Category Archives: Trade Unions

PSC Rally Bedford April 13th

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Tony Burke

Tony Burke Speech April 13th, Labour & Palestine, Bedford PSC Trade Union Officer Hundreds of  thousands of people have been demonstrating in London every two weeks including many from Bedfordshire and our trade unions. Without those demonstrations the genocide now … Continue reading →

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Gaza War: TUC Says Stop Trade Talks With Isreal

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Tony Burke

The TUC has written to Tory Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch in response to the news that the UK is set to continue active trade talks with Israel. The Tory government concluded the latest round at the end of … Continue reading →

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Don’t Bank on Apartheid : Bedford PSC Demo Barclays Bank March 23rd

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Tony Burke

Bedford Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) will be demonstrating outside Barclays in Bedford High Street this Saturday 23rd March to draw attention to the role the bank is playing in arming Israel.  Financial institutions in the UK provide investment, loans, and … Continue reading →

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AI: Threats & Opportunities For The Media

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Tony Burke

Register now for the South Yorkshire Festival Of Debate (in partnership with Media North) panel debate on the Threats & Opportunities for media & digital workers of Artificial Intelligence. ‘AI – Threats & Opportunities For The Media’ Free online event: … Continue reading →

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Hugh Lanning of Labour & Palestine Speech January 18th

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Tony Burke

Palestine in 2024 – What the World should be doing For the first time since the war on Gaza began there was a “Labour Members for Palestine” bloc on the march last Saturday, January 13th. The bloc was organised by … Continue reading →

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New York Times To Sue OpenAI & Microsoft; Sports Illustrated Sacks Senior Staff Over Use Of AI

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Tony Burke

The newspaper and magazine industry is gearing up for a battle over the use of AI in information harvesting and the use of artificial intelligence to create fake articles, fake writer profiles and photos. The New York Times is to … Continue reading →

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Ceasefire – Free Palestine : You Tube Film by Unite’s Jamie Bramwell

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Tony Burke

This YouTube film and song about the genocide now happening in Gaza has been produced by Unite activist and construction section member from Merseyside Jamie Bramwell who releases his songs with his band Coalhouse. Please share widely.

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USW Slams Nippon Plan To Acquire USS

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Tony Burke

The United Steelworkers (USW) International President Dave McCall  has issued a statement slamming an announced deal in which Japan’s Nippon Steel will purchase U.S. Steel: “To say we’re disappointed in the announced deal between U.S. Steel and Nippon is an … Continue reading →

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United Autoworkers Commence Strategic Organising Campaign

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Tony Burke

Following their recent success in the dispute  with the ‘Big 3’ US based car manufacturers (Ford, GM and Stellantis) the United Autoworkers Union strategic organising campaign aimed at recruiting and organising 150,000 non union autoworkers in over a dozen auto … Continue reading →

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Nordic Tesla Investors Tell Musk: “You Must Obey The Rules”

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Tony Burke

The pressure on Elon Musk, the worlds richest man and CEO of Tesla who is refusing to reach an agreement on Collective Bargaining and union recognition with the Swedish IF Metall union, (who are being supported by other Nordic unions … Continue reading →

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