Category Archives: Politics

Unite warns voters ‘Tories are no friends of the North’

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Tony Burke

The Conservative Party is ‘no friend of the North’ but instead the party of the ‘leafy shires and the lucky few’, Unite the country’s largest union is warning. Billboards carrying that message will appear across the North of England today … Continue reading →

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Only Labour Backs UK Manufacturing.

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Tony Burke
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What Is Really Happenning In Venezuela – Watch Here.

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Tony Burke
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Brexit, UK Automotive and Implications For Industrial Policy

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Tony Burke
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United Steelworkers Convention 2017 – Tony Burke

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Tony Burke
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United Steelworkers Convention 2017 – Power Of Unity

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Tony Burke
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‘No holds barred’ fact-check from McCluskey team as Unite polls open

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Tony Burke

As ballot papers begin to fall through letterboxes for the Unite General Secretary election, members deserve to have reliable information, not ‘alternative facts’, to hand while making their choice. Vibrant election campaigns are part of the lifeblood of a healthy … Continue reading →

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The Battle Of Grangemouth by Mark Lyon

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Tony Burke

‘The Battle Of Grangemouth – A Workers Story’ by Mark Lyon This book tells the story of the industrial dispute at Grangemouth in 2013, when the owner threatened to close a large part of the complex unless the workforce accepted … Continue reading →

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Len McCluskey: Speech to Unite EWC Reps

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Tony Burke

Febuary 10th, Esher, UK Colleagues, I’m delighted to be here. I hear you’ve had positive and instructive debate over these two days and that’s something that will feed into our union’s work on Brexit moving forward. And let me thank … Continue reading →

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Len McCluskey Speech On Brexit & Manufacturing

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Tony Burke

Liverpool, 2nd February 2017  Let me start by welcoming you all here today – What a fantastic turn out. We have over 200 people here today, shop stewards from across our manufacturing sector, including aerospace, automotives, chemicals, engineering…… I want … Continue reading →

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