Help wanted!
Apr 8, 2011
A project manager at a sheet metal company in B.C. recently shared with me his thoughts on the labour shortage in Canada and how he’s dealing with it. He chuckled. […]
Kasich’s Ohio Budget Bill Would Kill 51,052 Jobs
Apr 7, 2011
Yet another Republican governor is killing jobs. This time, it’s John Kasich in Ohio. A study out today shows his proposed two-year budget could mean a direct loss of 51,052 […]
Mexico: Labour Legislation Reform Without Consultation
Apr 6, 2011
On 10 March 2011, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), backed by the National Action Party (PAN), put forward a bill radically reforming Mexico’s labour laws. The bill was drawn up […]
The Right To Join A Union: From Eleanor Roosevelt to John Kasich
Apr 6, 2011
When my phone rang in Moss Beach, California, I was surprised to find a young girl calling from a small town in Ohio, not far from Columbus. She and her […]
‘We Are One’ Reverberates Across Nation and Globe
Apr 5, 2011
In Washington, D.C., more than 1,000 marched in solidarity with workers under attack in Wisconsin, Ohio and across the country. From Pocatello, Idaho, to Paris, France, and in hundreds of […]
Workers Fight Back Against More Than 700 Anti-Union Bills
Apr 5, 2011
It isn’t just the actions of tax-dodging corporations like Bank of America and Verizon that have infuriated activists. Blackwater, the private mercenary firm that recently changed its name to Xe […]