European Parliament vote for CETA brings the battle for fair trade deals home

Feb 15, 2017By Touchstone blog

Today the European Parliament voted 458 in favour of the EU-Canada deal known as CETA with 254 votes against. This means that about 90% of the deal comes into force and paves the way for the deal to be sent to the UK parliament for approval. If the UK parliament agrees to CETA we will…

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Feb 15, 2017Touchstone blog

Brexit won’t save UK steel – The government could already do much more within the EU

Apr 7, 2016By Stronger Unions

Tata Steel, the second largest steel producer in Europe, employs thousands of British workers. Its plan to sell its UK assets has kicked the UK’s steel industry crisis up a gear, with up to 40,000…Read more…

Apr 7, 2016Stronger Unions