American trade unions face a dilemma – how close should they get to Trump?
Unions have long campaigned against NAFTA and other trade deals
Tony Burke
Website 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.
Good riddance to Trump’s anti-worker labour secretary
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So much for helping the working class
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Trade unionists must stand with Brazilian workers against the ‘right wing coup’
The achievements of the Workers Party are under threat