Category Archives: Unite The Union

Crown Dispute Dogs Carnival CEO At Shareholders’ Meeting

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Tony Burke

Carnival Corporation’s annual shareholders meeting was overshadowed by concerns over CEO Arnold Donald’s role in the long running strike at Crown Holdings in Toronto. Confronted with repeated questions from shareholders, Donald was forced to address his role in an eight-month … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Peace Talks Reflect USA’s Further Isolation In Latin America

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Tony Burke

By Dr. Francisco Dominguez  The peace talks now underway in Venezuela to end the wave of violence that has the explicit aim of “The Ousting” of the elected government are a tremendous step forward for all who wish to see … 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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EU Elections: Vote Labour on May 22nd

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Tony Burke
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Republican Politicians Violated VW Workers’ Rights

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Tony Burke

What happened in Chattanooga is starting to become much clearer, thanks to some excellent investigative journalism by Phil Williams of WTVF-TV in Nashville. And what happened could have far-reaching implications beyond Chattanooga. Williams reported on Monday that he obtained confidential documents that … 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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Unite NHS Demo – National Officer Rachael Maskell

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Tony Burke
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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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Budget 2014: The government is sitting on its hands instead of supporting British industry

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Tony Burke

You could be forgiven that because of George Osborne’s ‘march of the makers’ we are well on the way to manufacturing nirvana. Yet it’s only the automotive sector that seems to have the mileage. In the budget on Wednesday the … Continue reading →

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