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Class In Liverpool & Leeds
With the Coalition Government and their programme of austerity and tax cuts for millionaires, it is time that someone ensured that the political agenda was on the side of working people and that policy development branched outside of the Westminster … Continue reading
UK Union Membership Grows
Trade Union membership rose by 59,000 to 6.5 million last year according to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills report published this week. The increase is the first since 2003 and was driven by an increase in membership among workers … Continue reading
Update: Unite – Molson Coors Brewery Dispute
Unite members employed at Molson Coors Brewery in Burton On Trent – brewers of Carling lager – have been told they must take a £9,000 pay cut or face the sack – and now they need your support. Unite members … Continue reading
The Rise Of alt.labor – The Sequel
In a blog posted on this site yesterday I reported on the growth of strikes by non-uniosed workers in US fast food outlets. The strikes and “surprise” strikes are now spreading to other non unionised areas besides “fast food”. But … Continue reading
The Rise Of alt.labor in the USA
Last week at the Workers Uniting Conference in Toronto, I heard a new term. A speaker referred to strikes currently spreading across the USA in fast food outlets by non unionised workers as ‘alt.labor strikes’. She was referring to the … Continue reading
US : NLRB Prevented From Protecting Workers’ Rights
By Richard Trumka and Michael Carrigan Most people in Illinois don’t even know that the National Labor Relations Board is. Well, why should they? Here’s why. For decades, American labour law helped working people come together to have a voice … Continue reading
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Robert Reich At The TUC Next Week
Next Tuesday (May 21st) Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and former Secretary of Labour in the Clinton administration, will be speaking at the TUC, and holding an interview with Channel 4’s Economics … Continue reading
Bangladesh Garment Tragedy: Gap Hold Out On Union Safety Deal
Four hours to deadline and US retailer Gap Inc’s are still refusing to sign the agreement designed to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh’s garment factories. They are rightly being condemned by politicians, unions and charities. Those who have signed up … Continue reading
Obama and Mexico’s Labour Reform
by Richard Trumka, Bob King, Leo Gerard and Larry Cohen As President Barack Obama holds meetings in Mexico this week with President Enrique Peña Nieto economic growth, immigration and security policies top the agenda. Yet one unmentioned theme – Mexico’s … Continue reading
15th May deadline for Bangladesh garment factory plan
IndustriALL, the global manufacturing union federation and international clothing brands have agreed a deadline of 15th May deadline to finalise an agreement on fire and building safety that will make the garment industry of Bangladesh sustainable. Funds will be made … Continue reading