LabourStartSyndicated trade union news from around the world.Vietnam: 6,000-worker strike at leading supplier Chutex- July 4, 2008 LabourStart headline - Source: Just Stylehttp://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=101267 Zimbabwe: Attacks on unionists continue after election- July 4, 2008 LabourStart headline - Source: EIhttp://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/show.php?id=812&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe Australia: AWU warns against being wrong-footed on Climate Change- July 4, 2008 LabourStart headline - Source: AWUhttp://www.awu.net.au/national/news/1215157660_19034.html China: Before Beijing Olympics start leading sports brands and unions working together globally for better working conditions- July 3, 2008 LabourStart headline - Source: ITUChttp://www.ituc-csi.org/spip.php?article2268 USA: USW, Unite form world's first global union- July 2, 2008 LabourStart headline - Source: USWhttp://www.usw.org/media_center/news_articles?id=0020 Global: How the new TransAtlantic trade union has the potential to make a real difference - if it brings together more than just its top level member- July 2, 2008 LabourStart headline - Source: Guardianhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/02/tradeunions.usa Guatemala: Call to end violence and impunity as banana union leaders are targetted- July 2, 2008 LabourStart headline - Source: BananaLinkhttp://www.bananalink.org.uk/content/view/339/lang,en/ Iran: Big strike at car manufacturing plant as workers demand independent unions- July 2, 2008 LabourStart headline - Source: IASWIhttp://www.workers-iran.org/News/News%20Bulletin,%20Workers%27%20Struggles%20in%20Iran-Jun... USA: Global Day of Action Will Protest Starbucks Anti-Union Terminations- July 1, 2008 LabourStart headline - Source: Starbucks Union (IWW)http://www.starbucksunion.org/node/2024 |