Tony Burke
Tony Burke is President of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions; a former assistant general secretary of Unite; Trade Union co-ordinator for the Morning Star newspaper and chair of the Campaign For Trade Union Freedom. He is a contributing editor of Left Foot Forward blogging on trade, international issues and workers’ and union rights. As well as LFF, he contributes to the Morning Star, Campaign For Trade Union Freedom website, and his own Power In A Union site.
German unions are showing how to win a 28-hour week
What can we learn from Europe's largest union, which is pushing for members to work less for the same pay?
Look to the US: How workers’ rights are being attacked under Trump
December saw the first ‘full on’ blitz on US workers rights by Donald Trump - posing worrying questions about any UK/US trade deal.
Here are the real reasons we have a productivity crisis in the UK
Our workforce is undereducated, exploited and demoralised – it's no wonder productivity is dropping.
The Tories love to make promises on workers’ rights, but Brexit reveals their true colours
At a conference in Gothenburg last week, EU leaders urged Theresa May to commit to an agreement enhancing workers rights.
Why Brexit uncertainty will wreak havoc on our manufacturing sector
Both business and unions are uniting on one thing: talk of a no-deal Brexit is detrimental to jobs and investment.
German unions are pushing for a 28 hour working week. We need to too
They're preparing for automation, which is likely to eliminate millions of manufacturing jobs in the future.