Category Archives: Solidarity

Workers Uniting Congress – London November 11th – 12th

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Tony Burke

The global union created by Unite and the United Steelworkers held its first Congress in London this weekend. Delegates from the USA, Canada, UK and Republic of Ireland along with guests from Bangladesh, Columbia, Mexico, the International MetalWorkers Federation and … Continue reading →

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Ohio win boosts US unions and Obama

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Tony Burke

Could yesterday’s result in Ohio – where voters roundly rejected the State governor’s anti-union legislation, restricting the rights of union members to collective bargaining  have turned the tide for US unions? Voters roundly rejected the State governor’s anti-union legislation, restricting … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker – Union Buster gets checked!

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Tony Burke
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Feel free to lift this picture….

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Tony Burke

This photo is great – says it all…..it was posted on my Facebook by Mike Seward of the USW in Canada last night. It has probably been doing the rounds of union blogsites, Facebook’s, Twitter etc…in any event, lets get … Continue reading →

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Verizon and 29 Other Big Corps Paid No Taxes Since 2007

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Tony Burke

Remember a few short weeks back in August when 45,000 workers employed by the giant communications company Verizon went on strike against the companies demands for massive pay cuts and a freeze on pensions? If not – read about it … Continue reading →

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What has Europe ever done for us? Well…

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Tony Burke

With the eurozone in crisis, Euroscepticism is on the rise; Tony Burke, Assistant General Secretary of Unite, lays out the many, many positives European Union membership has brought us – not least in the field of workers’ rights (that couldn’t … Continue reading →

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ETUC demands ‘Trokia’ stop attacks on employment rights

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Tony Burke

At the meeting of the G20 in Cannes, Bernadette Segol, General Secretary of the European TUC today told  EU leaders end attacks on employment rights by the so called “Trokia” (ie: the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Back and … Continue reading →

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Free the Miami 5 – Vigil @ the US Embassy

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Tony Burke
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Quantas Lock Out – the union’s case.

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Tony Burke

Over the past few days media coverage of the Quantas lock-out has focused on the companies error in deciding to lock out its entire workforce following legitimate industrial action by its unions. The UK media in particular has focused almost … Continue reading →

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Channel 4’s Fact Check says Case Dismissed – Unite were right on employment law

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Tony Burke

Channel Four’s Fact Check has come out in favour of Unite’s arguments on Employment Rights in the UK after Adrian ‘Barmy’ Beecroft’s report to the Prime Minister said that workers who were “coasting along” and “unsackable” because of UK employment … Continue reading →

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