Chris Dillow says in a post, after pointing out “membership has fallen to its lowest level since the 1940s”, that even Conservatives should mourn the demise of Trade unions. After all this is about workers themselves collectively bargaining and not relying on the state to do all the hard work. I can think of a few Conservatives [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Trade Unions’
The only thing the 1% fear
Apr 30th, 2012 by Jon Lansman.A graph showing trade union membership versus the percentage of UK income taken by the one percent illustrates perfectly what the 1% have to fear. (hat tip: J-C Duncan and @StroudAntiCuts) Bookmarks Hide Sites
Unions of the Future
Sep 23rd, 2011 by Owen Jones.This video of Owen Jones talking about the unions of the future was made by Union News, the new website and (self-proclaimed) active voice for trade unionists. Bookmarks Hide Sites
Is Cameron about to declare war against the unions?
Jan 15th, 2011 by Owen Jones.Britain’s laws are “the most restrictive on trade unions in the Western world”, as Tony Blair once boasted. Our country is in violation of its obligations as a signatory to various International Labour Organisation Conventions. Strikes can be overturned on the flimsiest of technicalities. The right-wing cry that Labour is somehow the puppet of its trade [...]
