Category Archives: Unite The Union

Abdullah Öcalan – International Delegation Statement

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Tony Burke

AN URGENT APPEAL TO THE GOVERNEMENT OF TURKEY AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY Abdullah Öcalan’s unlawful and inhumane isolation must be ended immediately. Otherwise hundreds of people who are on hunger strike in Turkish prisons and outside Turkey face certain death … Continue reading →

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Len McCluskey On Channel 4 News

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Tony Burke
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Speech at the VSC Emergancy Rally January 31st in London

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Tony Burke

Good evening and thanks for coming out on such a bitterly cold evening here in London. I am Tony Burke, Chair of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign who called today’s event and I am also speaking on behalf of Unite the … Continue reading →

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Workers Uniting Statement On Venezuela

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Tony Burke
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MPs Must Vote Down Theresa May’s Brexit Deal

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Tony Burke

Unite calls on MPs to vote down Theresa May’s Brexit deal tomorrow when it is brought to Parliament. The deal utterly fails to protect the jobs and working rights of our members. At best it offers us all – from … Continue reading →

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Support Adrian Weir For NPF Seat

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Tony Burke

Support Adrian Weir (@AMJWeir) Standing for NPF seat on the London Labour Party Regional Executive

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Interview with Senator Napolean Gomez, President of Los Mineros Union in Mexico

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Tony Burke
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Steelworkers & Machinists Organising At Tesla Plant

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Tony Burke

From www.wivb.com Tesla workers are pushing to unionise South Buffalo plant As employees headed into work at the massive solar panel and roof manufacturing facility in south Buffalo, their fellow workers handed out organizing leaflets. This push to unionize is coming … Continue reading →

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Trade Unions Are Winning Victories In Mexico

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Tony Burke

In a sign that things are changing for trade unions in Mexico following the election of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) the independent Mexican mining and metalworkers’ union Los Mineros has won an important union victory at the El … Continue reading →

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Labour Must Hold Their Nerve And Vote Down May’s Bad Brexit Deal

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Tony Burke

“We can’t be bounced into a bad Brexit – the idea that the only choice is between this deal or no deal is preposterous and an insult to the country” says Unite’s Len McCluskey “Last week, the Brexit drama became … Continue reading →

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