Tag: Strikes Lockouts and Boycotts
Middle-Class America, Fading Fast
Two alarming reports recently out point to long-term trends in the U.S. economy that don’t bode well for maintaining a strong middle class in this nation. Between 1980 and 2009, […]
Read more »What’s behind “right to work” in New Hampshire
Right to Work legislation has been returning, like a zombie to NH since the 1980’s. It’s been rejected every time. This year, with an NH House filled with a huge […]
Read more »Voisey’s Bay Report A Victory for Workers, Vindication for Union
ST. JOHN’S, NL, May 12 /CNW/ – A government-commissioned report examining the 18-month labour dispute at Voisey’s Bay is a vindication for all workers in Newfoundland and Labrador. “Although we […]
Read more »N.H. Gov. Lynch Vetoes Right to Work
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch (D) vetoed a so-called right to work bill today, saying that “There is no evidence that this legislation will offer any benefits to New Hampshire’s […]
Read more »Wis. lawmaker proposes new bargaining restrictions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Local police and firefighters would no longer be exempted from key restrictions on collective bargaining under a proposed bill. A bill introduced by Independent Rep. Bob […]
Read more »Koch Brothers Exposed in Brave New Video
For years, billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch flew under the radar as they financed right-wing campaigns and extreme conservative think tanks to overturn financial regulations, corporate rules, environmental standards, […]
Read more »Gov. Walker Signs Bill Blocking Milawukee’s Paid Sick Leave Law
In 2008, Milwaukee, Wisconsin became the third city in America to guarantee workers paid sick leave, joining Washington D.C. and San Fransisco. These cities are stepping up to fill a […]
Read more »5,000 Rally in Pa.: Budget Should Not Be Balanced on Backs of Workers
The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO communications team, Jim Deegan and Karen Gownley, sent us this report. Some 5,000 private- and public-sector union workers came together in Harrisburg, Pa., yesterday to rally for […]
Read more »A Day in Your Life Without Public Employees
Imagine one day you woke up and there were no sanitation workers to pick up the pile of stuff in your trash. No letter carriers or postal workers to move […]
Read more »New Egyptian independent labour union calls for celebrations in Tahrir
The Egyptian revolution has opened the door for workers’ unions to mobilise in Egypt – and it is bearing fruit. The Egypt Federation for Independent Unions was established as a […]
Read more »Global Unions’ May Day Call for Social Justice and Democracy
29 April 2011: At the occasion of International Workers’ Day, Global Unions pay tribute to the people of the Arab States and renew their call for a full-scale transformation of […]
Read more »Florida Unions Withdraw from Banks that Support Chamber of Commerce
In Florida, where Republican lawmakers want to prevent public employee unions from collecting dues through government payroll systems, labor leaders have decided to pull their organizations’ accounts from banks connected […]
Read more »Swaziland: Protest mass arrests of trade unionists
On Tuesday 12 April 2011, the Swazi authorities responded with brutal repression and hundreds of arrests to peaceful protest actions from workers and pro-democracy activists. The offices of the Swaziland […]
Read more »John Nichols: Walker admits it’s all about union busting
There was a telling exchange during Gov. Scott Walker’s appearance Thursday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The governor had gone to Washington to take a star […]
Read more »Striking postal workers ordered back to work
Striking workers at the St. Albert Post Office returned to work this morning (Friday) after being ordered to end their wildcat walkout by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB). The […]
Read more »Swaziland standoff ends
Swazi police fired tear gas to disperse activists who held anti-government protests for a second day on Wednesday, despite a call to stop the action after a police crackdown. Union […]
Read more »Court sides with B.C. teachers on class sizes in bargaining rights
With a tense round of bargaining just under way between the province and its teachers, the B.C. Supreme Court has declared “unconstitutional and invalid” a law that has restricted teachers’ […]
Read more »Postal workers on picket line as dispute flares
Information picket lines have gone up at the Canada Post distribution centre in St. Albert after rural and suburban mail carriers walked off the job. “Our members are furious over […]
Read more »Victory for Mexican Rubber Workers, 50 Reinstated
An international campaign for the reinstatement of 50 Mexican rubber workers employed by German-based Continental AG, was successful after 22 months. The illegal dismissals on 18 May 2009 were made […]
Read more »EU expects more Portugal austerity as unions march in protest
Thousands of European trades union members demonstrated against austerity measures as EU finance ministers closed a two-day meeting in Hungary that confirmed Portugal was next in line for tough spending […]
Read more »Kasich’s Ohio Budget Bill Would Kill 51,052 Jobs
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 […]
Read more »Mexico: Labour Legislation Reform Without Consultation
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 […]
Read more »The Right To Join A Union: From Eleanor Roosevelt to John Kasich
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 […]
Read more »‘We Are One’ Reverberates Across Nation and Globe
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 […]
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