Tag: Strikes Lockouts and Boycotts
URGENT ACTION: Information picket in support of United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) strikers
Issue: Information picket in support of United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) strikers. Action Requested: Affiliates are urged to attend an information picket at Alberta Health Services headquarters. When:Friday, January 4th, […]
Read more »Urgent Action: RALLY for CEP 52A Edmonton Catholic Support staff Friday, Sept 21 at 10:30 AM
Issue: RALLY for CEP 52A Edmonton Catholic Support staff Friday, September 21, 2012 at 10:30 AM Edmonton Catholic Support Staff are well into their second week of their strike. Friday’s […]
Read more »URGENT ACTION: Show your solidarity with CEP 52A on the picket line
Issue: Support staff at Edmonton Catholic have overwhelmingly rejected the offer made by their employers, the Edmonton Catholic School Board. The employer refuses to negotiate the second year of wages […]
Read more »URGENT ACTION: Edmonton Catholic Schools Support Staff, CEP Local 52A on strike
Issue: Edmonton Catholic Schools Support Staff, members of CEP Local 52A went out on strike today, September 10, 2012. They are on strike for negotiated wage increases and working hours. […]
Read more »URGENT ACTION: UFCW 1118 on strike/lockout at Lilydale
Issue: UFCW 1118 on strike/lockout for fair wages and working hours since Saturday, August 25, 2012. Actions Requested: Support your sisters and brothers on the picket line at 127 Avenue […]
Read more »Looking at Recall Vote as Drawing Lines for Fall
WASHINGTON — As a laboratory of democracy, the battle to recall Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin had all of the messy pieces: a clash of armies on the ground, the […]
Read more »General Secretary of Colombian Sugar Cane Cutters’ union assassinated
Daniel Aguirre becomes the seventh Colombian trade unionist killed this year, and the 61st since Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos took office in August 2010. Colombia (07 May 2012) – […]
Read more »The Wisconsin Story: Scott Walker’s Unprecedented Assault on Unions and Democracy And the June 5th Recall Vote
Wisconsin’s populist rebellion came after state GOP leaders attacked workers’ rights and dignity. March 23, 2012 | LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up […]
Read more »BCTF announces action plan against Bill 22
The BC Teachers’ Federation revealed some elements of its new action plan to fight Bill 22 today, including the possibility of a full-scale walkout in the coming months. Union President […]
Read more »Colombia: End harassment of trade unionists
A labour law case in Colombia dating from 2004 is still causing suffering to trade unionists, and a court ruling has still not been applied. In 2004, the Municipal Enterprises […]
Read more »The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Labour and Social Planning ordered a Mexican Consulate in Canada to conduct an anti-union campaign
Three former employees of the Mexican Consulate in Vancouver revealed before the British Columbia Labour Relations Board (in Canada) that they had received specific orders from Mexican public service employees […]
Read more »B.C. public-sector unions look for pay raises after net-zero contracts
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s governing Liberals prefer the terms “net zero” and “co-operative gains” to describe their plans to rein in the cost of public-sector contracts, but unions say what […]
Read more »Wisconsin Recall Election Dates Set
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), his lieutenant governor and four Republican state senators will face voters in recall elections this spring under an agreement approved today by a Dane County […]
Read more »Reclaim Wisconsin: CUPE stands in solidarity with the people of Wisconsin
One year longer, one year stronger One year ago, after a month of extensive protest, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker illegally rammed through a union-busting bill through the state legislature in […]
Read more »Hawaii Local Bridges Pacific
More than 3,800 miles of deep Pacific Ocean separate the remote tropical island of Guam and Honolulu, charter city of Local 1260, but that has not stopped the Hawaii-based local […]
Read more »‘Burma sanctions must stay’: trade unions
Burma must take significant steps to end human rights abuses, especially forced labour, before the EU can consider easing further sanctions against Burma, a leading British union body has warned. […]
Read more »New N.Y. Pension Plan Puts Workers Between Rock and Hard Place
A proposed new pension system puts the retirement security of New York firefighters, teachers, police officers and other public employees at risk, and the New York State AFL-CIO is fighting […]
Read more »Union sues to block Indiana right-to-work law
INDIANAPOLIS – Union members went to federal court Wednesday to ask a judge to block Indiana’s new right-to-work law from being enforced, the first lawsuit and latest conflict over the […]
Read more »Restoring Workers’ Rights
One million Canadians work in federally regulated workplaces. They deserve a government that respects their fundamental rights. Stop Federal Interference in Free Collective Bargaining Since winning a majority government, Mr. […]
Read more »GOP seeks to loosen labor’s grip
Legislation would require workers to reaffirm unions with votes every 3 years In an effort to loosen labor’s grip on workers, two GOP lawmakers want legislation that would require workers […]
Read more »Did Wisconsin Get Enough Signatures To Recall Nightmare Governor Scott Walker?
Yes! They did it! All of their heart and determination have paid off to the tune of ONE MILLION signatures. This means Scott Walker will be forced to defend his […]
Read more »Ohio Experience as a Guide for Indiana Attack on Workers
In early 2011 as the Ohio legislature was considering a measure that would have stripped collective bargaining rights for public employees, thousands of outraged citizens protested at the statehouse in […]
Read more »FACTBOX/ China labour strikes developments
China’s workers are increasingly voicing their discontent on labor conditions and pay, threatening to erode the nation’s competitiveness as a low-cost factory hub. Recent weeks have seen a series of […]
Read more »Public Pressure Re-Opens Indiana Statehouse Doors
Caving into intense public pressure, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) this morning rescinded an order that would have barred thousands of Hoosiers from the statehouse as the legislature considers a […]
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