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US : NLRB Prevented From Protecting Workers’ Rights
By Richard Trumka and Michael Carrigan Most people in Illinois don’t even know that the National Labor Relations Board is. Well, why should they? Here’s why. For decades, American labour law helped working people come together to have a voice … Continue reading
Posted in International Trade Unions, Media, Politics, Trade Unions, Trades Union Congress, Workers Uniting
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Support Unite’s Fight Against Molson Coors
Support Unite’s fight against Molson Coors’ destruction of jobs and hard won rights in UK!! ACT NOW! Click here to help Unite to achieve justice in this dispute! Send a message to CEO Peter Swinburn demanding an end to these … Continue reading
Robert Reich At The TUC Next Week
Next Tuesday (May 21st) Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and former Secretary of Labour in the Clinton administration, will be speaking at the TUC, and holding an interview with Channel 4’s Economics … Continue reading
Republic Steel Massacre Commemoration
Tomorrow in Chicago there is a rally to commemorate the Republic Steel Memorial Day Massacre of 1937 when ten striking members of the Steel Workers Organising Committee (SWOC) were murdered by the Chicago Police Department, because they were on strike for the … Continue reading
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Bangladesh Garment Tragedy: Gap Hold Out On Union Safety Deal
Four hours to deadline and US retailer Gap Inc’s are still refusing to sign the agreement designed to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh’s garment factories. They are rightly being condemned by politicians, unions and charities. Those who have signed up … Continue reading
German Metalworkers Strike 5.6% Pay Deal
Germany’s giant IG Metall union has agreed to a staged wage deal in Bavaria which will see wages in the metalworking and electrical engineering industries rise 5.6% over the next 20 months. The agreement in the southern German state was secured … Continue reading
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Up Close In Venezuela Presidential Race
By Adrian Weir – Assistant Chief of Staff, Unite the Union Although a reasonably frequent visitor to Cuba, this trip, as part of the Acompañamiento Internacional team of election monitors, was my first to the Latin American mainland. Driving into … Continue reading