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With the future of UK manufacturing under pressure a new approach is needed
Download a pdf of an interview I did during a visit to BAe in Wharton, meeting Unite reps and management. Its from their in-house magazine Heads Up! Tony Burke in BAe’s Heads Up Magazine
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Memo to EU leaders: If austerity fails, its austerity’s fault – not that of workers’ rights
Karl Marx said: “A spectre is haunting Europe.” That spectre today is austerity and it is ready to haunt the UK.Ahead of the European Union leaders summit on Wednesday called to discuss growth, unions, including the European TUC are saying – enough is enough. … Continue reading
Venezuela gets new Labour Law in act of ‘Social Justice For Workers’
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has signed into law the country’s new employment legislation following a consultation process with the Venezuelan people which lasted almost five months. The country’s new labour laws will see the working week reduced to 40 hours … Continue reading
Friction Dynamics : The Forgotten Dispute
On Monday, 2nd July the Institute of Employment Rights will be holding a special half-day seminar at Unite’s Central Office in London – between 1.30pm and 4.15pm on the Friction Dynamics Dispute. Described as “the forgotten dispute” in 2002 an … Continue reading
The Draft Monti II Regulations – An Inadequate Response to Viking and Laval
This response to the draft Monti 2 Regulations was sent to PIAU by Keith Ewing, Professor of Public Law, King’s College, London. Click here to download the response to Monti II
BREAKING NEWS: Mexican courts recognise Napoleón Gómez as head of Los Mineros
Great news from Mexico where trade unions are under constant attack – the Mexican Supreme Court has voted to restore legal recognition to Napoleon Gomez, General Secretary of the National Union of Mine, Metal and Steelworkers (known as Los Mineros). … Continue reading
German Warning Strikes Begin in Metals, Electronics Sectors
Warning strikes in the German metal working, engineering and electronic sectors will broaden this week with the break-down last week of third round of bargaining between IG Metall and employers’ associations in several states. Upon expiration of a labour peace … Continue reading
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Much to learn from Germany on industry and skills
Last week I was one of a number of trade union officials and shop stewards who took part in a visit to Germany to look at training and skills. We went with Skills Minister John Hayes MP and representatives of BIS … Continue reading
The DGB’s Four Point Plan For Europe
The German equivalent of the British TUC, the DGB has recently published a four point plan for a change of course in Europe as an alternative to the Eurozone crisis. It is certainly worth reading. Download a copy here.
London 2012: The Rio Tinto saga continues
Following the recent demonstration at the Rio Tinto AGM in London, reported by Left Foot Forward last week, the United Steelworkers in Canada have lodged a formal complaint to the London Olympics Organising Committee about the activities of the extraction … Continue reading