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.
Unions welcome chancellor’s furlough announcement – but now ministers must plan for recovery
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.
Union membership rose before coronavirus and is soaring now
Union membership increased by 91,000 last year.
Tony Burke: Unions are back and we’re helping Britain
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
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
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
European unions are demanding that companies pull their weight - and governments are being forced to listen.