Category Archives: Media

No Deal Brexit Papers Exercise In Pantomime and Menace

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Tony Burke

By Ben Norman, Research Officer at Unite the Union And so, perhaps inevitably, it’s come to this. After almost two years of Brexit talks between the EU and Britain’s best interlocutors (plus David Davis) last week we were presented with … 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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Unions Welcome Tata – Thyssenkrupp Agreement

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Tony Burke

The trade unions within Tata Steel UK (Unite, Community and GMB) have welcomed the announcement that Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp will form a joint venture. The three unions recognise the industrial logic of this partnership and consider it the best … 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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VSC Statement On Venezuela’s Presidential Elections

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Tony Burke

Venezuela’s Presidential elections on Sunday May 20th saw Nicolas Maduro re-elected. With 92.6 percent of the votes counted, Maduro had 5.8 million votes (nearly 68%), with his closest rival, former governor Henri Falcón getting 1.8 million votes.  Two other candidates … 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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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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Unite Women’s Letter Takes Observer To Task Over Sexist Cohen Article

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Tony Burke

Last weekend, the Observer’s dreary Nick Cohen varied his usual anti-Corbyn bile by launching a misogynist attack against the Unite union’s Jennie Formby, who is one of two women on the final shortlist for the position of Labour Party General … Continue reading →

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Nick Cohen’s Attack On Unions and Unite in The Observer

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Tony Burke

Nick Cohen’s astonishing and unprecedented attack in The Observer today on trade unions and in particular Unite cannot go unanswered. His assertion that Unite is at the root of the ‘intrigue’ which is creating the trade union movement’s troubles and … Continue reading →

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IG Metall secures far reaching pay and conditions deal in Germany

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Tony Burke

“Workers’ priorities have shifted. Instead of higher wages, work-life balance is now in focus” On 5th February the giant German metal and engineering workers union IG Metall reached a ‘ground-breaking’ national sectoral pay and conditions agreement with engineering employers in … Continue reading →

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