Category Archives: Solidarity

US labour authorities seek bargaining order for Novelis with United Steelworkers

Update: Federal board seeks to force Novelis to bargain with Steelworkers union at Scriba plant – Click on link for update on this story. The General Counsel of the highest labour authority in the U.S.A., the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB), … Continue reading

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Merseyside: No More Austerity Rally – Peoples Assembly, CTUF, IER

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Greek Metal Workers Win Great Victory!

The Greek Metal Workers’ union, POEM, is celebrating a great victory after a verdict was finally handed down in the Skaramanga Shipyard court case on 5th May. Eleven of the twelve trade unionists facing jail terms were set free immediately … Continue reading

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US College Football Players Vote To Form Union

The world of sports in the USA has been rocked by a decision of Northwestern collage football players (US style football that it – not soccer!) to form a union and seek union recognition using the USA’s system for determining … Continue reading

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Crown Holdings CEO Stuns Shareholders – Refuses Questions During Annual Meeting

Crown Holdings shareholders shook their heads in disbelief today when CEO John Conway barred them from speaking at Crown’s annual meeting.  Prevented from addressing the board of directors, shareholders were told to submit written questions, but most went unanswered during … Continue reading

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Update: Talks Begin To Reinstate Sacked Workers At Teksid Hierro, Mexico

Talks have begun at the strike hit Teksid Hierro plant in Mexico between Los Mineros and the company (owned by the multi-national Fiat-Chrysler Corporation). During a second round of talks with leaders of Los Mineros, the multi-national company agreed to … Continue reading

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Update: Teksid Workers Plan All Out Strike

Workers at the Teksid Hierro plant in Mexico have continued to strike against the imposition of the yellow, stooge union, CTM by the company at the foundry. They stopped work again on April 20th after three workers were sacked. Workers … Continue reading

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Mexico: Teksid Workers Dump Company Union And Join Los Mineros – Reprisals Begin.

Information from Mexico via the United Steelworkers in the USA says that over 600 union forms have been signed by workers at Teksid Hierro in Ciudad Frontera, Coahuila, Mexico (part of Fiat Chrysler Group) to join the National Mine and Metalworkers Union … Continue reading

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Crown Dispute Dogs Carnival CEO At Shareholders’ Meeting

Carnival Corporation’s annual shareholders meeting was overshadowed by concerns over CEO Arnold Donald’s role in the long running strike at Crown Holdings in Toronto. Confronted with repeated questions from shareholders, Donald was forced to address his role in an eight-month … Continue reading

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Venezuela Peace Talks Reflect USA’s Further Isolation In Latin America

By Dr. Francisco Dominguez  The peace talks now underway in Venezuela to end the wave of violence that has the explicit aim of “The Ousting” of the elected government are a tremendous step forward for all who wish to see … Continue reading

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