Category Archives: The Digital Economy and Unions

Speech to Unite Manufacturing Delegates, Unite Sector Conferences, November 15th, 2017.

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Tony Burke

Speech to Unite Manufacturing Sector Conference – 15th November 2017 The Challenge of Brexit Conference we meet at a time when manufacturing is being damaged by the Brexit chaos created by a Government who have no idea of how to … Continue reading →

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German Union Submits 6% Pay Claim And Demands Shorter Hours

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Tony Burke

Germany’s largest trade union, IG Metall which represents engineering, automotive, electrical, aerospace, steel and manufacturing workers is preparing to submit a 6% pay claim to German engineering employers  – coupled with a claim for shorter working hours. IG Metall negotiates … Continue reading →

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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 – Len McCluskey

Posted on April 15, 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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Excellent article from the Wall Street Journal: The End Of Employees

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Tony Burke

Never before have big employers tried so hard to hand over chunks of their business to contractors. From Google to Wal-Mart, the strategy prunes costs for firms and job security for millions of workers By LAUREN WEBER The Wall Street … Continue reading →

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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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Wal-Mart Trying To Stop Workers From Using Oransing App

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Tony Burke

The anti union US retailer Wal-Mart is trying to stop its workers downloading a smartphone app designed by OUR Wal-mart, an organisation that is campaigning for higher pay and better working conditions for non unionised workers. It marks another development … Continue reading →

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Automation And The Workforce

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Tony Burke

Click here to download ‘Automation and the Workforce’ This is a short paper setting out future developments in Robotics/Cobotics and their application in UK industry and services. Interesting facts: Germany has 176,000 industrial robots compared to the UK with just … Continue reading →

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Len McCluskey: Labour’s fresh thinking on investment will lead to a stronger economy

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Tony Burke

Labour must put the brakes on the `Sports Direct economy’ caused by a discredited political dogma which has down-graded industrial strategy, rejected the investment that is vital to growth and has assisted the inequality now raging through the UK, the … Continue reading →

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