Category Archives: Workers Uniting

Unions Prepare For Mexico Days Of Action

Preparations are continuing for actions around the world marking the 2013 Mexico Days of Action, 18th – 24th February. In the Mexican capital, national unions will march with international and North American trade unionists on 19th February and further actions … Continue reading

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Len McCluskey’s Lecture at the LSE, January 15th – full text

Lecture given by Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey at the London School of Economics, January 15th.  “The Labour movement and protest” Let me start by expressing my gratitude to all of you for attending tonight. I am humbled to have … Continue reading

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Len McCluskey To Speak At LSE

Unite General Secretary, Len McCluskey will be giving a lecture as part of the Ralph Miliband lecture series entitled the Labour Movement and Protest at the LSE on 15th January, the lecture is open to the public and more details … Continue reading

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Updated: Re-elect Len McCluskey as General Secretary of Unite

Over the next few weeks Unite members and activists will have the chance to nominate candidates and vote in the forthcoming election for General Secretary. Unite’s current General Secretary, Len McCluskey, is standing for re-election. He has set out the … Continue reading

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Back to work: TUCs Frances O’Grady sets out priorities for 2013

As many people return to work today (January 2nd) after the Christmas and New Year break, Frances O’Grady prepares for her first day as General Secretary at Congress House. Frances has issued a message setting out the TUC’s campaigning priorities for 2013: … Continue reading

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‘Right To Work’ Laws Explained….

If you were wondering what the disputes in the USA between trade unions and certain  US states who are introducing ‘Right To Work’ legislation – (in particular Michigan), this blog – republished from a US website called Care 2 make … Continue reading

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Solidarity with Mexican Unions : 2013

February 18th – 24th 2013 will see a week of solidarity actions with Mexican trade unions who are under attack from the Mexican government and multi-national companies, who are trying to smash independent unions such as Los Mineros (miners and … Continue reading

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Last chance to lobby MPs on Shares For Rights Scam

Tomorrow December 17th, Members of Parliament have their last chance to vote on the “shares for rights” plan . We need to make sure every single Member of Parliament gets the message as to why they should oppose this proposal … Continue reading

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Help the Durham Miners Gala!

Dave Hopper the President of the Durham Miners Association has issued the following appeal to help the ‘Big Meeting’ continue and continue to play an important role in the trade union and Labour movement. “We are making this appeal to … Continue reading

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Anti Union fight in Michigan: Robert Reich and Dr. Martin Luther King on “right-to-work” legislation

Robert Reich, former U.S. labour secretary and professor at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, and ‘Viewpoint’ host Eliot Spitzer analyse why Michigan’s so called ‘right-to-work law’ is bad for the economy and the middle class. “As labor unions … Continue reading

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