Trade union rights worldwide – it’s a grim picture

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 [...]

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links for 2009-08-01

Save Thomas Cook jobs in Ireland Petition
TSSA backed campaign (and shop occupation) to save jobs in Thomas Cook, Dublin.
(tags: unions TSSA Thomas Cook organising)

TUC on Vestas
TUC calls for Vestas to halt its closure plan
(tags: unions vestas TUC)

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links for 2009-07-28

Time to deliver a new deal for agency workers!
The TUC is calling for the Government to introduce a fair deal for agency workers when implementing the Temporary Agency Worker Directive in the UK. Agency workers must have the right to equal treatment on pay, including basic pay, bonuses, and redundancy pay, and to equal treatment [...]

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links for 2009-07-27

20,000 take to the street to protest Johnnie Walker plant closure
Fantastic turn-out – lets hope the company listen to sense!
(tags: scotland whiskey johnny walkers unions)

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links for 2009-07-09

Tolpuddle line up for Saturday, 18 July
Join us for the 'Active Unions, Active Communities' meeting!
(tags: CWU unions)

Just another cog in the machine
Too long for the TUC 60 second ads contest, but fantastic all the same!
(tags: youtube unions employers)

Blacklisting update
Comprehensive update on the Blacklisting consultation from 'Taking Out the Trash'
(tags: blacklisting , unions)

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links for 2009-07-07

Dossier on run-down vicarages to be compiled
(tags: unite unions faith groups)

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links for 2009-05-28

Art gets Active!
(tags: art culture organising unions PCS)

Stewart Acuff: 4AM: 24-Hour Vigil in Little Rock
(tags: unions organising US AFL-CIO)

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links for 2009-05-27

'Union Revitalisation in Advanced Economies: Assessing the Contribution of Union Organising'
On June 2 the TUC and Palgrave Macmillan will be hosting a small event to help launch 'Union Revitalisation in Advanced Economies: Assessing the Contribution of Union Organising', a new book edited by Gregor Gall.
(tags: organising unions)

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links for 2009-05-15

Our friends in the North!
Northern TUC Annual conference release
(tags: Northern TUC, unions, reps)

Construction blacklisting whistleblower speak to The Guardian
Alan Wainwright '…is animated about who are the ultimate culprits – the directors of the construction companies. "Ian Kerr is not the primary cause of this. The companies set him up in business, funded his existence from [...]

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links for 2009-05-13

Reading, Writing, and Union-Building " Talking Union
Great article by Steve Early – if nothing else you should try and read the books he namechecks through the piece! Hat tip to Eric at Labour Start.
(tags: books, unions, US)

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