Category Archives: Employment Rights

Mexico’s President-Elect Prepares Labor Overhaul to Empower Workers

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Tony Burke

No more secret agreements between union bosses and employers, future labour minister says By Juan Montes, The Wall Street Journal, September 11th Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador is preparing legislation to overhaul the country’s collective-bargaining system to improve wages … Continue reading →

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Japanese & UK union leaders call for Brexit to deliver for workers in the UK and Japan

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Tony Burke

27 July 2018 The TUC and RENGO (the Japanese Trade Union Confederation) have issued a joint statement highlighting the threat that a bad Brexit deal poses to workers, trade and investment. In the shadow of the G7 Summit expressing concern … Continue reading →

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AFL-CIO and ETUC Support Fair Trade Practices

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Tony Burke

AFL-CIO and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) issued a joint statement today on trade and multilateralism on June 15, 2018: The working people of the United States and Europe have been harmed by unfair trade practices, including China’s deliberate … Continue reading →

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Speech at Labour Party State of the Economy Conference, May 19th

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Tony Burke

Tony Burke – ‘Brexit and the post Brexit economy and Labour’s Industrial Strategy’ Intro – Brexit Thank you for the invite to speak today. I would like to start by saying something very briefly about ‘Brexit’. The main objectives for … Continue reading →

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Speech at the launch of ‘A Trade Governance Model That Works For Everyone’ – London May 10th

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Tony Burke

Good evening and thanks for the inviation to speak this evening. Unite and the TUC has worked with all of the bodies who took part in the work of publishing the document A Trade Governance Model Thats Works For Everyone … Continue reading →

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Pay the Rate: how the EU is closing the loopholes used to exploit migrant workers – but is it too late for us?

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Tony Burke

By Jude Kirton-Darling Labour MEP – North East England Concerns about free movement and EU migration were amongst the top reasons why many voted to leave in June 2016. Periodically, a dispute has erupted whether wildcat strikes at the Lindsey … Continue reading →

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Tech companies should stop pretending AI won’t destroy jobs

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Tony Burke

The following blog is from MIT Technology Review and puts an alternative view on the current trend by some politicians and techies who argue that automation will  create more and new jobs. Of course there will be ‘new’ jobs – … Continue reading →

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Unite Launches Groundbreaking ‘Pay Claim Generator’ To Boost Collective Bargaining

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Tony Burke

Unite, launched a new groundbreakin digital tool to help members to secure better pay deals and help with Collective Bargaining. Unite has dveloped a ‘Pay Claim Generator’ which will help in the fight for increased pay and a fair share … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Trade Deals: Welcome To Cloud Cuckoo Land

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Tony Burke

Last weeks latest ‘flight of fancy’ by International Trade Secretary Liam Fox and his Brexit team (cheered on by the pro-Brexit media) that the UK has held informal talks on joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement, if the UK leaves … Continue reading →

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A Union Voice From Europe

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Tony Burke

By Martin Mayer, UK TUC delegate to EU Economic and Social Committee December 2017  “BREXIT means BREXIT?” Reality check on current status of the BREXIT negotiations On Friday 8th December, Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker finally signed the piece of … Continue reading →

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