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• in Politics
  Marching for an Alternative in London
  The real 'Big Society' came out to make a stand against the government's proposed cuts in London on March 26th.
  by martinrusso / on Apr 2, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “trade unions”

 

• Postal union seeks unholy alliance of left and right to block Royal Mail sale

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  CWU seeks help of rural Tory MPs, Countryside Alliance and even Ukip as the prospect of privatisation looms More than 100 postboxes were painted gold to celebrate Britains medal haul at the 2012 Olympics, but those vivid symbols and thousands of others may not be British for much longer. Three decades after Margaret ...
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• PM aide: exploit cheap labour

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  Lord Young says low-wage conditions are a bonus for business, drawing a furious response from the TUC The prime ministers adviser on enterprise has told the cabinet that the economic downturn is an excellent time for new businesses to boost profits and grow because labour is cheap, the Observer can reveal. Lord ...
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• Don’t blame consumers for the Bangladeshi factory disaster – blame multi-nationals

  
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  Ever since the disaster at the Rana Plaza textile factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, some commentators have been trying to guilt-trip cash-strapped western consumers for the terrible conditions of workers in Bangladesh’s Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector, where wages are as low as £27 a month. We’ve been told that our ...
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• Where to from here for the anti-Fair Work Act campaign?

  
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  Reblogged from We are all dead.: The campaign by The Australian newspaper against the Fair Work Act has had a few phases. Id like to go through a few of their key claims and evaluate them against recent data. Read more… 1,066 more words The day after the Coalition released its ...
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• Ending rights, supporting rights - What’s best for the future of immigration policy?

  
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  The coalition government wants less rights and less migration. Employers hint at less rights but want more migration. And others, including the European Commission, say rights are just what is needed to encourage people to migrate in security. Confused? You need not be.... Just one day after ...
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• All that Glitters is not Gold

  
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  9 May 2013 All that Glitters is not Gold By an employee of the Tsogo Sun (Garden Court-Marine Parade) Our sweat and all our hope that Labour Brokers will one day be banned from this democracy has vanished. We have all supported COSATU and millions of South Africans who have made this call to put an end to the ...
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• Cry the Beloved Country: South Africa Youth Unemployment ‘Threatens Social Meltdown’!

  
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  BRICS newest member now has 5m+ youth unemployed despite commodities boom, 2% growth in Q4 12; trickle-down economics would be welcome— Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) May 09, 2013 Legendarily unequal society has seen wealth of political classes + well-connected escalate out of sight 1990- tinyurl.com/cgdnaps #RSA ...
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• TUC warns of lost decade as IMF arrives to scrutinise UK economy

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  Officials to investigate economic outlook as unions argue austerity policies are causing UK to lag behind in global recovery International Monetary Fund officials arrive in London today for their annual health check of Britains economy as the government faces a fresh warning its austerity drive is causing a "lost ...
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• TUC warns of lost decade as IMF arrives to scrutinise UK economy

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  Officials to investigate economic outlook as unions argue austerity policies are causing UK to lag behind in global recovery International Monetary Fund officials arrive in London today for their annual health check of Britains economy as the government faces a fresh warning its austerity drive is causing a "lost ...
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• The Catholic Church on trade unions

  
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  Interesting film from the 1980s, showing active support for organised labour by the Catholic Church The post The Catholic Church on trade unions appeared on Socialist Unity .
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• Trade Union elections and democracy

  
  Green (Living) Review — Authority: 149
  by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Over the last couple of decades a rather undemocratic process has entered the British Trade Union Movement and that is that in elections candidates are on the ballot papers that cannot be voted for (or against). Those are the so-called “reserved seats” in elections to regional ...
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• Nearly 500 Celebrate May Day in Pittsburgh with a Colorful and Festive March and Rallies

  
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  By Carl Davidson Beaver County Blue Nearly 500 workers and community actvists marched through the streets of Pittsburgh’s South Side May I celebrating the international workers holiday. The main theme of the event was linking a defense of worker’s rights with immigrant rights, and backing the passage of a just and ...
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• Revival of May Day Rallies Reflect Urgency of Pending Immigration Reform, Workers’ Right to Organize

  
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  By Peter Drier Beaver County Blue via HuffPost May 1, 2013 – Unlike the rest of the world’s democracies, the United States doesn’t use the metric system, doesn’t require employers to provide workers with paid vacations, hasn’t abolished the death penalty, and doesn’t celebrate May Day as an official ...
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• Open Letter to Calvert 22 from Precarious Workers Brigade

  
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  precariousworkersbrigade.tumblr.com Open Letter to Calvert 22 from Precarious Workers Brigade Dear Calvert 22 , We notice that you have recently advertised an unpaid gallery volunteer placement for your forthcoming exhibition “…how is it towards the east?” Whilst we acknowledge that you are aiming to ...
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• The Origins of May Day and Why it’s Relevant Today

  
  Irish Left Review — Authority: 488
  Originally posted on Irish Student Left Online on the 24th of April . Eoin Griffin writes about the history of May Day and how we can use this focal point to reassess our own goals. On Wednesday, May 1st from 6:45PM at Parnell Square well be taking the energy that was part of last Mondays public meeting organised by ...
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• Valentin Urusov Wins Arthur Svensson Prize for Trade Union Rights

  
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  The Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights 2013 is awarded to the Russian Valentin Urusov   Falsely imprisoned for leading a strike in Russia The Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights for 2013 is awarded to Russian trade union leader Valentin Urusov . He was ...
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• Join the May Day Rally and March in Pittsburgh

  
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  AFL-CIO CELEBRATES MAY DAY Pittsburgh, PA May 1, 2013 05:00PM to 07:00PM Hosted by Fightback Pittsburgh, United Steelworkers and others. Event Description Working families in Pittsburgh will hold a May Day rally and march to support a common sense immigration process. The rally will start at Pittsburgh Federation of ...
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• Workers Memorial Day in Swindon

  
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  Swindon trade unionists commemorated Workers’ Memorial Day on Sunday 28th April, in remembrance of those people who have been killed at work, or as a result of injuries sustained at work.  Organiser Nadine Watts, secretary of Swindon Trade Union Council explained: “We met at 12pm at Mesothelioma Memorial ...
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• Kazakhstan: Hands Off Roza Tuletaeva! (solidarity appeal)

  
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  campaignkazakhstan.org Roza Tuletaeva starts hunger strike as prison regime refuses medical aid April 24, 2013  On 22 nd  April, Roza Tuletaeva , one of the activists from the Zhanaozen oil workers’ strike, started a hunger strike. She has taken this extreme step because she has been refused ...
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• Stronger unions are at the heart of improving global labour standards

  
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  Yesterday the AFL-CIO, our sister union confederation in the USA, released the report   ‘Responsibility Outsourced’  which immediately made a splash online as it holds no punches criticising a number of American CSR initiatives. It argues, they are too reluctant to advocate for workers rights, failing to ...
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