News
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May 13
Paper Workers Unite at Advanced Training
May 10, 2013
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May 07
Workers Uniting Statement on Bangladesh
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Apr 30
Bangladesh garment worker tragedy is ‘mass industrial slaughter’
By TONY BURKE | Published: APRIL 28, 2013
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Apr 24
A Union is Born in One of Kimberly Clark’s Plants in Colombia
Industriall and UNI Global Union contributed to the creation of a union in one of Kimberly Clark’s plants in Colombia. This union forms part of SINTRAPULCAR, affiliated to UNI.
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Mar 20
USW Women of Steel Conference – Cuba Solidarity Campaign
Why a Global Union?
Workers Uniting brings together Unite, the biggest union in the UK and Ireland, with the United Steelworkers, the largest industrial union in North America. Here are four reasons why this partnership is critical.
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The economy is globalizing. From Brussels to Beijing, decisions about our economy are increasingly made far from home. A global union can provide us a voice in those decisions.
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Politics is globalizing. Right wing politicians are using the same vicious tactics to undermine our livelihoods in the UK as they are in the U.S. and Canada. A global union can help us support progressive politics on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Our employers are globalizing. A couple decades ago, only a few of our employers operated in more than one country. Now, nearly all of them do. A global union can help us stand up to our employers wherever they operate.
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The movement is globalizing. Whether it’s standing up for fair trade or fighting back against bank bailouts, progressive groups are mobilizing and uniting everywhere. A global union can helps us join them in the fight for a better world.