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This Moron could be the next Vice President of the USA (If so, that will make 2 at the top)

Jul 16, 2024By John's Labour blog

“Donald Trump’s new running mate JD Vance says the UK may now be “the first truly Islamist country to get a nuclear weapon… since Labour took over”https://x.com/AdamBienkov/status/1813084295780790773Sorry about being very disagreeable (and breaking m…Read more…

Jul 16, 2024John's Labour blog

The Poet

Feb 5, 2021By UNITElive

In the Rotunda where once Lincoln and Kennedy lay in state rioters carrying confederate flags spat in the eyes of democracy. He craved power. The flames of sedition lit by a crowd dangerously devoted…Read more…

Feb 5, 2021UNITElive

Unite statement on Julian Assange

Nov 12, 2020By UNITElive

Unite welcomes the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) condemnation of the detention of Julian Assange pending his extradition proceedings. We applaud the NUJ’s campaign to draw to broad…Read more…

Nov 12, 2020UNITElive

Trump is Going! Best Birthday Present Ever!

Nov 7, 2020By John's Labour blog

 I would like to thank the people of America for giving me today the best birthday pressie ever!  
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Nov 7, 2020John's Labour blog

Johnson unlikely to ‘get it done’ by year’s end

Jun 22, 2020By UNITElive

Lighthizer said the timelines established in the 2015 Trade Promotion Authority law make it “nearly impossible” for Congress to consider a US-UK trade deal this year if the two sides manage to reach…Read more…

Jun 22, 2020UNITElive

“Catastrophically damaging for manufacturing”

Aug 14, 2019By UNITElive

Donald Trump’s national security advisor has said the US supports a no deal Brexit after a meeting with Boris Johnson.   John Bolton also said the UK will be “first in line” for a trade deal…Read more…

Aug 14, 2019UNITElive

Nigel Farage wants you to think he’s on the side of working people. He isn’t. See what insurance based healthcare costs American workers per month

May 20, 2019By John's Labour blog

Nigel Farage wants you to think he’s on the side of working people. He isn’t. Don’t forget to use your vote this Thursday

Hat tip CNBC 
…..Currently, Americans pay $3.4 trillion a year for medical care (and, unfortunately, don’t get impressive…Read more…

May 20, 2019John's Labour blog

Crying girl on the border

Apr 20, 2019By John's Labour blog

The winners of the World Press Photo 2019 contest have been announced, selected from over 78,000 photos taken by 4,738 photographers.Warning: contains images that some may find distressing.The winning image is by John Moore showing Honduran toddler Yan…Read more…

Apr 20, 2019John's Labour blog

Top US trade unionist responds to Trump election

Nov 9, 2016By Stronger Unions

Richard Trumka, President of the TUC’s equivalent in the USA, the AFLCIO, had this to say about the outcome of the 2016 Presidential election: Donald Trump has been elected president. America…Read more…

Nov 9, 2016Stronger Unions

Michelle Obama speech

Jul 26, 2016By John's Labour blog

I am not the greatest fan of Hilary Clinton nor the USA Democratic Party but this speech yesterday by Michelle Obama to the Democratic National Convention is just incredible and well, well worth 15 minutes of your life to watch.  Much to my s…Read more…

Jul 26, 2016John's Labour blog

Report from Labor Notes conference and the Chicago Teachers’ Strike

May 15, 2016By Ian's Unite site

At the start of April I was lucky enough to be part of a small delegation from the UK to the Labor Notes conference in Chicago, which brought together over 2000 activists for an inspiring, stimulating and useful set of plenaries and workshops. The trip…Read more…

May 15, 2016Ian's Unite site

Help Ian Allinson & Nilüfer​ Erdem go to the Labor Notes conference in Chicago

Nov 22, 2015By Ian's Unite site

I’d very much like to go to the Labor Notes conference next year, but the cost would be prohibitive. Me and a young member from the Hotel Workers’ branch in London who also wants to go have set up an appeal to raise money to make it possible.

If you f…Read more…

Nov 22, 2015Ian's Unite site

US fast food workers get a legal boost

Aug 28, 2015By Stronger Unions

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…

Aug 28, 2015Stronger Unions

Clinton campaign undermined on the streets of Tegucigalpa

Jul 12, 2015By RandomPottins

HONDURANS denounce corruption.  

WITH all eyes on Greece, and how far its people can defy the bankers, the IMF, the European Union’s commissioners, and those Germans who insensitively forget…Read more…

Jul 12, 2015RandomPottins

US Senate blow to Pacific trade deal means TTIP is in trouble

May 13, 2015By Touchstone blog

The US Senate decision last night to withhold fast-track ‘Trade Promotion Authority’ for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a blow also to the EU-US Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), and it demonstrates that opposition to TTIP is not a solely European…Read more…

May 13, 2015Touchstone blog

Fast-food workers scent justice in fight with franchises

Dec 30, 2014By Stronger Unions

In a ruling that has given US unions a significant boost, the US National Labor Relations Board has ruled that McDonald’s (and other fast food outlets) are a “joint employer” of workers at its…Read more…

Dec 30, 2014Stronger Unions

Organising strategy – mobilise or organise?

Nov 24, 2014By Ian's Unite site

On 8th November I attended four fascinating meetings at the Historical Materialism conference with people from the USA and Canada discussing the plight of the labour movement and ideas for turning it round.

I found the debates really useful and there …Read more…

Nov 24, 2014Ian's Unite site

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