International Solidarity

  • Striking Ontario Miners Defy Vale Inco in Overwhelming ‘No’ Vote
    Jamie West
    Mar 19 2010 - 11:39pm
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    For the past eight months, the 3,000 Steelworkers of my local have been on strike at Vale Inco’s nickel and copper mines in Ontario. Our rallying cry has been “Fair Deal Now.” We’re not bluffing: on March 12, we turned down the first offer we’ve received by 87 percent. . . .

  • Bloodshed Feared as Mexican Mine Company Asks Army to Dislodge Strikers
    by Enku Ide
    Feb 12 2010 - 7:11pm
    Class war in Northern Mexico, being fought in the Cananea copper mine, could soon turn much bloodier. The Mexican government is going after 13,000 striking miners determined to hold their ground—and their mines.
  • Growing Labor Support for Palestine Faces Stiff Opposition in the U.S.
    Paul Abowd
    Jan 22 2010 - 10:47am

    Seizing on outrage over the Gaza bombardment and siege, a small but growing band of U.S. unionists are mobilizing behind a global call to pressure Israel with a boycott, divestment, and sanctions.

  • More Troops to War, Few Dollars for Jobs. What’s Wrong with This Picture?
    Jane Slaughter
    Jan 5 2010 - 12:00pm

    Thirty thousand more soldiers to Afghanistan, not enough dollars for jobs. President Obama announced both within three days, and labor activists are asking, “What’s wrong with this picture?”

  • Canadian Auto Workers Block Plant Auction To Salvage Back Pay, Benefits
    Gerry Farnham
    Jan 4 2010 - 4:36am

    Why are workers forced to occupy plants and blockade workplaces to get what they are legally entitled to? Canadian auto workers are in a bitter struggle just to win severance and benefits they're owed.

  • ‘Better Work’ for Garment Workers: Which Side Are You On?
    Jeff Ballinger
    Dec 1 2009 - 3:11pm

    With the best of intentions, the International Labor Organization has launched “Better Work” programs in several countries in hopes of easing harsh conditions for long-suffering garment workers.

  • Reining in Russell
    Amanda Wilson
    Nov 24 2009 - 11:28am

    Student anti-sweatshop activists spurred a historic deal between a Honduran union and the largest exporter of T-shirts to the U.S. Russell will rehire 1,200 workers fired for unionizing, injecting hope into a movement eager for good news.

  • Mexican Electrical Union Calls for National Strike
    Dan La Botz
    Oct 24 2009 - 1:12am

    Leaders of the besieged Mexican Electrical Workers Union (SME) are calling on other unions throughout Mexico to mount a national strike to force the government to revoke its liquidation of the Light and Power Company. The union called for a strike after walking out of negotiations with the government, talks leaders characterized as a “farce.”

  • Police Evict Kraft Workers from Factory in Argentina
    Oct 24 2009 - 1:07am

    Argentinean workers took over their cookie factory August 18 in response to intensifying attacks from their employer, Kraft Foods. The workers camped inside their plant for almost six weeks until police forced them out.

  • Tens of Thousands March Against Puerto Rico Layoffs
    José A. Laguarta Ramírez
    Oct 23 2009 - 12:20pm

    Tens of thousands of workers were joined by supporters on October 15 in Puerto Rico, marching through San Juan to protest the layoffs of nearly 25,000 public employees.