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Happy New Year: Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

Dec 31, 2016By John's Labour blog

Just back from North Wales seeing family, giving and receiving presents as well as eating and drinking too much. I also managed to fit in a couple of lovely walks (see picture) which I will post about another time.

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year an…Read more…

Dec 31, 2016John's Labour blog

Letter issued December 31st 2016 by Len McCluskey

Dec 31, 2016By Power In A Union

Dec 31, 2016Power In A Union

Kazakhstan unions need our support

Dec 30, 2016By Stronger Unions

The TUC has joined a campaign launched by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) to call on the government of Kazakhstan to respect the rights of workers in the country to form and join…Read more…

Dec 30, 2016Stronger Unions

What Migration Watch aren’t telling you about what leaving the single market would mean

Dec 30, 2016By Touchstone blog

Migration Watch, the anti-immigration organisation, published a report yesterday calling for the UK to leave the single market to reduce net EU immigration. Like so much of what is said about migration, the incomplete nature of the argument is deliberately misleading. In particular, Migration Watch…Read more…

Dec 30, 2016Touchstone blog

This is not the moment to try to make Brexit work for working people

Dec 30, 2016By Jon's union blog

This moment has been coming for a long time.In the early twentieth century, British politics grew up from being a battle between “liberal” and “conservative” wings of the ruling class and became, by the mid-twentieth century about the conflict between representatives of the working class and of the…Read more…

Dec 30, 2016Jon's union blog

Private Eye’s view of Newham Labour Mayoral Process

Dec 30, 2016By John's Labour blog

This is not going away and is making Newham and the local Labour Party look ridiculous. Read more…

Dec 30, 2016John's Labour blog

Travelling to come together.

Dec 30, 2016By Chris Bartter

This is my review of the highlights of 2016 . Compiled for the Morning Star (who published it here) this is the original. The Star is excellent at shaping my sometimes unweildy prose into shorter…Read more…

Dec 30, 2016Chris Bartter

We need a new bargain to give working people a fair share of Britain’s success in 2017

Dec 30, 2016By Stronger Unions

When we look back, 2016 will be remembered as the year the establishment was shaken to its core. And yet the political turmoil has not benefited working people – and few feel they have taken back…Read more…

Dec 30, 2016Stronger Unions

“If you think terrorism is the biggest threat to the West, you needtowatch this video

Dec 29, 2016By John's Labour blog

While not pretending that there is not a significant risk let us examine facts not emotion.

– Such as far more people were murdered by terrorism in my youth than now?

– Such as 24 Americans were murdered by terrorists between 2005 and 2015 but there …Read more…

Dec 29, 2016John's Labour blog

School cleaners strike:

Dec 29, 2016By Rtuc's Blog

School cleaners who went on strike over pay sacked before Christmas Jeremy Corbyn condemns dismissal of Kinsley school trio who protested against wage cuts after service was outsourced School…Read more…

Dec 29, 2016Rtuc's Blog

Union centrals generally side with one faction of the U.S. ruling class

Dec 29, 2016By Rtuc's Blog

Positions of U.S. Trade Unions One of the biggest problems facing the American working class and people is that the voice of the working class is effectively silenced. Not only are relatively few…Read more…

Dec 29, 2016Rtuc's Blog

Unrealised expectations of unintended consequences – Update

Dec 29, 2016By Labour And Capital

A few years back I started pulling together a list of reforms that were enacted despite dire warnings of unintended consequences. As Albert Hirschman (PBUH) pointed out, despite the focus of conservative/reactionary voices on uninte…Read more…

Dec 29, 2016Labour And Capital

A few end of year thoughts

Dec 29, 2016By Labour And Capital

A few random thoughts that kept coming up during 2016…

It is not the case that different stakeholder interests within the firm necessarily align, even over the long term. As we learnt recently, for instance, some stakeholders will actively lobby aga…Read more…

Dec 29, 2016Labour And Capital

” Mayor needs to challenge Clarion”

Dec 28, 2016By John's Labour blog

Comment Evening Standard 20 December 2016
“The latest “mega-merger” of London-based housing associations represents a threat to our members and to Londoners in need of housing. When Circle Housing joined Affinity Sutton to create Clarion, it stated it would not recognise trade unions. This is…Read more…

Dec 28, 2016John's Labour blog

Why are slaves being arrested while traffickers are just fined?

Dec 28, 2016By Touchstone blog

The Government has this morning released details of a month-old crackdown on alleged illegal working in nail bars, part of the year old Operation Magnify. The actual operation took place at the end of last month, and resulted in 97 people being held, a…Read more…

Dec 28, 2016Touchstone blog

Bangladesh textile workers face layoffs & prosecutions: global corporates must act

Dec 27, 2016By Stronger Unions

Thousands of textile workers in the Dhaka suburb of Ashulia in Bangladesh have been sacked following protracted strikes this month over wages and other issues. The legitimate claims of workers in the…Read more…

Dec 27, 2016Stronger Unions

A thank you to all emergency services over Xmas

Dec 27, 2016By John's Labour blog

This photo is a gentle reminder to all of us enjoying time off this holiday. Read more…

Dec 27, 2016John's Labour blog

USW Chemical Workers Newsletter December 2016.

Dec 27, 2016By Power In A Union

Download the lastest Newsletter from the United Steelworkers for Chemical Workers by clicking here. December 20106. Issue number 6 Thanks to Kent Holsing.Read more…

Dec 27, 2016Power In A Union

George Michael – My Favourite Memory

Dec 26, 2016By John's Labour blog

A great artist. RIP George. Read more…

Dec 26, 2016John's Labour blog

Communist Christmas

Dec 25, 2016By John's Labour blog

Merry Christmas everyone 🙂

Hat tip Councillor StroppyRead more…

Dec 25, 2016John's Labour blog
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