Osborne’s dogmatic return to Thatcher-era employment law
In a return to the 1980s, employment tribunal changes came into effect last week that attack workers’ rights and make it easy for bosses to fire staff at will.
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.
Cash for policies anyone? Beecroft, Wonga, millionaire Tory donors and slasher Osborne
Tony Burke, assistant general secretary of Unite, delves a little deeper into millionaire Tory donor Adrian Beecroft’s lust to strip workers of their rights.
Cameron still doesn’t get the need for an interventionist manufacturing strategy
David Cameron and George Osborne still don’t get the need for a robust and interventionist manufacturing strategy, writes Unite’s Tony Burke.
German superunion to begin negotiating for 6.5 per cent wage increase
Tony Burke examines the future of the IGM, a German superunion, and how they’re weathering the recession
TUC warns EU – don’t undermine our employment rights
Tony Burke writes about the fear of the unions over the EU’s attempts to undermine employment rights
The US has turned a corner in unemployment; can we follow them?
Tony Burke reports on the continuing rise in employment in the USA – and asks if we can follow their path.
New European Industrial Workers Federation looms
Tony Burke reports on the creation of a new pan-European superunion.
USA: The state of the unions
Tony Burke reviews the state of the American union movement as they recover from the great recession.
Obama puts manufacturing top of the agenda – time for Cameron to do the same?
Tony Burke looks at the state of the unions following the State of the Union address, where Obama called for America to reclaim the lead in manufacturing.
German lessons for the British economy
Tony Burke argues that the government has many lessons to learn from Germany, and presents a new report from the TUC which aims to do just that.