Gandhi Joins with Martin Luther King: Jobs with Justice National Conference

Here is one ongoing story of struggle by workers against exploitative corporate globalization. It is part of the rich tapestry presented at the Jobs with Justice National Conference in Providence, which assembled several hundred activists from forty local coalitions that campaign for workers’ rights. These delegates, diverse in age, race and culture, shared [...]

We are workers, not criminals

By David Bacon
May 1, 2008
In the big immigrant marches that swept the country on May Day in 2006 and 2007, one sign said it all: “We are Workers, not Criminals!” Often it was held in the calloused hands of men and women who looked as though they’d just come from work in a factory, cleaning [...]

Debates, Yes! Assaults, No!- The Labor Notes Conference

 As labor movement  activists who are members of the Democratic Socialists of America, we are deeply disturbed by the attempt of some Service Employees International Union staff members to forcibly disrupt the Labor Notes Conference dinner meeting in Dearborn, Mich. on April 12. 
We recognize that the demonstrators had every right to vigorously express their views on [...]

The other torch relay: support workers’ rights

The Chinese government’s occupation and repression of Tibet has been met with protests in Paris, London, and San Francisco. But Tibet is not the only human rights issue for the Olympics and it is not the only protest.
Catch the Flame is an initiative of Play Fair 2008, supported by a global alliance of [...]

Congressional Sign-on Letter on Labor Rights in Iraq

Representatives Jan Schakowsky (Dem-IL) and Linda Sanchez (Dem-CA), according to an email from US Labor Against the War, are circulating a “Dear Colleague” letter to their fellow members of the House of Representatives asking them to sign on to a letter to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki calling on the his government to recognize [...]

Bush Tries Again to Pass Free Trade Agreement with Colombia

To date the united and unrelenting critique of the Colombian and American labor movements of the systematic violations of union rights in Colombia has deterred the Bush administration from introducing legislation to ratify and implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Act (née Free Trade Agreement). Now it is trying to use national security arguments [...]

Hong Kong student activists search in vain for Mickey Mouse’s Conscience

On March 6th Disney shareholders will meet in Albuquerque to celebrate record sales and profits.  A small group of student activists based in Hong Kong wants to remind Disney of its unfulfilled promises to end sweatshop labor at its Chinese suppliers.

March 6: Solidarity with Iranian Workers

On 6 March, trade unions around the world are holding an international day of action in solidarity with the workers of Iran. The day will include protests, meetings, and other actions. An on-line petition has been launched to support the campaign.
The Iranian government has been arresting workers who [...]

Have a Labor Friendly Valentine’s Day!

From the International Labor Rights Forum

 
 

 
 

FLOWERSOn holidays like Valentine’s Day, many consumers do not think about the labor behind their flowers. We have a new urgent action e-mail to Colombian flower executives calling on them to respect workers rights in the cut flower industry. Stand in solidarity with [...]