Category Archives: Trades Union Congress

US : NLRB Prevented From Protecting Workers’ Rights

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Tony Burke

By Richard Trumka and Michael Carrigan Most people in Illinois don’t even know that the National Labor Relations Board is. Well, why should they? Here’s why. For decades, American labour law helped working people come together to have a voice … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich At The TUC Next Week

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Tony Burke

Next Tuesday (May 21st) Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and former Secretary of Labour in the Clinton administration, will be speaking at the TUC, and holding an interview with Channel 4’s Economics … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh Garment Tragedy: Gap Hold Out On Union Safety Deal

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Tony Burke

Four hours to deadline and US retailer Gap Inc’s are still refusing to sign the agreement designed to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh’s garment factories. They are rightly being condemned by politicians, unions and charities. Those who have signed up … Continue reading →

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Obama and Mexico’s Labour Reform

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Tony Burke

by Richard Trumka, Bob King, Leo Gerard and Larry Cohen As President Barack Obama holds meetings in Mexico this week with President Enrique Peña Nieto economic growth, immigration and security policies top the agenda. Yet one unmentioned theme – Mexico’s … Continue reading →

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15th May deadline for Bangladesh garment factory plan

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Tony Burke

IndustriALL, the global manufacturing union federation and international clothing brands have agreed a deadline of 15th May deadline to finalise an agreement on fire and building safety that will make the garment industry of Bangladesh sustainable. Funds will be made … Continue reading →

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Union Is Born In Kimberley Clark Plant In Columbia

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Tony Burke

The global union federations, IndustriALL and UNI Global Union has contributed to the creation of a union in one of paper and packaging giant Kimberly Clark’s plants in Colombia. This union forms part of SINTRAPULCAR, affiliated to UNI. The union … Continue reading →

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Rana Plaza Tradegy : Make Garment Factories In Bangladesh Safe

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Tony Burke

In the past year hundreds of workers in the textile and garment industry in Bangladesh have been killed, working in unsafe conditions in factories which supply western countries and High Street stores with branded clothing. The collapse of a building … Continue reading →

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Mexican Union Leader Vindicated In Court, Launches New Book

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Tony Burke

By Ben Davis, USW International Affairs Director Fresh from a series of resounding legal victories, Mexican mine workers leader Napoleón Gómez has written a book that exposes the Mexican government’s seven-year campaign to destroy democratic unions and drive down workers’ … Continue reading →

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Rio Tinto : Global Solidarity Wins Stunning Victory For Workers

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Tony Burke

In 2012 the global mining and metals corporation Rio Tinto locked out 750 of its employees in Alma, Quebec – members of the United Steelworkers and Workers Uniting, the global union created by the United Steelworkers and Unite. This video … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing’s ‘Winter Of Discontent’ Continues

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Tony Burke

Claims by the coalition government that the UK’s beleaguered manufacturing sector is beginning to show signs of recovery were dealt another blow this week by the reliable Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which showed that manufacturing contracted in the first quarter of … Continue reading →

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