Conference welcomes the work carried out on TTIP by Global Justice Now for UNISON, which includes research on its impact and a model motion for […]
As such they have been protected from predatory takeovers. The Transatlantic Trade Treaty (TTIP) whilst being potentially dangerous to many sectors has declared a definite interest in opening up […]
TTIP is particularly pertinent to UNISON members working in the water industry, for the Environment […]
In the UK, the department for Business Innovation and Skills is the lead. The TTIP negotiations are shrouded in secrecy with national governments and Members of the European […]
Conference notes the Conservative Government’s plans for Brexit which represent a significant risk for working people in the UK. The EU has played a key role in protecting workers from exploitation, inequality, hazards and discrimination, and in promoting good employment practices. The referendum result does make Brexit a reality and that democratic decision must be […]
This is a deliberate attempt to use TTIP negotiations to undermine international law and existing European Union measures on trade with the […]
Conference notes that negotiations are continuing on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) whilst ratification process of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is likely to start this year. Conference notes that the trade agreements will have a huge impact on future global trade and investment […]
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – the comprehensive free trade and investment treaty being negotiated between the European Union […]
Conference is concerned to note that, as a result of a United Nations Directive, services provided for older people within the National Health Service may have to be curtailed as more resources are given to people who are under 34 years of age. This will happen unless more resources are put into the NHS to […]
The last five years have seen the Coalition Government use the economic crisis as a means of devastating the public sector. The Government’s austerity measures, in response to the global crisis, have been extreme and harsh. The cuts in the public sector are too quick, too deep and causing devastation to the services that they […]
TTIP will not just remove trade tariffs but would also harmonise regulatory standards; open markets in […]
Conference notes that both TTIP and CETA also include investment chapters seeking to protect Foreign Direct Investment by global […]
Conference notes that the European Union (EU) is currently negotiating three free trade agreements including the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The others are the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada (CETA) and the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). These agreements threaten public services by harmonising regulatory standards, forcing through market liberalisation and […]
Worrying developments in the guise of the secretive Trans-Atlantic Trade Agreements (TTIP) threaten to disrupt and erode our employment policies and rights. Conference believes that […]
For example the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – a comprehensive free trade and investment treaty being negotiated between the European Union […]
