Download Ogg Ogg lite MP3 Torrent Update section Richard Spencer punch to the music of Born in the USA. Peoples Inauguration Friday night in Boston. Womens march Saturday in Boston over 175,000 people. Labor section ideas Framing the conditions. Davos — themes, new tech and rise of robots, globalization and retreat of globalization. Typically not […]Read more…
Cyberunions Episode 91: Announcing the Punch a Nazi Challenge, Take that Ice Bucket!
Download Ogg Ogg lite MP3 Torrent Update section Richard Spencer punch to the music of Born in the USA. Peoples Inauguration Friday night in Boston. Womens march Saturday in Boston over 175,000 people. Labor section ideas Framing the conditions. Davos — themes, new tech and rise of robots, globalization and retreat of globalization. Typically not […]Read more…
Cyberunions Episode 91: Announcing the Punch a Nazi Challenge, Take that Ice Bucket!
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* Richard Spencer punch to the music of Born in the USA.
* Peoples Inauguration Friday night in Boston.
* Womens march Saturday in Boston over 175,000 people.
Labor section ideas
* Framing the conditions.
* Davos — themes, new tech and rise of robots, globalization and retreat of globalization.
* Typically not supportive of right wing. They are realizing that the anti union perspective is bad for them.
* View of what to expect under trump.
* Refinery Town book review, about forming Progressive Alliance to win locally and building an alternative to the two parties.
Tech section
* Tech Solidaity meetings.
* Boston experience.
* ACLU: massachusetts membe Kade Crockford spoke and highlighted the importance of secure communication and informed peopel to use Signal. Emphasis on calling elected officials and getting them to hear us, we have a tendency to not take action. FBI can hack without a warrent and the concerns it puts forward. Tech for Liberty project.
* Local organizing to hold police accountable Seecops legislation. Lots of focus on local actions.
* National Domestic Workers Alliance: Spoke about the challenges the immigrant communities have faced and their need to begin to use better technology and communication but also shared knowing the fear many newly active people are seeing. Need to work on making sanctuary companies, in contracts and pushing company leaders. Need tech support with worker centers and working on expanding the security and privacy knowledge.
* MIRA (Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocates Coalition) spoke about the local push for supporting free legal assistance and municipal IDs for undocumented folks who cannot get state IDs.
* Labor Lawyer Spoke about the difficulty in organizing tech workers. Spoke about the ways in the US that companies use captive audience meetings to control thoughts on forming a union. But that now is the time to organize to protect our work but more importantly to protect the data that man…Read more…
Labour NEC asked to inquire into Newham mayoral ‘trigger ballot’
On the whole a fair article but it does not report on the complaints of many members that this ballot was rigged.
The Guardian Dave Hill on London “Nearly 50 party members in the east London borough want their national ruling body to examine claims …Read more…
Inadequate ‘strategy’
Theresa May unveiled her new industrial strategy today (January 23) to a chorus of criticisms that the plan is inadequate and does not offer commitment to the single market or the kind of skills…Read more…
Green Paper on Industrial Strategy: a good start and more work to do
This afternoon, the Government has launched its long-awaited Green Paper on industrial strategy. This could turn out to be a significant moment in the fortunes of Theresa May’s Premiership: with Brexit placing, at the very least, a question mark over the UK’s economic prospects in the near future,…Read more…
Like dust we rise
Not since the Vietnam War have so many people across the world taken to the streets to defend progressive values, with women’s marches organised in dozens of cities globally on Saturday (January 21),…Read more…
Derby teaching assistants to take second consecutive week of strikes
General secretary Dave Prentis launches new campaign in long-running dispute over 25% cuts
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‘Useful as a chocolate fireguard’
After six years of fiddling and relying on the so-called invisible hand of the market to correct industrial imbalances the government has finally published an industrial strategy. For the…Read more…
Margaret McKee UNISON NEC Candidate Northern Ireland Reserved Seat
“Coming from Northern Ireland I know only too well the impact of division. I stand for a united Union that serves all its members in the workplace and fights the detrimental policies of austerity and privatisation of our public services”.
Margaret McK…Read more…
‘Needless’ job losses
Proposals by Honeywell to close an award winning site in Chesterfield with the loss of 66 jobs were branded as ‘needless’ and ‘short sighted’ by Unite today (January 23). A 30 day consultation…Read more…
Work with us
Angry workers employed at Cape Industrial Services Limited on the Fellside CHP plant, based at Sellafield, in Cumbria are preparing to ratchet up industrial action in their long-running dispute over…Read more…
A bold vision
Ahead of the launch today (January 23) of the government’s plan to develop a modern industrial strategy, the leader of the biggest union in manufacturing again called upon the prime minister to stand…Read more…
Political Forum in the North East:
A Programme of Political Forums on the Future of Society You are warmly invited to a Political Forum in the North East of England on the Future of Society. Saturday, January 28, 2017, 10.00am –…Read more…
Vice president pledges to continue the fight against intolerance
Carol Sewell also pays tribute to president Eric Roberts as she addresses Black members’ conference
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Jobs & living standards no longer top priority for government
Although her speech on industrial strategy on Monday could redress the balance a bit, the Prime Minister’s speech on Brexit last week confirmed that her government is putting jobs and living standards lower down their agenda than exiting the European Union and reducing migration. Is the era…Read more…
Black members’ conference tackles a range of issues
Busy morning looks at impact of Brexit, mental health issues, immigration and austerity, London mayoral election and Black representation
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Act now! Demand Bangladesh release 11 textile union leaders
Today we’re urging you to take online action calling on the government of Bangladesh to immediately and unconditionally release 11 textile trade union leaders detained in recent weeks. They…Read more…
6 steps to an industrial strategy for good jobs, a strong economy and a cleaner planet
Early this week the government is due to announce details of its long-awaited green paper on industrial strategy. This announcement would be important at any time, but in the context of Brexit, an active, intelligent, sustainable industrial strategy will be essential to the UK’s economic fortunes….Read more…