Category Archives: Trade Unions

Abdullah Öcalan: My Solution for Turkey, Syria, and the Kurds

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Tony Burke

By Abdullah Öcalan  For over two decades, Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has been held in the Turkish prison on İmralı Island. In this op-ed for Jacobin, he calls for a “democratic nation project” able to unite citizens of different ethnic backgrounds … Continue reading →

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Why Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal is not so different to no deal

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Tony Burke

Businesses have been concentrating on COVID-19, not the UK’s impending exit from the EU. From Politics EU By Charlie Cooper August 8th As the days tick away to the end of the post-Brexit transition period in December it’s all starting to … Continue reading →

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TUC Organise 2020

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Tony Burke

Sign up now for loads of great on-line meetings…. https://www.tuc.org.uk/sign-organise-2020-events#.XvoAmc8Se6s.twitter

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Why the UK needs a national Recovery Plan – Webinar

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Tony Burke

UK manufacturing must be at the heart of any strategy to #Recover and #Rebuild our economy. Join our live webinar debate with leading opinion formers across industry and politics #ManufacturingMatters Thursday 25th June 11am – 1pm Register here: https://unitetheunion-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mVERzZ7ZRLCrIGZAd67dbQ……

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Brazil Solidarity Initiative & Covid19

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Tony Burke

Please consider signing our statement below. Just email  info@brazilsolidarity.co.uk with your name and position or what they would like to be listed as? “Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has consistently dismissed Coronavirus as “just a fantasy” and “media hysteria.” He has recklessly refused to … Continue reading →

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The Brexit transition deadline will not be extended, says Gove. Can’t wait for the “Oven ready ambitious trade deal” they promised!

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Tony Burke

Michael Gove said yesterday that he informed his EU counterparts that the UK is not planning to extend the Brexit transition period beyond January 1st, the current date at which the UK must formally stop acting under EU trade and … Continue reading →

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McCluskey: MPs correct to denounce British Airways as a ‘national disgrace’

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Tony Burke

A group of MPs from all sides of the Commons is absolutely correct in its denunciation of British Airways’ treatment of its staff, the leader of the UK’s most influential trade union has said today (Saturday 13th June). Unite general secretary … Continue reading →

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Unite video demolishes BA’s ‘fire & rehire’ claims

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Tony Burke

A Unite video explaining BA’s finances ‘demolishes’ the airline’s claim that it must fire its workforce and rehire those that survive on inferior contracts.  The in-depth analysis of British Airways’ financial position reveals the true extent of BA’s plan to use the health crisis … Continue reading →

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Labour Members – Speak Out to Stop Annexation

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Tony Burke

With the new Government in Israel threatening further annexation of occupied Palestinian land, now is the time for Labour members to speak up and support the global call from Palestine for “effective measures” to stop annexation. We must stand firmly … Continue reading →

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ONLINE EVENT: Venezuela: Exposing UK complicity in Trump’s regime change plan Monday June 8th, 7.00pm.

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Tony Burke

Register here Facebook RSVP, share & invite here – retweet here to spread the word! With guests from Venezuela, investigative journalist John McEvoy, Dr. Francisco Dominguez, Susan Grey (VSC), Colin Burgon of Labour Friends of Progressive Latin America & Chair Tony Burke (Unite.) … Continue reading →

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