Helsinki (21.03.2010 - Juhani Artto) Twelve Estonian electricians have been working in Finland since autumn 2009 under conditions that are in breach of both Finnish legislation and the collective agreement applicable to this industry. The case is exposed
The Electrical Trades Union has banned its members from working in uranium mines, nuclear power stations or any other part of the nuclear fuel cycle. The union says uranium is the new asbestos in the workplace. The ban will apply to ETU members in Queens
"Information for the youth : Silenced to Deliver is the second part of MakeITFair’s reports in three series. The first part dealt with raw material for mobile phones, laptop computers and the consumer electronics and how they are assembled, and the third
25 January 2012: The international union movement will put its case for the reform of capitalism at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week with five principles for dealing with current economic challenges.
Trade Union Assembly on Labour and Environment: Presentations available on line On the road to Rio+20, more than 500 workers and trade unions gathered in Río for the II Assembly to discuss three demands articulated by the International Trade Union Confederation, calling for concrete outcomes related to the creation of Green and Decent Jobs, the establishment of a Social Protection Floor, and the launch of a global Financial Transactions Tax. Trade Union Resolution
The film "We are Wisconsin" relates to the recall election in Wisconsin 2012, where "On June 5, Scott Walker managed to hold on to the governorship of Wisconsin. Facing a recall election, he raised an unprecedented $45 million, mostly from out of state, outspending the rival Democrat Tom Barrett by at least five to one."
a small group of maintenance and repair technicians at an Amazon warehouse in Middleton, Delaware, held a vote on whether to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers...The majority of the workers, by a margin of twenty-one to six, voted against unionization...the workers faced intense pressure from the company not to unionize, being pulled into what unions call “captive audience meetings.”
Le Nouveau Parti anticapitaliste (NPA) s'est prononcé dimanche [9 febr 09] pour un "accord durable de toutes les forces anticapitalistes", rejetant une alliance électorale "sans lendemain" pour les européennes de juin, avec pour condition une indépendance
Jan Wiklund: "I USA följdes krisen av 30-talets mest militanta arbetarmobilisering. Dussintals storindustrier ockuperades av strejkande arbetare vilket tvingade regeringen att svara på något vis, vilket blev till the New Deal."