Campaign

Last year more than 50,000 union members, students and human rights activists from some 40 countries participated in the Global Days of Action, launched on February 14th in Mexico and Australia simultaneously. For six days union members came together in … Continue reading

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1,000 Mile Journey For Justice – Fight The Lockouts!

The United Steelworkers and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) have announced a joint project, ‘From Fargo To Findlay: A Journey for Justice’ Locked out workers from American Crystal Sugar Company and Cooper Tire and … Continue reading

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TUC warns EU – don’t undermine our employment rights

The TUC has warned the EU commissioner for employment and social affairs, Laszlo Andor, not to undermine the employment rights of workers in the face of austerity programmes being driven through the EU. Trade unions are becoming increasingly concerned that, … Continue reading

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Saltley Gate 40th Anniversary Rally

Birmingham Trades Union Council are holding a Saltley Gate 40th Anniversary Rally at 11am Friday 10th February at the site Near Saltley Gate Roundabout. Speakers from the Strike and Current Struggles including Arthur Scargill and Tony Burke, Unite AGS – plus a performance by the … Continue reading

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The US has turned a corner in unemployment; can we follow them?

Figures posted in the USA last week show the US economy is moving forward, with a growth in private sector employment – up by 257,000 – and unemployment declining by 0.8 per cent since August last year – the lowest point since … Continue reading

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Canadian Rio Tinto lockout continues

On January 1st, this year, Rio Tinto’s aluminium subsidiary Alcan locked out 780 members of United Steelworkers at its smelter and refinery in Alma, Québec, Canada. The company wants unlimited contracting out rights, and has replaced full time, USW workers … Continue reading

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Save our NHS – 7th March Lobby and Rally

Our NHS is a national treasure that we should all be proud of. It has cared for generations of working people. It places fairness at the heart of our society You need the NHS – now it needs you. The coalition’s Health … Continue reading

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Unilever take pension fight to Davos

Trade union members employed at Unilever took their campaign to save their pensions, which are being grabbed by Unilever, to the World Economic Forum in Davos recently. The Forum was co-chaired by Unilever CEO Paul Polman. The message was simply … Continue reading

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Overwhelming vote to strike at Balfour Beatty

Unite members at Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES) have voted overwhelmingly for a second time to strike over the termination of long-held agreements and the de-skilling of construction workers. Electricians, plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers voted by two to … Continue reading

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