The importance of manufacturing for a modern economy cannot be overstated. The home economy requires means of production and articles of consumption without interruption. This can be accomplished…Read more…
Trends in Manufacturing Employment
From 2004 to 2008, more than one in seven manufacturing jobs, nearly 322,000, disappeared in Canada. At the same time, job growth in other industries has been relatively strong. In fact, from 2004 to…Read more…
Opposition mounting to UK Human Rights Act suspension
The European Convention on Human Rights came into effect in 1953. In the aftermath of the Second World War it sought to set standards on human decency. The convention established the European Court…Read more…
Nazi Collaboration and Use of Slave Labour by German Industry:
The Example of Audi Flossenbürg concentration camp. All 18,000 prisoners from the camp were used as slave labour in Auto Union plants. The German car manufacturer Audi’s predecessor company…Read more…
Great Patriotic War Era Posters:
Call to Arms in Defence of the Motherland Stalin’s Spirit, Sound and Strong, Our Army and Our Country! (1939); Motherland Is Calling! (1941) Fight Bravely, Sons of Suvorov and Chapayev (1941)…Read more…
70th Anniversary of the Victory against Fascism
The Liberation of Europe from Nazi Fascism Commemorative events took place across Britain from May 8-10 to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. The three days were in stark…Read more…
A Labour Party view of its General Election Failure given by the Morning Star:
DID PLAID, SNP AND GREENS’ VOTE SHARE COST LABOUR A VICTORY? May 2015 Wednesday 20th posted by Morning Star in Features JACK KIFFIN crunches the numbers and finds the range of alternative left…Read more…
Post Election: Workers’ Weekly: Carry Forward the Struggle against Cameron!
Carry Forward the Struggle against Cameron! No to the Austerity Agenda! Defend the Rights of All! General disbelief followed the result of the General Election that the Conservative Party had won an…Read more…
Ending global fossil fuel subsidies would cut carbon emissions by a fifth
Using new evidence of the damage to the environment and to human health, the IMF reports that the fossil fuel industries received $4.2 trillion in subsidies in 2011, the latest available figure. The subsidy represents 5.8% of global GDP – more than double the amount from previous reports….Read more…
High Court hears blacklist firms destroyed evidence
There was stunned silence followed by audible gasps in the High Court when a barrister read out documentary evidence indicating that major firms had deliberately set out to destroy evidence of their…Read more…
Britain now most unequal EU country, says official report
The UK is now the most unequal country in Europe, in terms of wages and income distribution, according to a new report by the Dublin Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, which is the EU’s official think tank on life at work*. Not only that, but the rise in…Read more…
What’s happening to pay?
Bringing back to real pay growth is a necessary condition for achieving sustained and balanced economic growth that gives people at work both a fair reward and the spending power necessary to keep business growing. CPI inflation is currently at zero, which at least gives some employees a temporary…Read more…
Austerity March- London
Originally posted on Isle of Wight TUC:
Saturday 20 June 2015 Assemble 12pm, Bank of England (Queen Victoria St) City of London Nearest tube: Bank Organised by The People’s Assembly Transport…Read more…
Environmental activists targeted by illegal blacklister support blacklisted workers in High Court battle
Environmental activists who were on a construction industry blacklist have spoken out in support of a High Court case against companies involved. On 14 May 2015, the blacklisting group litigation…Read more…
Pay growth to slow and public sector restraint a big factor, says CIPD
A new survey of 1,013 employers published by the CIPD published today* reports that pay growth is expected to slow during the coming year, and that many employers now believe that public sector restraint is slowing pay growth across the whole economy: •”Basic pay is expected to grow by just…Read more…
Rise in assaults and self-harm in prisons, new Ministry of Justice statistics reveal
New Ministry of Justice statistics reveal that in the year up to December 2014 incidents of self-harm and assaults in prisons have increased significantly, revealing a system under serious strain where safety standards have plummeted. Most astonishing …Read more…
Cuba Culture:
Havana dances in April April’s days of dance in Havana are intense. The series, premieres, festivals follow each other, one after another, not only in theaters, but on the streets, in parks and…Read more…
Cuba Unions – May Day –
May Day speech by Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, secretary general of the Cuban Workers Federation The Cuban working class, with our entire people, have convincing reasons to joyfully celebrate…Read more…
The Economy and Society Are Central to Our Being – K.C. Adams –
No matter how people acquire their living, they depend on the socialized economy for their existence. The days of a pioneer and rural lifestyle eking out a life for an extended family have long…Read more…
The Trades Councils’ Pro-Active Approach:
It is a great joy to see the Isle of Wight TUC (IOWTUC) website begin blogging. The site can be found on https://iowtuc.wordpress.com/ The Trades Councils want to be pro-active. The activity to write…Read more…