Category Archives: Unite The Union

Support Unite’s Fight Against Molson Coors

Support Unite’s fight against Molson Coors’ destruction of jobs and hard won rights in UK!! ACT NOW! Click here to help Unite to achieve justice in this dispute! Send a message to CEO Peter Swinburn demanding an end to these … Continue reading

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Bangladesh Garment Tragedy: Gap Hold Out On Union Safety Deal

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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Up Close In Venezuela Presidential Race

By Adrian Weir – Assistant Chief of Staff, Unite the Union Although a reasonably frequent visitor to Cuba, this trip, as part of the Acompañamiento Internacional team of election monitors, was my first to the Latin American mainland. Driving into … Continue reading

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Obama and Mexico’s Labour Reform

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

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

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

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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Frontline Jobs, Skills And Investment

Excellent article by CSEU General Secretary Hugh Scullion putting the case for the renewal of Vanguard submarines. Published this week in Tribune (who’s website is currently out of operation). Click here to download the pdf. See also Len McCluskey on jobs and skills … Continue reading

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Mexican Union Leader Vindicated In Court, Launches New Book

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

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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