Tag Archives: Unite the Union

EU should intervene directly to revive manufacturing, say socialist MEPs

By Tony Burke | Published: February 10, 2013

Socialist MEPs argue that the EU should intervene directly to revive manufacturing across Europe.

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Construction workers may still be being blacklisted

By John Millington | Published: February 9, 2013

There was a protest on thursday against the blacklisting of workers and some fear the practice may still be going on.

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Coalition manufactur​ing policy shot to pieces

By Tony Burke | Published: September 30, 2011

The 3,000 job losses announced during the Labour party conference show the coalition’s manufacturing strategy is non-existent and has been shot to pieces.

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Osborne’s ‘march of the makers’ is beating a retreat

By Tony Burke | Published: August 2, 2011

Manufacturing – the great hope for George Osborne to lift the UK economy from sluggish growth – is going into reverse.

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