Tag Archives: unions

Comment: Qatar 2022: There should be no World Cup without workers’ rights

Following the Emir of Qatar’s visit to Britain last week, Ruwan Subasinghe shines a light on the 2022 World Cup host’s appalling record on workers’ rights.

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Comment: Cricketers must act against the international calendar’s effects on their health

Players need to speak out against the absurdity of the current international calendar with a view to protecting their own financial interests and health.

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In austere times, German trade union achieves above-inflation pay rise for workers

Germany’s giant IG Metall union has secured an inflation-busting pay increase of 4.3% for engineers and metal workers.

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Memo to EU leaders: If austerity fails, it’s austerity’s fault – not that of workers’ rights

Europe needs an alternative vision and this has to be done by putting faith in people, rather putting faith in the “elites” and destroying social rights.

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Fuel strike dispute: The view from the driver’s cab

Left Foot Forward brings you the view from the people at the heart of the fuel strike dispute – the tanker drivers. Here is their story.

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German superunion to begin negotiating for 6.5 per cent wage increase

Tony Burke examines the future of the IGM, a German superunion, and how they’re weathering the recession

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USA: The state of the unions

Tony Burke reviews the state of the American union movement as they recover from the great recession.

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Obama puts manufacturing top of the agenda – time for Cameron to do the same?

Tony Burke looks at the state of the unions following the State of the Union address, where Obama called for America to reclaim the lead in manufacturing.

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German lessons for the British economy

Tony Burke argues that the government has many lessons to learn from Germany, and presents a new report from the TUC which aims to do just that.

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Work will get more dangerous and more difficult this year

Bud Hudspith argues that the government is understating the damage caused by bad health and safety, and that cutting the regulations will only hurt more.

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