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The Rise Of alt.labor – The Sequel
In a blog posted on this site yesterday I reported on the growth of strikes by non-uniosed workers in US fast food outlets. The strikes and “surprise” strikes are now spreading to other non unionised areas besides “fast food”. But … Continue reading
The Rise Of alt.labor in the USA
Last week at the Workers Uniting Conference in Toronto, I heard a new term. A speaker referred to strikes currently spreading across the USA in fast food outlets by non unionised workers as ‘alt.labor strikes’. She was referring to the … Continue reading
Support Unite’s Fight Against Molson Coors
Support Unite’s fight against Molson Coors’ destruction of jobs and hard won rights in UK!! ACT NOW! Click here to help Unite to achieve justice in this dispute! Send a message to CEO Peter Swinburn demanding an end to these … Continue reading
Obama and Mexico’s Labour Reform
by Richard Trumka, Bob King, Leo Gerard and Larry Cohen As President Barack Obama holds meetings in Mexico this week with President Enrique Peña Nieto economic growth, immigration and security policies top the agenda. Yet one unmentioned theme – Mexico’s … Continue reading
15th May deadline for Bangladesh garment factory plan
IndustriALL, the global manufacturing union federation and international clothing brands have agreed a deadline of 15th May deadline to finalise an agreement on fire and building safety that will make the garment industry of Bangladesh sustainable. Funds will be made … Continue reading
Rana Plaza Tradegy : Make Garment Factories In Bangladesh Safe
In the past year hundreds of workers in the textile and garment industry in Bangladesh have been killed, working in unsafe conditions in factories which supply western countries and High Street stores with branded clothing. The collapse of a building … Continue reading
Honda, Mexico: Plant Completely Paralysed
News from Mexico is that the Jalisco Honda plant is completely paralysed, as over 2000 workers have gone on strike. The workers at the plant began an indefinite work stoppage on 16th April after the company announced a reduction in this … Continue reading
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Rio Tinto : Global Solidarity Wins Stunning Victory For Workers
In 2012 the global mining and metals corporation Rio Tinto locked out 750 of its employees in Alma, Quebec – members of the United Steelworkers and Workers Uniting, the global union created by the United Steelworkers and Unite. This video … Continue reading
Union Leader Napoleon Gomez Taken Off Interpol Red List
Napoleon Gomez, the leader of the Mexican mining and metals union Los Mineros has at last been taken of Interpol’s ‘Red List’ which could have seen him arrested should he travel outside of Canada where he is in exile, supported … Continue reading
Statement In Support Of The Right Of The Venezuelan People Alone To Chose Their Next Government
On the day that Venezuelans go to the polls to elect their new President, the Independent on Sunday has published an edited version of a VSC-initiated statement in solidarity with Venezuela. The statement has been signed by over 150 prominent figures including … Continue reading