Sentences with phrase «by labour movement»

New Zealand About Blog The Standard newspaper — from where our masthead comes — was founded by labour movement activists in the 1930s.

Historical studies of the Ontario 1915 Workmen's Compensation Act highlight the important role played by the labour movement both in pressuring government to pass such legislation, and in shaping the final form of the Act.

New Zealand About Blog The Standard newspaper — from where our masthead comes — was founded by labour movement activists in the 1930s.

He will be very sadly missed by the Labour movement, particularly here in the North West.

It was a decision opposed with varying degrees of militancy by the Labour movement.

Not exact matches

By the early 1990s, the New Democratic Party — the political ally of the labour movement — was in power in three Canadian provinces, including Ontario, and held 43 seats in Parliament.

Von Hayek and his comrades assert that the roots of the crisis are to be found in the ominous and excessive power of unions, and in a more general way, of the labour movement; according to them, unions have undermined the base of private accumulation (of investment) by their salary claims and by their pressure against the rise by the State of the parasitical social expenses without end.

Disappointed by the medicalisation of birth and unnecessary intervention in hospitals, where labouring women were made to lie on their back, she started to advocate the use of movement and gravity to help labour and birth.

Commissioned in 1974 by the International Brigade Association in Scotland (IBASS), who raised the sculptor's # 3,000 fee through an appeal to trade unionists and supporters of the Labour movement in Scotland, it was unveiled by union leader and civil war veteran Jack Jones, who died earlier this year.

It seems to me to be a real tragedy that young people will be denied this right — and that both Labour and the Tories are willing to sacrifice our economy by yanking us out of the single market, simply so they can say they will end freedom of movement.

Control orders, which place severe restrictions on the movements of people deemed terror suspects, were introduced by the Labour government.

Indeed, the entire Labour movement appears to have been paralysed by the spectacle of the Old Left on the march.

The decision made good on comments by John McDonnell back in September, in which he said Labour would now «automatically» support strikes as they turned the party into a «resistance movement».

That thought is why we find these ideas expressed by leading figures of political movements — like workingmen's parties, land reform movements, and labour organizations.

In stark contrast, name one thing that the Labour movement has achieved without having to fight for it by way of direct action?

I have always viewed Labour's historic mission is in terms of interests - the party was set up by the trade union movement to ensure representation of people previously excluded, their interests and needs.

But Labour has neutered immigration and Brexit as electoral issues by simply signing up to a hard Brexit that leaves the single market and ends freedom of movement.

In the UK, the tendency has been for Labour to shift from movement politics to consumer politics - a focus group of eight people sipping wine in Kettering having more weight than policies developed within the party and decided by conference.

Though, in recent decades, Labour has desperately sought the approval of wealthy business owners in an attempt to drop its «anti-enterprise» image, the party is somewhat protected from these financial pressures by its links with the trade union movement.

It's great that David is so inspired by the achievements of the Labour movement; this might be because his party's legacy is so threadbare.

Blue Labour was launched in 2010 by academic and Labour peer Maurice Glasman, and dedicated to reclaiming distinctive traditions of reciprocity and mutuality in the labour movLabour was launched in 2010 by academic and Labour peer Maurice Glasman, and dedicated to reclaiming distinctive traditions of reciprocity and mutuality in the labour movLabour peer Maurice Glasman, and dedicated to reclaiming distinctive traditions of reciprocity and mutuality in the labour movlabour movement.

The unfolding of events in the weeks leading up to the vote on 10 December demonstrated two key points: firstly, the importance of the Labour left taking a clear campaigning stand against such anti-woman, anti-working class and deeply unpopular policies; secondly, the crucial role played by a campaign led by women — the Save Lone Parent Benefit campaign — and orientated to linking up with parliamentary and labour movement opposLabour left taking a clear campaigning stand against such anti-woman, anti-working class and deeply unpopular policies; secondly, the crucial role played by a campaign led by women — the Save Lone Parent Benefit campaign — and orientated to linking up with parliamentary and labour movement opposlabour movement opposition.

The economic crisis of the 1970s, and the defeats suffered by the trade union movement, as well as the decline in influence of the British Communist Party, led to a strengthening of the position of Labour party members who were opposed to Marxism.

Some in the Labour movement argue that by talking about the deficit the party can only lose, since it is a Tory issue: they should «frame» the debate in terms more favourable to themselves.

The challenge for the Scottish Labour left is to put these socialist convictions into a different mould: by reaching out not turning in, and building a party - based campaign group that joins with anti-austerity activists, trade unionists, non-aligned socialists and community campaigners to strengthen the broad movement for socialism.

Watson stated: «These three documents outline a concerted strategy for members of the AWL to infiltrate (or, to use the language of the documents, «intervene») in the Labour Party» with the explicit intention of influencing the party to indoctrinate «more people of revolutionary socialist ideas,» «advance and transform the wider labour movement» and to focus «on drawing in, organising, propagandising among, and recruiting among, the new people (especially the new young people) mobilised by the Corbyn surge.&Labour Party» with the explicit intention of influencing the party to indoctrinate «more people of revolutionary socialist ideas,» «advance and transform the wider labour movement» and to focus «on drawing in, organising, propagandising among, and recruiting among, the new people (especially the new young people) mobilised by the Corbyn surge.&labour movement» and to focus «on drawing in, organising, propagandising among, and recruiting among, the new people (especially the new young people) mobilised by the Corbyn surge.»

