Category Archives: Solidarity

Len McCluskey: Why I Am Standing For General Secretary

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Tony Burke

Trade unionism matters more than ever. With the economy still in a slump, the Tories in power and the shadow of Brexit hanging over millions of jobs, unions are the only line of defence for working families. So the future … Continue reading →

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Great News For Construction Workers As UCATT Vote To Join Unite

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Tony Burke

Construction workers in the UK will now have one powerful union voice on their side fighting for them from 1 January 2017, as members of the construction union Ucatt voted by 85.5 per cent to merge with Britain’s largest union, … Continue reading →

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Trade union members should vote to stay in the EU

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Tony Burke

Letter in The Guardian June 6th As general secretaries who represent a large part of Britain’s trade union movement, we are writing to make our position clear and urge our collective membership, which reaches over 6 million people, to vote … Continue reading →

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Obituary: Ken Cameron

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Tony Burke

By Peta Steel Ken Cameron, the stalwart socialist General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union who has just died at the age of 75 was one of the most charismatic and effective figures in the trade union movement as it … Continue reading →

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Len McCluskey On Why Unite Supports EU Remain

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Tony Burke
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Labour Needs To Get To Grips With The Digital Economy

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Tony Burke

As the digital revolution gathers at a rapidly increasing pace so is the growth of new forms of employment. One of these is ‘gig workers’ – for ‘one size fits all’ buzzword for anything from service workers to technology professionals – … Continue reading →

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Smurfit Kappa Accused Of Union Busting In Poland

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Tony Burke

The giant multinational packaging corporation Smurfit Kappa is being accused of ‘blatant union busting’ by the global union confederation Union Network International (to which Unite in the UK and Ireland is affiliated) who are calling on its 20 million membership … Continue reading →

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Spain: Support the Airbus 8

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Tony Burke

Eight trade unionists who work for aerospace company Airbus are facing jail sentences in Spain for standing up for the right to strike and picket. They were in the UK this week explaining their case and the Spanish ‘Gagging Laws’ … Continue reading →

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CTUF – IER Spring Rally – February 11th

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Tony Burke
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Greece: #ThisIsACoup – Watch the documentary here.

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Tony Burke

Director Theopi Skarlatos and producer Paul Mason present #ThisIsACoup, a four-part documentary series telling the story of how the European Union destroyed the first radical left government in modern history. #ThisIsACoup – Episode One: “Angela, Suck Our Balls” With the … Continue reading →

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