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.
Beecroft by the backdoor
Tony Burke looks at the flaws in the Beecroft report and how it is sneaking in damage to workers' rights under the radar.
GDP growth masks fall in wages and impact on union rights
Tentative GDP figures draws our attention to the fall in wages and its impact upon union rights, writes Tony Burke.
Unions tell IMF and World Bank to halt destructive austerity policies
Last weeks IMF/World Bank meetings in Tokyo highlighted the fact the austerity measures being forced upon countries are not working, writes Tony Burke.
Calderón’s parting shot at Mexico’s workers cements his regressive legacy
Outgoing neoliberal President Felipe Calderón's trade union reforms have severely damaged the rights of workers in Mexico.
Osborne’s borrowing target goes off beam
Tony Burke examines the recent borrowing figures and the government's failure to deliver its promise to control borrowing.
Time for our leaders to face up to the facts: Austerity is killing jobs and the recovery
It’s time our leaders faced up to the facts: austerity is killing jobs and no amount of discussion on reforming employment policy will disguise that basic fact.