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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.
Sunak

Unite poll reveals voters’ verdict on Sunak’s mini-budget

Tony Burke
15 July, 2020

Brits believe the Chancellor’s interventions should have been more targeted – and there is real anger over some policy decisions.

Boris Johnson’s plans for a US trade deal have hit the buffers

Tony Burke
19 June, 2020

Dominic Cummings said deals to replace our relationship with the EU would be a ‘walk in the park’.

Britain’s other trade deals may rely on getting a good trade deal with the EU

Tony Burke
9 June, 2020

Trade unions say the UK’s access to EU markets was a ‘major driver’ of Japanese investment

Unions are putting ‘work-life balance’ back on the agenda

Tony Burke
2 June, 2020

A big dispute fund has been built up.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak

Unions welcome chancellor’s furlough announcement – but now ministers must plan for recovery

Tony Burke
1 June, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s plan for employers to start paying towards the cost of the coronavirus job retention scheme has been welcomed by unions, writes Tony Burke.

Two unite the union flags

Union membership rose before coronavirus and is soaring now

Tony Burke
28 May, 2020

Union membership increased by 91,000 last year.

Two unite the union flags

Tony Burke: Unions are back and we’re helping Britain

Tony Burke
26 May, 2020

Trade unions have played a key part in tackling the crisis.

On the brink of a global crash, it’s time for the UK to show some leadership

Tony Burke
4 May, 2020

A new report has highlighted that informal economy workers across the wold face having their livelihoods destroyed

UK unions part of battle to stop coronavirus ending in Eurozone austerity

Tony Burke
9 April, 2020

The UK is part of the European Trade Union Congress.

Coronavirus crisis: How trade unions in the UK and across Europe are winning for workers

Tony Burke
1 April, 2020

European unions are demanding that companies pull their weight – and governments are being forced to listen.

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