Category Archives: Trade Unions

AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement on Volkswagen

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Tony Burke

Below is a statement from the AFL-CIO Executive Council on Volkswagen’s continuing refusal to bargain with UAW Local 42: The diesel emissions scandal at Volkswagen has called into question the principles the company has touted: environmental protection, sustainability and social … Continue reading →

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TUC Report Outlines Workers’ Rights At Risk From ‘Brexit’

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Tony Burke

The TUC has published a report today that sets out which workers’ rights in the UK are underpinned by EU rules – and would therefore be at risk if the UK votes to leave the EU. UK Employment Rights and … Continue reading →

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Spain: Support the Airbus 8

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Tony Burke

Eight trade unionists who work for aerospace company Airbus are facing jail sentences in Spain for standing up for the right to strike and picket. They were in the UK this week explaining their case and the Spanish ‘Gagging Laws’ … Continue reading →

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“Tories have been prevented from hitting British workers’ rights”

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Tony Burke

Alan Johnson MP, Chair of Labour In For Britain, commenting on the publication of Donald Tusk’s letter outlining a draft plan for the UK’s membership of the EU, said:  “Britain’s membership of the EU is much bigger than any changes … Continue reading →

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Trade Unions And The Coming Digital Revolution

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Tony Burke

Phrases such as ‘Industry 4.0’, ‘Big Data’ and ‘The Internet Of Things’ are now common currency as the predictions of a new digital world and a new world of work. The coming digital revolution is a hot topic with employers, … Continue reading →

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CTUF – IER Spring Rally – February 11th

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Tony Burke
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EEF Manufacturing Survey – Another ‘Wake-Up’ Call For Government Says Unite

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Tony Burke

Today’s (Monday 11th January) annual survey by the manufacturers’ organisation EEF is yet another a wake-up call for the government said Britain’s largest union, Unite as it warned manufacturers against breaking up skilled workforces and trying to impose lower pay … Continue reading →

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Government ‘not alert to UK steel industry crisis warnings’, says Business Committee

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Tony Burke

The Government was not ‘alert enough’ to the warning bells sounded by UK steel industry, says the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Committee in a report published today. The BIS Committee found that while the Government identified the steel industry … Continue reading →

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NLRB to Issue Complaint Alleging Four-Month ATI Lockout is Illegal

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Tony Burke

The United Steelworkers (USW) union was informed today by Region 6 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Pittsburgh that the regional director will issue a complaint in the four-month-long Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) lockout alleging, in the absence … Continue reading →

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British labor organizers hit picket lines with locked-out ATI workers

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Tony Burke

By Tom Yerace Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, 12:31 a.m.  Locked-out steelworkers at the Allegheny Technologies Inc. plant in Harrison learned first hand Tuesday about labor struggles in Great Britain. Members of United Steelworkers Local 1196 in Brackenridge, locked out of the … Continue reading →

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