International Solidarity

  • Union Leaders Arrested in Bahrain Crackdown
    Jane Slaughter
    May 26 2011 - 12:01pm

    As the Arab Spring movements for democracy sweep the Middle East, union members in Bahrain are among those calling for reforms. They’ve held two general strikes, and the government has responded with a violent crackdown.

  • Egypt: Today Strikers Took Center Stage
    Jane Slaughter
    Feb 9 2011 - 7:04pm

    Though all eyes are on Cairo and its Liberation Square, few could know that Egyptian workers have been striking in huge numbers for years. Today, strikes became a central part of the protests, with more than 20,000 workers walking out.

  • Honda Workers in Mexico Face Repression, Firings
    Huberto Juárez Núñez
    Dec 20 2010 - 2:27pm

    Honda workers at a Mexican factory felt compelled to wear bags over their faces to ward off reprisals from management as they announced their new union. But today management fired the new union's leader. Help is requested.

  • Union Troublemakers Meet Agitators for Every Cause Under the Sun at Social Forum
    Jane Slaughter
    Jul 17 2010 - 8:37am

    The U.S. Social Forum proved to be a place where union troublemakers could meet up with agitators for every other cause under the sun. Organizers say 15,000 people registered for the five-day event, which hosted 1,000 workshops in downtown Detroit.

  • Striking Ontario Miners Defy Vale Inco in Overwhelming ‘No’ Vote
    Jamie West
    Mar 26 2010 - 11:39pm

    For eight months 3,000 Steelworkers have been on strike at Vale Inco mines in Ontario, standing against a crush of concessions. They rejected an insulting settlement offer by 87 percent in mid-March.

  • 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.