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German Union Submits 6% Pay Claim And Demands Shorter Hours
Germany’s largest trade union, IG Metall which represents engineering, automotive, electrical, aerospace, steel and manufacturing workers is preparing to submit a 6% pay claim to German engineering employers – coupled with a claim for shorter working hours. IG Metall negotiates … Continue reading
Speech VSC/CSC Fringe Labour Conference 2017
Thanks to everyone for attending today. Unfortunately I cannot stay for the whole of the meeting as I have to rush back to speak at Unite’s fringe on Brexit in thirty minutes. Firstly, as the position of the Venezuela Solidarity … Continue reading
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US Unions & Trump’s NAFTA Renegotiations
NAFTA is back in the spotlight 23 years after it became law. Donald Trump pledged to withdraw from it. Instead he’s seeking to renegotiate it (in secret). The first round of talks wrapped up August 20th. The AFL-CIO’s top trade … Continue reading
French Labour Law Reform – Why The CGT Says “Non”
In 2016, the French government, led by PM Manuel Valls, forced a law through Parliament, the so-called “El-Khomri Labour Law” (after the name of the then-Labour Minister). There is an article in the French Constitution (article 49.3) that provides for … Continue reading
Highly Respected Trade Unionist ‘Sacked’ From EHRC Board
Sarah Veale, a highly respected trade unionist has been effectively dismissed by the Minister of Women and Equalities Justine Greening from her position on the board of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Sarah Veale, who was awarded a CBE … Continue reading
Brexit: The EU Thinks We Have A “Cunning Plan”
Reports from the EU say some of the EU 27 think that the UK has hatched a cunning plan behind the shambles currently afflicting the Government and our UK negotiating team! This helpful little guide was posted by an “anonymous … Continue reading
Mr. Fox Goes To Washington – Why?
UK trade secretary Liam Fox MP is visted Washington, D.C. on Monday, 24th July for talks with the US administration on a future UK-US trade deal. As representatives of working people on both sides of the Atlantic, we want to … Continue reading
Electric Vehicle Market sparks into life as ICE age comes to end?
Professor David Bailey on the boom in electric vehicles It seems that electric vehicles (EVs) are finally coming of age as barriers to take up start to fall, costs decline, and range and performance improves. Last December Morgan Stanley upped … Continue reading
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Brexit Chickens Coming Home To Roost
“The Brexit chickens are coming home to roost” a prominant person in the automotive industry told me during a discussion about the announcement by Michel Barnier that the UK would not benefit one jot from being outside of the single … Continue reading