There’s a horrific but compelling ITUC video, premiered at the world congress in Vancouver last week, which draws attention to the appalling violations of human and trade union rights around the world. The annual survey of trade union rights which was launched earlier this month contains all the details, and some fantastic video and web [...]
The trailer has been launched for the new British film ‘Made in Dagenham’ based on the true story of a group of female machinists in a Dagenham car plant who protested for equal pay in 1968.
Their campaign, which made headlines prior to the introduction of the Equal Pay Act in 1970, included organising a three-week strike [...]
The Australian trade union movement is currently campaigning for a new tax on mining companies who are currently making huge profits, but pay a smaller proportion of their profits in tax than most other companies. In a way, it’s similar to our campaign for a Robin Hood Tax on the finance sector, rebalancing taxation so [...]
Here’s a video of some hardy Robin Hood Tax campaign merry men and women braving the 4am chill and nocturnal traffic wardens to beam a message ten metres high onto the side of Bank of England.
If you haven’t yet added your voice to the campaign, go do so now at the Robin Hood Tax website, [...]
The Robin Hood Tax campaign launches today, supported by the TUC and dozens of other charities, faith groups and community organisations. The campaign is calling on the leaders of the UK’s political parties to support a global tax on the banks to help repair the human damage caused by the global economic crisis, protect public [...]
TUC General Secretary, Brendan Barber, speaking on what trade unions want from a Copenhagen deal, and how the transition to a low carbon economy would benefit British workers. From the Government’s ACT ON COPENHAGEN website.
The ITUC and Sustainlabour just released this short video showing commitment of unions around the world to fight against climate change in the run up to the Copenhagen climate change conference.
Sustainlabor is an independent train union foundation that aims to bring trade unions into the climate change challenge. They have produced this jointly with the [...]
We’ve produced a flyer to advertise our new TUC 60 Second Advert Contest – a challenge to anyone to make a YouTube video about the positive role of trades unions. You can download it in pdf form here.
If you know anyone who likes online video, why not download a copy and send it on to [...]
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