At the debate on the issue I attended, most of the panellists and delegates were almost entirely dismissive of the problem of antisemitism, with several suggesting that it didn't even exist in any real way within the movement and others suggesting the whole issue had been fabricated out of thin air by Labour MPs and the right wing press.

The account is not the official voice of the Labour leader, but it is said to be run by the team behind the #JezWeCan movement that helped to elect Corbyn last year - and it boasts 121,000 followers.

Scottish National party and WEP activists are also involved in the new movement, which has been endorsed by Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, and the Norwich South MP and possible Labour leadership contender, Clive Lewis.

The second problem is that Momentum has become a battleground between three groups within the movement: the traditional (and by now rather old) Labour left, sometimes referred to as Bennites; younger, politically - engaged campaigners; and members of the various small political groupings to the left of the Labour Party, such as The Socialist Workers Party, Alliance for Workers» Liberty and the remnants of the Communist Party of Great Britain.

According to the Labour movement, the party lost because voters did not fully appreciate what it had achieved, they were influenced by the right - wing media, and although Labour had the right policies, it did not manage to communicate them effectively.

The second is from an open letter calling for Jeremy Corbyn to commit to continued free movement of EU citizens post-Brexit, signed by Labour MPs Clive Lewis, David Lammy and Geraint Davies.

The end of free movement, which is supported by both the Conservative and Labour party, flings millions more people into this system.

An attempt by Labour to try to make itself a movement with broader appeal is particularly acute as the parties all await a report into funding due to be published in October by the committee on standards in public life.

The coming power struggle pits the neoliberal capitalist class — big business and the banks with their friends in the media and their governing allies in the Tory party — against a weakened Labour party pushed on the back foot by a big election defeat and a trade union movement still hamstrung by Thatcher's legal minefield.

None of those recommendations have been progressed under the coalition government, since they were ruled out by both Conservatives and Liberal Democrats at the 2010 election, while Labour's always unrealistic projection of 400 - 600 million passenger movements in the UK by 2030 was further undermined by a weak economy.

With nearly 15 years of experience working within the Labour and trade union movement, she was elected Confederal Secretary at the European TUC (trade Union Congress) in 2011, one of seven elected positions, to which she was nominated by the TUC.

What we may be about to witness as Ed succeeds in getting unions and members to sign up to something last tried on the Labour movement by Stanley Baldwin, is the strange re-birth of the Whig party

Ideologically repelled by some Labour pledges, fearful of the wider Corbynite movement, why not simply dash for an attractive - looking exit?

Lansbury, the Labour leader until the 1935 election in November, became notorious for his personal commitment to pacificism but other high - profile figures in the Labour movement didn't share his commitment, hence the very personal attack on him by Ernest Bevin, who was a leading personality in the trade union movement at the time — if you check out his Wikipedia entry.

Without the right to freedom of movement, the government and the companies who rely on such workers will be burdened by new and expansive layers of red - tape while the voters who have been encouraged to expect a dramatic reduction in immigration will find themselves paying for a labour shortage that they probably won't even notice.

The teenager behind the Milifandom movement has said she is «hugely disappointed and actually quite heartbroken» by Labour's crushing election defeat.

We are the party of labour, founded by the trade union movement.

Falconer admits that Cameron's deal won't guarantee a drop in immigration — «You have to accept free movement of labour when you're within the EU» — and calls for increased domestic support for communities affected by high levels of immigration, and he also wants to hear a distinct Labour case for staying in tlabour when you're within the EU» — and calls for increased domestic support for communities affected by high levels of immigration, and he also wants to hear a distinct Labour case for staying in tLabour case for staying in the EU.

Corbyn was silently supported in this by the right of the Labour party and those with northern constituencies, who didn't feel they could defend free movement on the doorstep.

Meanwhile, the gulf between the attitudes of the Conservatives - Liberal Democrat coalition and those in the labour movement was highlighted by a TUC report out today, which suggested that the poorest had been in a livelihood crisis for the last 30 years.

He set out that free movement of people would end, and that Labour would clamp down on the use of migrant labour by employment agencies to undercut British workers - a party commitment dating back to Ed Miliband's leadeLabour would clamp down on the use of migrant labour by employment agencies to undercut British workers - a party commitment dating back to Ed Miliband's leadelabour by employment agencies to undercut British workers - a party commitment dating back to Ed Miliband's leadership.

Generally Labour are the first to accuse the Conservatives of being bankrolled by a few rich millionaires and billionaires, while the Conservatives respond by claiming that Labour are heavily in debt to the trade union movement.

But by using the language he chose - «wholesale importation», «destroy conditions» - he owned Labour's policy to end free movement of people.

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