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.
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.