Tag: Strikes Lockouts and Boycotts
2011: The Year Of The Right-Wing Media’s War On The American Worker
This was a banner year in the right-wing media’s campaign to belittle working Americans. In the early part of the year, media conservatives promoted anti-union laws in Wisconsin and Ohio, […]
Read more »Kenyan postal workers fight for collective bargaining rights
UNI stands in solidarity with postal workers in Kenya fighting for labour rights as 600 dismissed for taking part in industrial action. Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) management has dismissed […]
Read more »The decline of labour unions in the US : Labour unions are under fire across the US, but do they have enough vitality to fight back?
For decades, labour unions in the US have been on the decline. While they are widely credited with boosting safety standards and worker pay, many have received blame for wanting […]
Read more »The Best and Worst Moments for Workers in 2011
What a year it’s been for workers! From Wisconsin to Washington, D.C., on the football field and the factory floor, we’ve seen unprecedented attacks on working families from big corporations […]
Read more »Voices of unemployed Americans
A bill that would slash Jill’s federal unemployment benefits by more than half is headed to the U.S. Senate after passing the House on a largely party-line vote. Watch this […]
Read more »Join MacEwan Staff Association at information picket/walk December 14th noon
Issue: The MacEwan Staff Association is seeking a new collective agreement for the more than 700 non-academic staff at MacEwan University in Edmonton. Actions Requested: Join the workers as they […]
Read more »Strikes, Lockouts and Boycotts
AFL Unfairs Non-unionized Beer Outlets an Privately Owned Wine Boutiques (cause: opening of non-unionized shops) Canada Post Franchise Outlets (privatization of Canada Post) NORPAC Food Processor Boycott [support for Oregon […]
Read more »B.C.’s anti-democratic Bill 18 discriminates against union activists
Help push back B.C.’s antidemocratic legislation. Fight Bill 18! Vancouver (28 Nov. 2011) – The B.C. Government and Service Employees Union (BCGEU/NUPGE) is mounting a fight against the provincial Liberal […]
Read more »Six unions win recertification elections by wide margins
All six unions whose members sought recertification under Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial new collective bargaining law won those elections by wide margins, state officials reported Wednesday. The voting demonstrates that […]
Read more »URGENT ACTION: Support striking workers at Sobeys, November 16th
Issue: In an attempt at union-busting, Sobeys has tabled an offer to members of UFCW 401 at the store in Forest Lawn in Calgary that does not include a return-to-work […]
Read more »At 12:01 A.M., Wisconsin Workers Launched Walker Recall
From a midnight pajama party in a Madison bar to a rally in front of Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) Wauwatosa home, thousands of Wisconsin volunteers kicked off the official signature […]
Read more »Walker Supporters Plan To Destroy Recall Petitions
Anyone who has been monitoring the events in Wisconsin since Gov. Scott Walker and his cronies took over knows that corruption with this crew runs far and deep. Now that […]
Read more »South Korean crane women ends protest
South Korean woman Kim Jin-suk has touched ground for the first time since January to end her 309 day protest against Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction. She confined herself to […]
Read more »Unions and Young People: A Winning Combination for 2012? The successful effort to roll back anti-union legislation in Ohio points to a possible future for the Occupy Wall Street movement
In the wake of a significant electoral victory in Ohio Tuesday, unions and their supporters are energized and eager to flex their newly honed political muscles. But the path to […]
Read more »Ohio Dirty Tricks: Robo Calls Give Wrong Day For Vote
Today the people of Ohio will decide, in a referendum vote, whether Gov. John Kasich’s anti-worker bill will become law or get tossed out. So when an Ohio union staffer […]
Read more »Occupy Movement Inspires Unions to Embrace Bold Tactics
Organized labor’s early flirtation with Occupy Wall Street is starting to get serious. Last month, Verizon workers marched past Zuccotti Park in solidarity with Occupy protesters. Union leaders, who were […]
Read more »Right Wing Front Groups Flood Ohio With Anti-Union Spin
With Ohio voters looking to overturn Governor John Kasich’s union-busting Senate Bill 5 through a statewide referendum, national Republican donors, strategists and corporations are pumping money into the state to […]
Read more »Salutin: Drawing inspiration from the strike that wasn’t
My mind keeps drifting back to the recent Air Canada flight attendants’ strike that never happened, as a result of threats from the Harper government. I know it’s already mouldy […]
Read more »URGENT ACTION: Join Carpenters’ picket line October 27
Issue: Members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local 2010 at Peri Formworks in Calgary have been on strike since July 4. Actions Requested: Join the picket lines […]
Read more »Ohio’s Union Fight: Cash Warfare
Judgment day is just around the corner for Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s anti-union bill. On November 8, Ohioans will vote on whether to repeal Kasich’s SB 5 legislation, which slashes […]
Read more »Where do we go from here? Lawmakers considering separate legislation if SB5 fails
COLUMBUS — Major polling has remained consistent in its conclusions on Senate Bill 5 since lawmakers passed the legislation earlier this year and opponents launched a petition drive to repeal […]
Read more »Can Nontraditional Labor Orgs Really Represent Workers?
Taxi Workers Alliance joins AFL-CIO, as number of contract workers continues to grow WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last week, the National Taxi Workers Alliance became the first nontraditional labor group to join the […]
Read more »Debate over trade unions rages in India
It has been 20 years since India adopted free-market policies and opened up its economy to the world. Liberalised India reduced public investment and expenditure and encouraged foreign investment and […]
Read more »Telecom Egypt employees escalate their protest, demanding release of 5 colleagues
A protest, a press conference and an open-ended strike; workers say they will not rest until their colleagues, charged with attempting to murder their chief executive, are released Telecom Egypt […]
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