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About Trade Unionists Against the EU
Trade Unionists Against the EU (TUAEU) believes the time is right to offer the peoples of Britain an alternative view of Europe outside of the EU. The working peoples of Europe are clearly not happ...
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Enrico Tortolano: EU Threatens Workers' Rights
The EU Threatens Workers’ Rights and Jobs
It’s often argued that the EU underpins our rights and that leaving Britain would leave us vulnerable to a Conservative government free to attack workers i...
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Pro-EU MPs May Ignore Referendum Result
So it’s SOD Democracy then! Remain MPs have finally shown the British electorate that they are wolves in sheep’s clothing or Fascists disguised as Democrats.
Stephen Morris, General Secretary of th...
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Cutting Through The EU Confusion
John Ellison examines why some of the left-wing fears about Brexit aren’t as strong as they might first appear.
Brexit and Trading Outside the EU
In yesterday’s article, I assessed whether an EU ...
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The EU Is Not a Guarantor Of Workers’ Rights
Brian Denny separates the chaff from the wheat in the EU rights debate.
Myth vs. Reality: Who Really Fought for Equal Pay?
Claims that the European Union is the benevolent protector of workers’ ...
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NHS England Chief Simon Stevens Is a Hypocrite
On 22 May 2016, while discussing Brexit on the Andrew Marr Show, Simon Stevens—the Chief Executive of NHS England and former Labour councillor for Brixton in the London Borough of Lambeth—asserted ...
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WEU Wins Case at Nursing and Midwifery Council
Case Summary
After a long and protracted case involving a large NHS Trust in England, the Workers of England Union successfully reinstated our member with his employer and also won the case at the ...
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Labour Must Stop Repulsed by Englishness
Tristram Hunt
The Labour Party’s English Problem
It is refreshing to read that a Labour MP understands the party needs to engage with the concerns being expressed across England. Since its incept...
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TUC’s Stance on EU Is ‘Orwellian’
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has aligned itself with pro-big business Conservatives and the EU’s free movement policy, jeopardising workers’ wages and rights across the UK. This unexpected allian...
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Former TUC Leader Aligns with PM on EU
A former Trades Union Congress (TUC) General Secretary, Brendan Barber, has joined Prime Minister David Cameron to campaign for a Remain vote in the upcoming EU referendum. This alliance is especi...
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