Tag: Workers’ Rights

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lingering voter anger over the state’s now-rejected collective bargaining law played out Tuesday as an issue in several state legislative primaries. Contenders in the primary contests included […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 Mitch Daniels (R) this morning rescinded an order that would have barred thousands of Hoosiers from the statehouse as the legislature considers a […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Unions from across the city and Occupy Calgary rallied Saturday afternoon in front of City Hall. A number of Unions were in attendance: -CUPE Local 40: support for striking school […]

Occupy Calgary got a boost from local labour leaders this weekend. Dozens of union supporters and demonstrators joined the the Olympic Plaza group Saturday and rallied for labour solidarity outside […]