Tag Archives: Unite

Bangladesh: Union organisation is key to preventing future tragedies

By Tony Burke | Published: May 14, 2013

Western brands must contribute to freedom of association in the garment industry and stop government and employer resistance to union organisation.

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Ed Miliband should listen to Len McCluskey’s real message

By Claudia Tomlinson | Published: April 25, 2013

Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite, has warned Ed Miliband of the need to keep Labour firmly on the left, in order to avoid defeat at the next general election. Specifically, Miliband has been advised by McCluskey to purge the shadow cabinet of its remaining Blairites, in the form of Jim Murphy, Douglas Alexander, and Liam Byrne.

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New skills eco-system puts clear water between Labour and the tories

By Tony Burke | Published: March 10, 2013

A new ‘skills eco system’ now puts clear water between Labour and the Tories policy of ‘pile ‘em high and sell ‘em cheap’ low grade apprenticeships.

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Meetings this week in support of Mexican trade unionists

By Tony Burke | Published: February 17, 2013

A public meeting has been called in London this week to support of Mexican trade unionists, whose activities are being threatened by restrictive new laws.

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International engagement with Israel’s trade unions is essential to the peace process

By Guest | Published: July 12, 2012

The Histadrut, the Israeli TUC, plays a vital role in working for a two-state solution – British trade unions should work to build ties with it, not break them.

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Bringing sack-happy Mayr-Melnhof Packaging to heel

By Tony Burke | Published: May 2, 2012

Tony Burke, Assistant General Secretary of Unite, writes about Liverpool workers’ fight for justice against sack-happy Mayr-Melnhof Packaging.

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Is the government finally ‘getting it’ on industrial policy?

By Guest | Published: February 28, 2012

Tony Burke assesses Nick Clegg’s commitment to industrial policy, and asks whether it shows he’s getting better, or if it’s just all talk.

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German lessons for the British economy

By Tony Burke | Published: January 18, 2012

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

By Guest | Published: January 6, 2012

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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Cameron sells out UK manufacturing for his loony backbenchers

By Tony Burke | Published: December 12, 2011

Tony Burke details what we should expect from Cameron’s isolationism and how that will harm UK manufacturing.

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