Category Archives: Trades Union Congress

Automation And Closures Are Challenges – But Failure Does Not Have To Be Inevitable

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Tony Burke

  By Sharon Graham,  Executive Officer of Unite the Union. Morning Star, July 18th 2019 Sharon Graham explains how rebuilding the shop stewards’ movement will help develop meaningful industrial power in an age of growing  jobs uncertainty Today as trade unionists … Continue reading →

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Assessing UK Trade Policy Readiness By David Henig

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Tony Burke

This is an excellent research/article by David Henig (@davidhenigUK) UK director of the European Centre For International Political Economy an independent policy think tank dedicated to trade and international economic policy issues (@ecipe) sets out the difficulties ahead for the … Continue reading →

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Why You Should Be A Trade Unionist

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Tony Burke

Drawing on anecdotes from his own long involvement in the labour movement, McCluskey looks at the history of the trade unions, what they do and how they give a voice to working people, as democratic organisations. He considers the changing … Continue reading →

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Labour Will Be On The Side Of Workers – Laura Pidcock MP

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Tony Burke

By Laura Pidcock Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights “So many people’s working lives are dominated by low pay, insecurity and powerlessness. It is a sign of this broken system that many people – and not just the lowest … Continue reading →

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Thirteen unions urge UK government to condemn Turkey’s invasion of Syria – and act to avert ethnic cleansing and potential genocide

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Tony Burke

Trade unions representing millions of UK workers and their communities have demanded that prime minister Boris Johnson deploy the UK’s influence to prevent a humanitarian disaster as a result of the Turkish invasion of north and east Syria. Thirteen trade … Continue reading →

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UK auto makers prepare to shut down again fearing No Deal Brexit disruption

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Tony Burke

By Professor David Bailey, Professor of Business Economics at Birmingham Business School at University of Birmingham, Visiting Professor at Centre for Brexit Studies and Senior Fellow at UK in a Changing Europe. Republished with permission from Centre For Brexit Studies … Continue reading →

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UK Unions Warn: ‘This Is A No Deal Coup’

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Tony Burke

”The claim that the government is considering proroguing parliament in September in order to stop MPs debating Brexit is entirely false.’’ Government statement to the Observer newspaper.’ British trade unions reacted furiously and condemned the Johnson government’s actions in suspending parliament yesterday … Continue reading →

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Brazil Solidarity Initiative Statement : Bolsonaro & The Destruction Of The Amazon

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Tony Burke

 We condemn Bolsonaro’s destructive plans for the Amazon, and the huge increase in illegal logging and mining since his inauguration. At the time of the rise of the far-right in Brazil, Bolsonaro’s close links to Brazil’s huge agricultural lobby … Continue reading →

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Great cartoon from USA – 10 Reasons Why We Are Against Unions

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Tony Burke
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Long Read: Defeating Boris Johnson Means Not Underestimating Him

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Tony Burke

By Simon Fletcher and republished with permission Simon Fletcher is a left wing political strategist and campaigner who has held senior positions working for socialist politicians including the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone and organising Jeremy Corbyn’s successful leadership election. He has fought against Boris … Continue reading →

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