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Unite: Remember the dead, fight for the living – International Workers’ Memorial Day
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey calls on people to ‘Remember the dead, fight for the living’ with a one minute silence at 11am on International Workers’ Memorial Day, Tuesday 28th April. “Safety at work is a right, not a privilege. … Continue reading
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Frances O’Grady: “We need a national council of reconstruction to rebuild the country”
This article first appeared in The Times Red Box, April 20th. By Frances O’Grady, TUC General Secretary Last week we watched one of our Second World War heroes, Captain Tom Moore, complete laps of his garden on a walking frame, … Continue reading
Five Trade Union Federations Statement On Covid-19
Five of the worlds largest trade union federations (the biggest affiliates of the International Trade Union Congress) have issued the following internationalist statement on the Covid-19 crisis. The five trade union confederations include: AFL-CIO (USA), DGB (Germany), FNPR (Russian Federation), … Continue reading
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Len McCluskey: “We need to unite behind Keir Starmer to cleanse Labour of this shame
With the labour movement reeling from the revelations contained in the leaked report concerning how Labour HQ has handled complaints over anti-semitism in recent years, the party’s biggest affiliate has called for unity behind the new leader. Writing today (Wednesday) … Continue reading
Keir Starmer appoints Labour frontbench
Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party, said: “This is a new team that will take the Labour Party forward in a new era. Under my leadership, the Labour Party will be utterly focused on working in the national interest, … Continue reading
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Unions & Employers: We Need A Manufacturing Army To Beat Virus.
Unite, the doctors’ union, Unison, the British Medical Association, and the nurses union the Royal College of Nursing have joined together in calling for government to unleash a national effort to produce the protective equipment (PPE) millions of key workers desperately need … Continue reading
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“We’ve Got The NHS”
Here’s “We’ve Got The NHS” written and performed by Canning Town bluesman Bill Farrow with Richie Milton. They are looking to do a gig around this to support the great NHS workers but looks like that can’t happen – so … Continue reading
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They used to be on the naughty step. Now the unions are front of house
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25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19, says ILO
The economic and labour crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million, according to a new assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO). However, if we see an internationally coordinated policy response, as happened … Continue reading
Government Should Tell The Truth Over NHS
TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady appearing on BBC’s Question Time on Thursday told Tory health Minister Matt Hancock to “tell the truth” about the problems in the NHS in dealing with the Coronavirus. She said: “There is a worry over … Continue reading