Category Archives: Unite The Union

Support US Car Workers Fighting For Union Recogntion

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Tony Burke

United Auto Workers (the US car workers union) and their members  at Local 42 in Chattanooga, Tennessee have been locked in a battle with Volkswagen for the right to union recognition and collective bargaining. Despite a December 2015 election victory … Continue reading →

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Brexit, UK Automotive and Implications For Industrial Policy

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Tony Burke
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United Steelworkers Convention 2017 – Len McCluskey

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Tony Burke
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United Steelworkers Convention 2017 – Power Of Unity

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Tony Burke
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Len McCluskey: Manufacturing Matters

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Tony Burke
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‘No holds barred’ fact-check from McCluskey team as Unite polls open

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Tony Burke

As ballot papers begin to fall through letterboxes for the Unite General Secretary election, members deserve to have reliable information, not ‘alternative facts’, to hand while making their choice. Vibrant election campaigns are part of the lifeblood of a healthy … Continue reading →

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The Battle Of Grangemouth by Mark Lyon

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Tony Burke

‘The Battle Of Grangemouth – A Workers Story’ by Mark Lyon This book tells the story of the industrial dispute at Grangemouth in 2013, when the owner threatened to close a large part of the complex unless the workforce accepted … Continue reading →

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Len McCluskey: Speech to Unite EWC Reps

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Tony Burke

Febuary 10th, Esher, UK Colleagues, I’m delighted to be here. I hear you’ve had positive and instructive debate over these two days and that’s something that will feed into our union’s work on Brexit moving forward. And let me thank … Continue reading →

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Len McCluskey Speech On Brexit & Manufacturing

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Tony Burke

Liverpool, 2nd February 2017  Let me start by welcoming you all here today – What a fantastic turn out. We have over 200 people here today, shop stewards from across our manufacturing sector, including aerospace, automotives, chemicals, engineering…… I want … Continue reading →

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Excellent article from the Wall Street Journal: The End Of Employees

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Tony Burke

Never before have big employers tried so hard to hand over chunks of their business to contractors. From Google to Wal-Mart, the strategy prunes costs for firms and job security for millions of workers By LAUREN WEBER The Wall Street … Continue reading →

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