Twenty years ago the US Service Employee’s International Union ended its affiliation to the US trade union umbrella organisation the AFL-CIO following ongoing arguments that the AFL-CIO were concentrating too much on political matters rather than organising new members and … Continue reading Read more…
Top Ten Global Digi-Tech Companies 2024
A recent study has ranked the Top 100 digi-tech companies in the world in 2024, highlighting these tech titans’ financial prowess and innovative capabilities. It is worth noting that these companies are not unionised. According to the study by tech … Continue reading Read more…
MediaNorth Condemns Banning Of Al Jazeera by Israeli Government.
The Israeli government voted on Sunday 5th May to shut down the operations of Al Jazeera, one of the last remaining international media networks reporting from the war-ravaged Gaza strip. As a result, Al Jazeera’s offices in Israel were closed, … Continue reading Read more…
TUC AI Report, Employment Bill & Organising In Digital & Tech Sectors
The TUCs special task force report on Artificial intelligence and Employment Rights Bill was launched at the TUC Congress House in London on April 18th. Comprising of the TUC, the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of … Continue reading Read more…
Ecuador’s Military Assault On Mexican Embassy : Statement By Mexico Solidarity Forum UK
The Mexico Solidarity Forum in the UK has condemned the assault on the Mexican Embassy in Quito after heavily armed special military and police officers (The Security Bloc) forcibly broke through the premises of the embassy of Mexico in Quito, … Continue reading Read more…
AI: Threats & Opportunities For The Media
Register now for the South Yorkshire Festival Of Debate (in partnership with Media North) panel debate on the Threats & Opportunities for media & digital workers of Artificial Intelligence. ‘AI – Threats & Opportunities For The Media’ Free online event: … Continue reading Read more…
Bedford PSC Demands Ceasefire & An End To The Gaza War
By Linda Jack, Chair of Unite Health and Local Government Branch Over 200 supporters of the people of Palestine joined a march and rally from Bedford Park to Castle Mound to call for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza. With International … Continue reading Read more…
Hugh Lanning of Labour & Palestine Speech January 18th
Palestine in 2024 – What the World should be doing For the first time since the war on Gaza began there was a “Labour Members for Palestine” bloc on the march last Saturday, January 13th. The bloc was organised by … Continue reading Read more…
Ceasefire – Free Palestine : You Tube Film by Unite’s Jamie Bramwell
This YouTube film and song about the genocide now happening in Gaza has been produced by Unite activist and construction section member from Merseyside Jamie Bramwell who releases his songs with his band Coalhouse. Please share widely.
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United Autoworkers Union : Members Back Big 3 Deals
Reprinted from labornotes.org After a six-week escalating strike, the Auto Workers (UAW) ratified agreements with each of the Big 3 automakers. The deals are a sharp about-face from decades of concessions. The Big 3 are GM, Stallantis and Fords. The … Continue reading Read more…
United Autoworkers Make Organising Top Priority
Following the successful outcome of the disputes with the three big US auto manufacturers over the past months in which the United Autoworkers won most of its demands from employers, the tentative agreements are currently being voted on across the … Continue reading Read more…
German Union IG Metall Elects First Ever Woman Union Head
A Profile Of Christiane Benner, President Of IG Metall Germany’s 2.2 million strong metals, engineering, electrical and textiles union has this week elected Christiane Benner to be the union’s president (the head of the union) at its Congress in Frankfurt. … Continue reading Read more…
UAW – Big 3 Strike – International Solidarity
The latest expansion of the Stand Up Strike was called at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant. It is among the most profitable plants, producing the Super Duty pickup and the Expedition. UAW gave short notice to Ford management about the … Continue reading Read more…
UAW Wins Just Transition at General Motors
UAW President Shawn Fain has announced that General Motors will include electric vehicle battery production work in the UAW’s national master agreement with the company. GM’s commitment is a historic step forward, guaranteeing that the transition to electric vehicles at … Continue reading Read more…
UAW Dispute With US Automakers: Biden & Trump Try To Woo Union Members
Biden tells Auto strikers ‘Stick with it’, while Trump says the strikes are ‘ridiculous’ For the first time in modern history a sitting US president joined and spoke at at union picket line this week. Joe Biden was accompanied by … Continue reading Read more…
Tom Conway: International President of the United Steelworkers USA & Canada
The news of Tom Conway’s death came through on September 25th and was a great shock. Although Tom had been unwell for sometime, we had kept in touch. Tom was a senior official of the USW (International Vice President) leading … Continue reading Read more…
UAW Dispute With The Big 3 – Downtown Detroit Rally Sept. 15th
UAW President Shawn Fein speech, September 15th to UAW members in Downtown Detroit Rally Good afternoon UAW family – and hello again to the Big Three. It is my absolute honour to stand here today. Looking out on this sea … Continue reading Read more…
Updated: Where To Now For The BRICS Nations
Economist Jim O’Neill (now Lord O’Neill) originally coined the phrase ‘BRICs’ in a 2001 Goldman Sach’s economic paper with the title ‘The World Needs Better Economic BRICs’ – which discussed the prospects for four emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, … Continue reading Read more…
International Action Needed For Imprisoned Kurdish Leader Abdulla Ocalan
The UK based Trade Union Campaign for Abdullah Ocalan was joined by members of the Kurdish community and over 40 trade unions, local governments, NGOs and others for a press conference in front of the European Parliament demanding international action … Continue reading Read more…
Turkey Elections: HDP – Green Left Party: “We made an effort to open the door to democracy”
“We have witnessed an unfair election marked by violations of basic democratic rules, which took place under the repressive conditions of the one-man regime.” Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Mithat Sancar and Green Left Party co-spokespersons Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar and … Continue reading Read more…