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Trade Unions

The labour movement should drop any illusions it has about Venezuelan socialism

Rob Marchant
26 February, 2014

Their last-ditch support for a dying regime is not only leaving them tragically on the wrong side of history but, worse, exposing them and our great movement to ridicule.

Unions welcome ban on helicopters flying in severe North Sea weather

Tony Burke
23 February, 2014

Unions with members working on off-shore oil installations have tentatively welcomed measures recommended in a report by the Civil Aviation Authority.

Britain already has the most draconian strike laws in Europe

James Bloodworth
6 February, 2014

Calls are once again being made to tighten Britain’s strike laws. However Britain already has some of the most draconian industrial relations laws in Europe.

EU austerity and dismantling of collective bargaining ‘unlawful’

Tony Burke
30 November, 2013

The European Union’s austerity measures and the dismantling of collective bargaining in a number of countries is unlawful, according to a professor at the University of Bremen.

German companies in US warned against violating employment rights

Tony Burke
24 November, 2013

The new leader of the giant German union IG Metall, Detlef Wetzel, has warned German companies operating in the US against violating employment rights and opposing the right of workers to form unions.

Union member privacy is still under threat from the lobbying bill

Nigel Stanley
7 November, 2013

The only conclusion is that this part has a hidden agenda to do with union affiliation to the Labour Party.

Welsh government bans blacklisting firms from public sector contracts

Ed Jacobs
11 September, 2013

Wales is set to become the first part of the UK to attempt to bring to an end the practice of blacklisting.

Canada’s newest union to dedicate 10% to organising

Tony Burke
12 August, 2013

Canada’s newest union, Unifor the Union, aims to fight Canada’s anti-trade union legislation.

Labour and the unions: Now the ball is in the Tories’ court

James Bloodworth
9 July, 2013

In the wake of today’s speech Ed Miliband will face the biggest test of his leadership thus far – and it is a test of his own making.

Unite the Union

Unite bus tour brings love for the NHS and a defiant message to government ministers

John Millington
8 July, 2013

The Unite Union’s two week bus tour ended defiantly in Manchester on Friday with a party in the park to mark the 65th birthday of the NHS.

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