Failure to Enforce U.S. Labor Laws Fuels Exploitation of Workers
Region: United States
The failure to enforce even weak U.S. labor laws has created an incentive for many employers to hire undocumented immigrant workers, several experts told a House committee earlier this week. Bill Beardell, dire... more
Views: 1580Tobacco Workers Demand Safer Workplaces, Better Pay
Region: United States
by James Parks Hundreds of members of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), religious leaders and community and union supporters from across the nation traveled to Winston-Salem, N.C., where they rallied ... more
Views: 1553Workers’ Plight
Region: Nepal
“I get a monthly wage of about Rs.3,000.00. I am forced to live a half-life,” says Suk Bahadur Majhi who loads and unloads burnt bricks in Lalitpur. In fact, Nepali Rs. 3,000.00 per month [approximately US$48.0... more
Views: 1179May Day Demonstrations Suppressed in Turkey
Region: Turkey
On April 30th, Turkish officials announced publicly that they would use force if need to be to thwart a May Day demonstration planned to be held in the center of the capital city of Istanbul. "We will use force as the ... more
Views: 1797UAW, French Union Form Global Partnership
Region: United States
by James Parks In our global economy, workers increasingly are recognizing the value of international partnerships to better balance the power of multinational corporations that operate facilities in many countries. To... more
Views: 1623Witnesses Say Congress Must Act to End Slavery in Tomato Fields
Region: United States
by James Parks A Senate hearing on Capitol Hill Monday highlighted the slave-like working conditions of workers in U.S. tomato fields and the need for the Bush administration to step in and ensure that tomato pickers and... more
Views: 1366‘Catch the Flame’ So Olympics Will Respect Workers’ Rights
Region: United States
by James Parks With the 2008 Olympics being held later this year in Beijing, working people around the world are focusing on the lack of workers’ rights and human rights in China. Now Pla... more
Views: 1002AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Turns 100
Region: United States
by Mike Hall More than 3,000 union members and leaders this morning will kick off the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department’s (BCTD’s) annual National Legislative Conference that als... more
Views: 1148Postal Workers Back Obama
Region: United States
The Postal Workers (APWU) union has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in the presidential race. The Postal Workers’ national executive board endorsed Obama in a unanimous vote. The more than 300,000-mem... more
Views: 1268Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
Region: United States
To commemorate the 40th anniversary today of the death of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., we’ve excerpted a speech delivered today by AFL-CIO Organizing Director Stewart Acuff to the Southern Regional Meeting on Apr... more
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