Posts in the "Brexit" category
Workers Cannot Pay the Price for Brexit
Posted on January 27, 2017
Owen Reidy, Congress Assistant General Secretary
Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy says Brexit negotiations are too important to be left to politicians in Dublin, London or Brussels. This article also features on the TUC's Touchstone Blog
The UK Supreme Court judgement has finally clarified the key role of parliament in triggering Article 50.
That judgement reinforced the centrality of elected politicians to decisions that will shape the future of the UK, as opposed to the Prime Minister assuming Royal Prerogative.
At least now MPs will have the opportunity to challenge and oppose the Prime Minister’s determination to leave the EU in a manner almost designed to inflict the maximum damage to Northern Ireland and its neighbours - economically, socially and politically.
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TORY AGENDA ON EUROPE THREATENS RIGHTS OF ALL WORKERS
Posted on October 30, 2015
Head of the TUC’s European Union & International Relations Department
By Owen Tudor*
The TUC has long been committed to the model of Social Europe as outlined by Jacques Delors.
The deal he set out is still the only deal in town: a free trade area, but not unfettered free trade In other words:
- Rights at work to counterbalance the right to trade,
- Free movement of labour, goods and capital,
- Decent work with social dialogue, social protection and public services ,
- And a successful, competitive economy in which wealth is shared fairly.
And what we got in the early years was pretty much what Delors promised.
Permanent link | Categories: ETUC • Brexit • European Union • TUC