Category Archives: Politics

Labour Will Be On The Side Of Workers – Laura Pidcock MP

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Tony Burke

By Laura Pidcock Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights “So many people’s working lives are dominated by low pay, insecurity and powerlessness. It is a sign of this broken system that many people – and not just the lowest … Continue reading →

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For A Europe With A Future – by Wolfgang Lemb

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Tony Burke

Excellent book edited by my comrade Wolfgang Lemb of the IG Metall trade union in Germany. Available on some book sellers sites. “One thing is increasingly obvious since the European Elections of May 2019: The centrifugal forces within the EU … Continue reading →

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Thirteen unions urge UK government to condemn Turkey’s invasion of Syria – and act to avert ethnic cleansing and potential genocide

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Tony Burke

Trade unions representing millions of UK workers and their communities have demanded that prime minister Boris Johnson deploy the UK’s influence to prevent a humanitarian disaster as a result of the Turkish invasion of north and east Syria. Thirteen trade … Continue reading →

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UK auto makers prepare to shut down again fearing No Deal Brexit disruption

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Tony Burke

By Professor David Bailey, Professor of Business Economics at Birmingham Business School at University of Birmingham, Visiting Professor at Centre for Brexit Studies and Senior Fellow at UK in a Changing Europe. Republished with permission from Centre For Brexit Studies … Continue reading →

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IndustriALL Europe makes the case for collective bargaining in new campaign

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Tony Burke

The giant European trade union federation IndustriAll Europe, which covers 7m manufacturing, mining and energy workers has launched a campaign which aims to demonstrate the positive impact of collective bargaining in delivering a better life for working people. The campaign … Continue reading →

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UK Unions Warn: ‘This Is A No Deal Coup’

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Tony Burke

”The claim that the government is considering proroguing parliament in September in order to stop MPs debating Brexit is entirely false.’’ Government statement to the Observer newspaper.’ British trade unions reacted furiously and condemned the Johnson government’s actions in suspending parliament yesterday … Continue reading →

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Long Read: Defeating Boris Johnson Means Not Underestimating Him

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Tony Burke

By Simon Fletcher and republished with permission Simon Fletcher is a left wing political strategist and campaigner who has held senior positions working for socialist politicians including the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone and organising Jeremy Corbyn’s successful leadership election. He has fought against Boris … Continue reading →

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Victory At ExxonMobil In Aussie After Two Year Picket

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Tony Burke

Oil and gas workers in Longford, Victoria, Australia, have dismantled their picket line after a mammouth 742 days, following an agreement ending a long-running dispute with ExxonMobil and its maintenance subcontractor, UGL. The victory against the world’s sixth biggest company, ExxonMobil, by … Continue reading →

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This Is What Democracy Looks Like Event

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Tony Burke

The Electoral Reform Society and Politics for the Many are launching a major conference on the 31st August in Manchester to inspire the next generation of trade union campaigners for a fuller democracy in the UK, 200 years on from the Peterloo … Continue reading →

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Labour – Palestine

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Tony Burke

Please click here to read a model on Palestine for consideration for CLPs to submit to Labour Party Conference this year. The focus of the motion is on how Labour should respond not only to the proposals in Trump’s ‘Deal of the … Continue reading →

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