Voice Of Kazakh Protest Gaining Strength
Jun 15, 2011
When a few hundred oil workers in southwestern Kazakhstan launched a strike to demand higher wages in early May, no one expected the protest would last long or have much […]
CAW 2002 (Air Canada) picket lines June 14, 2011
Jun 14, 2011
Issue: CAW Local 2002 members at Air Canada will hit the picket lines at Calgary and Edmonton International Airports on the morning of Tuesday, June 14 Actions Requested: Join the […]
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Donations
Jun 14, 2011
DONATE HERE – Thank you everyone for the outpouring of support. ONLINE: Click here to make donations by PayPal or any major credit card. CHECKS can be made payable to […]
Wisconsin GOP to strip collective bargaining rights in state budget; transit workers exempted
Jun 14, 2011
(Russ Feingold speaking at the ongoing “Walkerville” protests in Wisconsin against the Republican state budget) With time running out before the recall elections and the legal battle over collective bargaining […]
United they fell: The Gainers meatpacking strike 25 years later
Jun 13, 2011
EDMONTON – High-profile strikes erupted across Alberta in the summer of 1986 as the oil boom went bust, often pitting workers against police in what many saw as a fight […]
Alberta tightens guidelines for COR-holding companies
Jun 13, 2011
Alberta is implementing stricter guidelines for its Certificate of Recognition (COR) system aimed at boosting scrutiny of COR-holding companies that experience workplace deaths and serious injuries. “Losing a COR is […]