Category Archives: Trades Union Congress

BIS Union Report Shows Membership Growth – And You Are Better Off In A Union

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Tony Burke

The Trade Union Membership Statistical Bulletin for 2013 issued by BIS on May 28th shows a small but welcome union membership growth in the private sector and shows that workers are still better off joining a union. The report shows … Continue reading →

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Unite Community Music Video

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Tony Burke
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Workers Uniting Statement On The Turkish Mining Disaster

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Tony Burke
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Update: Teksid Workers Plan All Out Strike

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Tony Burke

Workers at the Teksid Hierro plant in Mexico have continued to strike against the imposition of the yellow, stooge union, CTM by the company at the foundry. They stopped work again on April 20th after three workers were sacked. Workers … Continue reading →

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Protestors say Rio Tinto ‘to blame’ for mine deaths

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Tony Burke

At a London event organised by the global union federation IndustriALL union members and protestors from around the world demonstrated against giant mining and metals company Rio Tinto this week over in health and safety violations which lead to the deaths of 41 people … Continue reading →

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Carr Review – “A Party Political Stunt”

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Tony Burke

The Government’s review into ‘industrial relations’, led by Bruce Carr QC is a political stunt with a narrow remit which excludes any review of employers behaviour in disputes and omits any review of issues such as ‘blacklisting’. The review, which … Continue reading →

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Workers Uniting Calls For Higher Labor Standards In US-EU Trade Agreement

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Tony Burke

Workers Uniting the global union created in 2008 by Unite in the UK and Ireland and the United Steelworkers in the USA and Canada say they will oppose the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal if Labour standards in … Continue reading →

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EU Faces ‘Lost Decade’

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Tony Burke

Euro unions: Falling wages casts doubt on recovery, Austerity is not working, and a new path for Europe is urgently needed, the European TUC has warned warned at an unprecedented union summit in Brussels today. “Real wages have fallen over … Continue reading →

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Unite’s Len McCluskey on Newsnight – February 25th

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Tony Burke

Watch Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey in a five minute interview with Jeremy Paxman.

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Support Greek Trade Unionists

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Tony Burke

Solidarity with the Greek workers!  Solidarity with the workers in the Skaramanga shipyards!  Sign our petition NOW! Greek citizens continue to struggle with the dramatic effects of over 6 years of neo-liberal austerity policies. Jobs have been destroyed, budgets slashed … Continue reading →

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