Category Archives: Employment Rights

Protest At Your Own Peril

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Tony Burke

Book Review: Matt Foot & Morag Livingstone – Charged: how the police try to suppress protest By Adrian Weir The odious current Home Secretary, Priti Patel, is widely despised and derided for her attempts to order the pushing back to … Continue reading →

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Support Adrian Weir For Labour NPF In London

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Tony Burke
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The Metaverse is workplace and a labour issue

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Tony Burke

By VALERIO DE STEFANO, ANTONIO ALOISI and NICOLA COUNTOURIS First published at https://socialeurope.eu on 1st February 2022 The Metaverse has been talked about only in terms of gee-whiz technologies – but it raises very serious labour concerns. In mid-January, the … Continue reading →

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Interview: TUC’s Frances O’Grady On Omicron, Furlough, Wages, Pay & Internationalism

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Tony Burke

This is a long read – but we are am sure that for many readers the issues under discussion are of sufficient interest to warrant the length. When I spoke this week to Frances O’Grady, the leader of the Trades … Continue reading →

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The OECD At The Crossroads

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Tony Burke
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McCluskey To Government: Publish Impact Of Bad Bosses Threat To UK Workers

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Tony Burke

Len McCluskey of Unite, is demanding that the government discloses the full impact of any roll-back of workers’ rights on the country’s millions of women, vulnerable and minority workers. Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey has written to Kwasi Kwarteng, the minister … Continue reading →

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AFL-CIO: Workers Five Priorities For 2021

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Tony Burke
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WAPPING – ‘THE WORKERS STORY’

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Tony Burke

At last the  film is now available online and on DVD! Chris Reeves of Platform Films has produced a marvellous film which has taken several years to complete as Chris is heavily engaged in making and producing films on many … Continue reading →

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ETUC On EU-UK Brexit Agreement

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Tony Burke

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) believes there is no Brexit that will benefit working people. In the circumstances, we welcome the European Union’s efforts to stop no-deal, guarantee the Good Friday Agreement and avoid a hard border in Ireland. However, … Continue reading →

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TUC on EU-UK Brexit Deal: “Its better than nothing, but not by much”.

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Tony Burke

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said: “This deal is better than nothing, but not by much. It won’t protect jobs and puts hard-won workers’ rights on the line. As we come out of the pandemic, we’re facing a crunch point for jobs and … Continue reading →

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