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Paper Workers Unite at Advanced Training

May 10, 2013

Workers Uniting Statement on Bangladesh

Bangladesh garment worker tragedy is ‘mass industrial slaughter’

By TONY BURKE | Published: APRIL 28, 2013

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.

USW Women of Steel Conference – Cuba Solidarity Campaign

Report on the USW Women of Steel Conference, Pittsburgh March 2013

by Karen Cole South West Regional Women's & Equalities Organiser

Labour’s Responses to Globalisation – Alternative Forms Of Organisation

Why Unite and the USW created Workers Uniting - the Global Union by Tony Burke, Unite Assistant General Secretary

Indonesian Paper Workers Thank Workers Uniting

Workers Uniting and TUC protest at anti-union attacks in Mexico

by Ben Davis Director of International Affairs, United Steelworkers of America and Canada

Tell PKC to reinstate workers in Mexico

Mexico Days of Action 18-24 February, 2013

Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey, joint chair of Workers Uniting gives the Ralph Miliband Lecture at the London School of Economics, January 15th, 2013

Workers Uniting Leaders Chart Next Steps at Print and Paper Meeting

Oil Union leader murdered in Colombia

Only hours after the EU - Colombia Free Trade Agreement was signed, another cold-blooded assassination of a Colombian trade unionist occurred 11th December, murdered for his trade union activities inside a multinational company.

Unite and USW Working Together in Health Care Sector and Public Sector

Unite, USW Youth Uniting

Workers Uniting and the Global Labor Movement

An interview with Unite Assistant General Secretary Tony Burke

Workers Uniting Ramps up Collaboration at Caterpillar

Workers Uniting Rank and File Build Power at Global Paper Meeting

Unite and USW members in the paper industry built links of solidarity with union members from other countries during a conference in Stockholm, Sweden.

Obama: Was It The Unions What Won It?

An Article by Tony Burke, Unite Assistant General Secretary

Workers Uniting at Unite Health & Safety Conference

Workers Uniting Fights Back Against Austerity

TUC Future that Works Demonstration on October 20th

Global Glass Workers Alliance

Workers Uniting plays critical role in forming alliance

Workers Uniting Building Power at Caterpillar

Unite, USW also protest together at Costco

Unite Assistant General Secretary Tony Burke reports on the historic IndustriALL GFA Conference where Unite and USW sat as a Workers Uniting delegation

American Unions at Dow Chemical and Dow Corning Meet to Confer in International Exchange

Report on Collective Bargaining and Discuss Common Issues; Unite and USW Collaborate at Common Employer

Unite, USW Participate in Meeting of Unions at Honeywell

Romney/Bain Invested in the Brutal Chinese Sweatshop He Described in Detail at Boca Raton Fundraiser

Did Nothing to Change Low Pay, Squalid Conditions, Forced Overtime for Three Years Before Pulling Out, And Abuses at Appliance Factory Continue

Calderon's parting shot at Mexico's workers cements his regressive legacy

Workers Uniting meets in London to build union power in Siemens

Affordable Care Act: Hope Delivered for USW Families

While workers in the UK are fighting to defend the NHS, workers in the USA are fighting to defend Obamacare.

DAS ABSTIMMUNGSERGEBNIS BEI SIEMENS IN NORTH EAST, MARYLAND, ÜBERRASCHT USW NICHT

USW Not Surprised By Election Results at Siemens in North East, Maryland

STELLUNGNAHME VON WORKERS UNITING ZU DER ANTI-GEWERKSCHAFTSKAMPAGNE VON SIEMENS IN NORTH EAST, MARYLAND, USA

WORKERS UNITING STATEMENT ON UNION-BUSTING BY SIEMENS IN NORTH EAST, MARYLAND, USA

Stop Siemens Union-Busting

Show support for workers organizing at Siemens, an employer of Unite and USW members which has launched a vicious campaign to prevent workers in Maryland from organizing into a union.

Unite and USW Meet To Discuss Oil Industry Strategy

United Steelworkers International Vice President Gary Beevers and Jim Savage, President of Local 10-1 in Philadelphia, joined sixteen Unite oil refinery shop stewards to discuss a strategy for the oil refining sector at Unite’s training facility in Esher.

Workers Uniting Kicks off Collaboration at Caterpillar

USW Says that Siemens’ “Sweet Talk” Doesn’t Conceal Its Union-Busting Efforts

Unite supporting USW organizing drive in Maryland

Despite New Pact, International Union Expresses Ongoing Concern for Colombian Workers

Next Workers Uniting Leaders Emerge

Workers Uniting held its leadership program in July, 2012. Following is a report by participant and Unite member Scot Walker:

Day 5: Workers Uniting Women Unite

A delegation from United Steelworkers Women of Steel (WOS) participated in the Unite Women’s Week activities in Eastbourne, the United Kingdom. Below is their final report on the week’s activities. Other reports are available at www.workersuniting.org:

Day 4: Women of Steel at Unite Women's Week

Workers Uniting Offers Reward for the Whereabouts of Mitt Romney's London Fundraising Event

Unite and the USW are offering a reward for the whereabouts of US Presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, who is attending a highly secretive $25,000 to $75,000 a head fundraising event in London on July 26.

Day 2: Women of Steel at Unite Women's Week

Following is a report on the second day of activities. It is written by three representatives of USW Women of Steel. They are participating in the Unite Women’s Week activities in Eastbourne, the United Kingdom:

Women of Steel at Unite Women’s Week

United Steelworkers Women of Steel (WOS) is participating in the Unite Women’s Week activities in Eastbourne, the United Kingdom.

Support the Fight Back in Sunderland!

Unite is now into the second week of a dispute with a print company in Sunderland called Paragon.

Unite calls for global campaign against poor industrial relations at GE

GE is a common employer to both Unite and USW

Paper Workers Set Goals

Unite Participates in USW Paper Conference

Workers Uniting at USW Paper Conference - Day 2

The second day began with the Unite delegation attending company council meetings.

Workers Uniting at USW Paper Conference - Day 1

Ian Tonks, National Officer for Unite, along with three UK representatives participated in the USW Paper Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, USA on July 10 – 12.

Steelworkers, Global Solidarity Put End to Rio Tinto’s Six-Month Lockout in Quebec

Workers Uniting provided critical support in lockout by UK-based employer of USW and Unite members.

Robin Hood Tax: Economic Justice

USW President, Leo Gerard, speaks out on behalf of the Robin Hood Tax.

RadioLabour Report on Workers Uniting

RadioLabour (www.radiolabour.net), the international labour movement’s radio service, has done a special report on Workers Uniting. It is available directly at http://radiolabour.net/2012/Solidarity-News-290612.mp3.

UK: Support London Bus Workers

London bus workers staged a one-day strike on 22 June. Bus workers are only asking for recognition for their extra contribution to help London run smoothly. Please send this message to the 21 London bus operators refusing to give the workers a fair deal.

USW's Gerard Salutes UNITE Policy Conference; Cites Common Problems Facing Unions on Both Sides of the Atlantic

BRIGHTON, England, June 25, 2012 United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard today addressed some 700 delegates to the Policy Conference of Unite the Union, the largest labor union in the United Kingdom and Ireland.