Archive News August 2011

Join Global campaign to end Government harassment of Fijian trade union officials

On September 2, Daniel Urai, General Secretary of the IUF-affiliated Fijian National Union of Hospitality Catering and Tourism Industries Employees (NUHCTIE) and union organiser Nitin Goundra will go... more

Human Rights Watch Report on South African Wine Production

Human Right Watch says workers on wine and fruit farms face exposure to pesticides and are blocked from forming labour unions. The reports also says these workers are some of... more

Claiming Our Future's First Youth Event, 31 August, 6-9.30pm

What- Claiming Our Future’s first youth event. A screening of the film Inside Job followed by a discussion. Where- Wood Quay Venue When- Wednesday 31st of August 6pm-9.30pm Why- To look to... more

Government drops collective bargaining JLC proposal (IRN, 25 August 2011)

The Government has dropped a proposal to allow employers to derogate from Employment Regulation Orders (EROs) by negotiating collective agreements, pending a resolution to the wider question of collective bargaining... more

Enough Campaign Meeting, Monday, 5 September

Dear Friend, On behalf of the recently established “Enough” Campaign, I am writing to you/your organisation to invite you to a meeting on Monday Sept 5th at 6.30pm in... more

Sign up to support Palestinian Independence

Dear friends, In 48 hours, the UN Security Council will meet again to discuss Palestine's bid to become the 194th country. Already 700,000 of us have joined the campaign. But we need... more

Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) Sponsored Walk, 3 September

This year the IPSC Sponsored Hill Walk will take place on Saturday 3rd September 2011. We will be setting off from Laughanstown, Co. Dublin at 11.30am and finishing up with... more

New York: Boathouse Restaurant workers strike against unfair labour practices

60 employees of the Boathouse Restaurant in New York’s Central Park have walked off their jobs and were joined on the picket line by 37 of their co-workers who were... more

Workers at Six HM New York Clothing Stores Join a Union

Workers at six New York City-area H&M stores, owned by a Sweden-based clothing retailer, won a two-month union-organizing campaign after their employer didn’t demand a secret-ballot election.more

Wisconsin’s Warning to Union-Busters - New York Times

New York Times Article Five months after Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin pushed through a law stripping public unions of their bargaining rights, the Republican Party has paid a price.... more
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