Picture collage from two events in Newham yesterday that I attended with Gill on behalf of the Council celebrating the Royal Wedding. While I personally believe that our Head of State should not be a hereditary monarch, I respect the views of the major…Read more…
Speech at Labour Party State of the Economy Conference, May 19th
Tony Burke – ‘Brexit and Labour’s Industrial Strategy’ Intro – Brexit Thank you for the invite to speak today. I would like to start by saying something very briefly about ‘Brexit’. The main…Read more…
Georgia and the West: Myths and Reality
The following is the text of a talk I gave yesterday (19.5.18) at an event at the home of Sir Oliver Wardrop, the first British high commissioner for the Transcaucasus, to mark the 100th…Read more…
Janet Daby selected as Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Lewisham East By Election
Congratulations to UNISON Labour Link nominated candidate, Janet Daby, for her convincing win today.
Janet won 63% of the vote to become the Labour Party Parliamentary candidate in the forthcoming by election. Well done to Janet and her team of suppor…Read more…
Trade unions decline as our leaders whistle to keep their spirits up
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Normal service will be resumed (sort of) as soon as appropriate
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Choke Points: Logistics Workers Disrupting the Global Supply Chain
Dear Colleagues,
Manny Ness has, yet again, produced a book (co-edited with Jake Alimoahed-Wilson) which reveals the startling, unyielding capacity of workers’ agency in the context of global capitalism. Very much like my particular favourite, New For…Read more…
100 years of Votes for Women: Processions – Sunday 10 June
Processions – 100 years of women’s suffrage
Rowena Sommerville
Processions National Coordinator ‑ England | https://facebook.com/groups/374284326419896
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‘Mass Trespass’
Mass Trespass is an entertaining 13 minute documentary film by WellRedFilms about the 1932 Kinder Scout Trespass, which has been described as the most important event of civil disturbance in the…Read more…
Anti-union threats slammed
Unite today (May 18) warned Qantas airlines against employing ‘anti-union’ tactics to try and silence legitimate health and safety concerns following the introduction of its new 17 hour ultra-long…Read more…
Listen to workers call
Unite warned ministers and competition authorities against overlooking the concerns of workers and food producers when weighing up a proposed merger between the supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and…Read more…
‘We won’t back down’
TGI Fridays workers at two restaurants in Milton Keynes and Covent Garden took part in their first ever strike today (May 18) over a new tipping policy that sees waiters lose £250 a month. …Read more…
Academy workers face jobs threat
UNISON is organising meetings and support after Cheshire academy chain announced 43 redundancies at seven schools across the county
The article Academy workers face jobs threat first appeared on the…Read more…
UNISON and Napo probation workers in day of protest over pay
Ministers bailed out the failing privatised companies to the tune of £342m. Yet they can’t find a penny to increase pay for probation staff.
The article UNISON and Napo probation workers in day of…Read more…
The homeworking revolution has stalled – what's gone wrong?
Homeworking is good for employers and workers alike, so I’m concerned by new figures showing its growth has stalled.Read more…
“50th anniversary of Ronan Point” & “Are tenants being listened to on safety?” (NO)
“Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz yesterday (Wednesday 16 May ) laid flowers and attended a special memorial event to mark the day, 50 years ago, that four people died in the Ronan Point tower block disaster.
Ronan Point in Custom House was a 22 storey block near …Read more…
Luton Airport strike postponed
Workers employed by London Luton Airport have postponed their planned industrial action over the forthcoming bank holiday weekend which was due to commence on Friday, May 25. The workforce…Read more…
‘Back’ pay slammed
New Royal Mail boss Rico Back has joined a litany of fat cat chief executives raking in huge pay packets as their workers struggle to gain modest wage rises. Reports emerged yesterday (May 16)…Read more…
‘Culture change’ call
Unite, which represents Oxfam staff is supporting the charity to quickly replace its chief executive Mark Goldring who announced yesterday (May 16) that he is stepping down at the end of the year….Read more…
‘We deserve better’
Unite members working on contracts by Magna Exteriors (Liverpool) Limited at the Halewood and Ellesmere Port sites have begun balloting for strike action and an overtime ban this week in a dispute…Read more…