tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25624868565843742582011-12-22T15:38:11.737ZNews and views from the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (UK)Wilfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318274546270593388noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2562486856584374258.post-29607442125393358842011-12-10T17:09:00.001Z2011-12-10T17:20:04.873Z

Colleagues, I have been following the on-going research-based analysis of the causes and effects of the riots over the summer, which is a joint operation between The Guardian and the LSE. I've got some doubts about the approach, but these are largely issues of methodology, but overall the project seeks to achieve much more than the essential knee-jeekery that we've had from the government.

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Black History Month (BHM) in the UK originated in 1987 from an initiative Akyaaba Addai Sebbo a special adviser at the Greater London Council (GLC). Addai organised the first event know to have taken black that years and subsequently drew up a plan to recognise the contributions of African, Asian and Caribbean people to the economic, cultural and political life in London. Over the years other

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A major outcome of Thatcher’ introduction of neo-liberalism into the British economy in the early 1980’s was the sharp rise in unemployment especially among young people.  In areas that saw the collapse of old industries such as mining, textiles, steel, car manufacture and ship building, the young people of the time saw their futures consigned to the dole. They represented a whole generation of

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The re-emergence of domestic work as a growing area of employment in Europe over the last few years reflects a general growth in the use of workers in a domestic setting and the blurring of the line between state provided social care in domestic settings and the private social care market.  The consequence of this has been a growth in the amount of domestic workers, many of whom are women,

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One of the most striking aspects of the recent show of force by hotel maids in New York (voicing their frustration and anger at the privileged treatment of Dominic Strauss-Kahn even in the face of an allegation of rape) is that firstly, the majority of workers degraded daily with similarly agressive, violent behaviour, are in the main black and Latino and second, it is only their union which is

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The 2001 TUC Stephen Lawrence Taskforce set clear objectives for trade unions to follow when dealing with issues of race discrimination.  It acknowledged the need for trade unions to tackle institutional racism with employers and within its own structures. The outcomes of the taskforce resulted in the TUC changing its rules to make the promotion of equality for all and to eliminate all forms of

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Ruskin College, Oxford, provided the venue on 21st May for the inauguration of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists UK (CBTU). Inspired and supported by the CBTU in the United States, CBTU has been launched in the UK to encourage black workers to recruit, organise and participate in the trade unions in order to meet the social and economic challenges ahead. Chair of the newly launched

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The recent banking collapse and subsequent economic downtown has revealed that we are not living in the brave new world that we were told. Where boom and bust no longer existed and social justice flourished, where getting supper rich was a virtue and entrepreneurship the ultimate aspiration. The credit crunch has put pay to the illusion that we are living in a wealthy society where most people

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Over the last few months race equality has appeared back on the political agenda with politicians arguing that it is social economic status i.e. class rather than race that most affects peoples life chances. For trade unionists the fact that race and class are related is nothing new and counter posing them as if they are separate is misleading. After all if you cannot get access to a job, get

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