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Osborne’s borrowing target goes off beam
Public sector borrowing in the UK grew last month to the largest ever recorded – making it very unlikely the government will be able to meet its self imposed targets set for deficit reduction – and at a time when … Continue reading
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USW video : How Obama saved the US auto industry
When President Obama took the bold step of saving the U.S. auto industry, he didn’t just save auto assembly jobs. He saved American manufacturing, including 350,000 USW jobs that are part of the auto supply chain. The auto rescue helped … Continue reading
John Hendy QC “General strike could be legal”
In this video from Union News John Hendy QC spells out how a general strike could be legal – should the TUC decide to go ahead with a day of action. John has co-authored the employment law book ‘Days Of … Continue reading
Massive attack on employment rights being planned in Mexico
IndustriALL Global Union and its affiliates in the Tri-National Solidarity Alliance (TNSA) are leading opposition to labour law reforms being fast-tracked through the Mexican parliament. The legislation would intensify the serious obstacles already facing workers and democratic and independent trade … Continue reading
Posting of Workers Directive: Commission’s text needs to be “substantially amended”
“A growing number of posted workers in the European Union are victims of social dumping. More than 15 years after the first Posting of Workers Directive and after numerous rulings by the Court of Justice in Luxembourg, the time has … Continue reading
Wisconsin Judge Kicks Out Walker’s Anti Union Laws
WXOW News 19 La Crosse, WI – News, Weather and Sports | A Wisconsin judge has struck a blow for organised labour in the USA when he struck down key sections of right wing Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s controversial anti … Continue reading
Salford searches for its workers’ ‘invisible histories’
One of the great institutions of northern England is the Working Class Movement Library in Salford whose collections are a treasure trove of social and labour history. Staff there are now seeking to add to these by means of a … Continue reading
A Wasted Week Vince……
For a man who said that pure laissez-faire economics does not work, Vince Cable’s recent proposals for a British `business bank’ and watered down employment protection are dangerously laid back. While at Unite we welcome the recognition of the need for a new institution to … Continue reading
Time for our leaders to face up to the facts: Austerity is killing jobs and the recovery
The European Trade Union Congress – the umbrella group for EU trade unions and union federations – has called upon politicians, EU officials, academics and employers meeting this week in Brussels to face up to the failure of austerity programmes across Europe and … Continue reading
German style mini jobs will create low paid ghetto’s
In a blog posted on the Liasion Committee For The Defence Of Trade Unions website Unite’s Adrian Weir flags up proposals by the extreme right wing Conservative Free Enterprise Group pushing the idea of the introduction of German style low … Continue reading