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125th Anniversary of the Match Girls Strike
In July 1888, several hundred women walked out of an East London match factory – and changed the world. The strike was a reaction to management bullying and terrible conditions, and it should have failed. Bryant & May were powerful … Continue reading
Workers Uniting Expresses Ongoing Concern For Colombian Trade Unionists
In a press release issued on August 9th the global union Workers Uniting has expressed its continuing concern for the grave situation confronting trade unionists in Colombia upon hearing of the pact recently signed by the government of Colombia, the U.S. Labour Department … Continue reading
Turkey: New law bans strikes in aviation
On 10th May, Metin Külünk, a deputy of the ruling political party, proposed an amendment to Article 29 of the existing Collective Labour Agreement, Strike and Lock-Out Law as follows: “It shall not be lawful to call a strike or … Continue reading
Global union federation IndustriALL questions Rio Tinto’s role in Paraguay coup
Immediately resuming negotiations for a $4 billion aluminium plant in Paraguay following the recent coup d’état, IndustriALL Global Union has called upon Rio Tinto to publicly disclose its interest and involvement, if any, in the coup d’état in Paraguay and … Continue reading
Updated: 0% growth forecast highlights need for stimulus to promote employment, growth and spending
The Bank of England’s latest warning that the economy has hit the buffers and will come grinding to a screeching halt later this year comes as no surprise. Unite have been warning there is an urgent need to dump the cycle of … Continue reading
Pay equality and strong unions will put Britain back to work
In case anyone missed this excellent piece yesterday in The Observer here it is again…… The government’s economic strategy has failed: now we need wage-led growth and an industrial strategy that can create better jobs By Frances O’Grady Wages for those … Continue reading
Bye Bye Burley – Poll says he will be dumped at election
By Tim Lezard Trade union-hating MP Aidan Burley is facing a fight to save his seat after 94% of people responding to a local newspaper poll said they wouldn’t back him in the next election. Burley, who is well-known as the man … Continue reading
The new Employment Tribunal fees add up to inhumanity
By Martin Shipman The announcement by Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly that future applicants to Employment Tribunals must pay fees is a shocking example of the UK Government’s heartlessness – and an indication that it is prepared to roll back social advances that not even Margaret … Continue reading
IT Giant HP on collision course with Euro unions over EWC and job losses
On May 23rd the Information Technology giant Hewlett Packard announced plans to reduce its workforce, with 27,000 jobs to be slashed. In response to the announcement a meeting of the companies European Works Council (EWC) was held in Amsterdam between June … Continue reading
New Unite film tells of workers’ struggle to make it through the month
A new film by Unite, shows how workers’ wages are failing to stretch to the end of the month, with the money running out after just 21 days before they have to start borrowing to get by until the next … Continue reading