International unionism in a globalized economy by Ken Neumann
SEFTON WILLIAMS LECTURE Given by Ken Neumann, former Canadian National Director of the United Steelworkers (USW) It is truly an honour to be here, receiving the Sefton Williams award and presenting…Read more…
Interview: TUC’s Frances O’Grady On Omicron, Furlough, Wages, Pay & Internationalism
This is a long read – but we are am sure that for many readers the issues under discussion are of sufficient interest to warrant the length. When I spoke this week to Frances O’Grady, the leader of…Read more…
Interview: TUC’s Frances O’Grady On Omicron, Furlough, Wages, Pay & Internationalism
This is a long read – but we are am sure that for many readers the issues under discussion are of sufficient interest to warrant the length. When I spoke this week to Frances O’Grady, the leader of…Read more…
Hands Off Cuba – Stop The Blockade
THURSDAY 29TH JULY – 7:00PM : ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING The right wing media, including the Guardian and BBC, are stepping up the onslaught on Cuba and hiding any mention of the 60 year US blockade…Read more…
AFL-CIO: Workers Five Priorities For 2021
Workers Can’t Wait – Without Support, Millions Face Poverty
By Len McCluskey With poverty and unemployment skyrocketing before lockdown, the government must act urgently to avoid a disaster – and support millions of workers who are already on the breadline….Read more…
ETUC On EU-UK Brexit Agreement
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) believes there is no Brexit that will benefit working people. In the circumstances, we welcome the European Union’s efforts to stop no-deal, guarantee…Read more…
UK-EU Brexit Agreement: “A Thin Deal” Says David Bailey
Blog by Professor David Bailey Birmingham Business School That a trade deal has been at been agreed at the last minute between the UK and EU comes as a huge relief for manufacturing sectors like…Read more…
Help Us Stop Holiday Hunger
By Julian Vaughan, Chair North East Bedfordshire Labour Party Like many of you, I was dismayed at the government’s decision not to back Labour’s proposal to extend the provision of free…Read more…
Len McCluskey tells Johnson “Stop playing politics with jobs and lives”
Responding to the prime minister’s statement today (Friday 16th October) that the country should ‘get ready’ for the prospect of no trade deal with the EU, Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite,…Read more…
Unite video demolishes BA’s ‘fire & rehire’ claims
A Unite video explaining BA’s finances ‘demolishes’ the airline’s claim that it must fire its workforce and rehire those that survive on inferior contracts. The in-depth analysis of British…Read more…
Len McCluskey: “Decisions taken now will shape our country’s future – we need clarity to build public confidence”
Responding to the statement by the prime minister broadcast this evening (10thMay), the leader of the Unite union has called for `clarity and caution’as the country continues to combat the…Read more…
Survey: Britons are “hungry for change, hungry for a new deal now and post COVID-19 crisis”
A new national poll on behalf of the Unite trade union today (Thursday 7th May) finds the country ‘hungry for major change’ to how our economy works and how key workers are rewarded. The…Read more…
Frances O’Grady: “We need a national council of reconstruction to rebuild the country”
This article first appeared in The Times Red Box, April 20th. By Frances O’Grady, TUC General Secretary Last week we watched one of our Second World War heroes, Captain Tom Moore, complete laps…Read more…
25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19, says ILO
The economic and labour crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million, according to a new assessment by the International Labour Organization (ILO)….Read more…
UK auto industry shuts down: government needs to step in to support workers, and fast, as Coronavirus hits
By Professor David Bailey, is Senior Fellow at the UK in a Changing Europe, Professor of Business Economics at the Birmingham Business School and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Brexit Studies…Read more…
Len McCluskey: “We need measures equal to the economic and public health emergencies upon us”
Responding to chancellor Rishi Sunak’s package of support for businesses announced this evening (Tuesday, 17th March) and the prime minister’s pledge to do `whatever it takes’ to…Read more…
Trade Agreements Will Impact On Wages And Working Conditions
By Sharon Graham, Unite Executive Officer, January 31st, 2020 : The ‘cost of living crisis’ is showing no sign of coming to an end. Only now, over ten years after the financial crisis are wages in…Read more…
Assessing UK Trade Policy Readiness
The UK government continues to paint a ‘rosy and optimistic’ picture for future trade deals with EU, USA, TPP, and countries like New Zealand, Australia and Japan and relying on media…Read more…