Today the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave an important boost to the case for scrapping Investor State Dispute Settlement, as well as other corporate court systems like it, in trade agreements. Part of the ECJ’s ruling today was that trade deals that contain ISDS need to be ratified in EU…Read more…
Labour 20 pledges to working people (and 3 more of my own)
Finally, we are beginning to see some clear red water between Labour and the Tories on what really matters to British workers. While my wish list would like to see the reintroduction of wage councils, greater national insurance benefits for the self em…Read more…
Union rights ARE an ESG issue!
An intelligent and thought provoking post as ever by Capital Stewardship blogger Tom P here (and below) on the failure (I could be a little more direct) of the ESG (Environmental, Soci…Read more…
US fast food workers get a legal boost
A ruling this week in the USA by the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has given a boost to unions, and the ‘alt.unions’ who are trying to build union organisation in the US fast food…Read more…
China’s labour activists unhindered by government clampdown
Peng Jiayong, a Chinese labour rights activist who was severely beaten and hospitalised due to his active involvement in the Cui Heng factory workers’ strike, told USi despite the threat and violence…Read more…