Category Archives: Workers Uniting

Steel Crisis: A Good First Step, But Government Must Steel Itself For Further Action

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Tony Burke

By Professor David Bailey It’s great news that the government seems to at last ‘get it’ and is ready to part-nationalise Tata’s UK steel assets and offer debt financing if a private buyer can be found. The business secretary, Sajid … Continue reading →

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USA: Uber Settlement Designates Drivers As Contractors

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Tony Burke

First the good news: Uber the ‘ride sharing’ company has announced this week it had settled two class action lawsuits iand agreed to pay up to $100 million to workers in California and Massachusetts. The bad news: Uber gets to … Continue reading →

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No To Coup In Brazil

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Tony Burke

Letter in The Guardian We are extremely concerned about the sustained efforts by sections of Brazil’s right wing opposition in Brazil to destabilise – and ultimately overthrow – its constitutional and elected government, including through attempting to impeach President Dilma … Continue reading →

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Say No To The Trade Union Bill – Produced by Unite Scotland

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Tony Burke
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Frances O’Grady: EU: A ‘leave’ vote risks manufacturing jobs.

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Tony Burke

Frances O’Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) spoke this week at Hertford College, Oxford, about the risk of Britain leaving the EU. Here are the edited highlights.  “We’re not hearing from workers in the Brexit debate – … Continue reading →

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Anyone In Leicester This Evening??

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Tony Burke
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Unite To Campaign To Remain In EU

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Tony Burke

Unite has announced that it will campaign for the country to remain a member of the European Union. The union’s 63-strong executive council, consisting of lay representatives drawn from workplaces across the UK, agreed that while the EU needs urgent … Continue reading →

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AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement on Volkswagen

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Tony Burke

Below is a statement from the AFL-CIO Executive Council on Volkswagen’s continuing refusal to bargain with UAW Local 42: The diesel emissions scandal at Volkswagen has called into question the principles the company has touted: environmental protection, sustainability and social … Continue reading →

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TUC Report Outlines Workers’ Rights At Risk From ‘Brexit’

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Tony Burke

The TUC has published a report today that sets out which workers’ rights in the UK are underpinned by EU rules – and would therefore be at risk if the UK votes to leave the EU. UK Employment Rights and … Continue reading →

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Smurfit Kappa Accused Of Union Busting In Poland

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Tony Burke

The giant multinational packaging corporation Smurfit Kappa is being accused of ‘blatant union busting’ by the global union confederation Union Network International (to which Unite in the UK and Ireland is affiliated) who are calling on its 20 million membership … Continue reading →

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