March 7, 2007 Two previous posts described an unanticipated wildcat upheaval by 27,000 Egyptian textile workers in Mahala El-Kobra last December and its historical background. This piece looks at Egypt as an example of a wider pattern: How U.S. and other global corporations utilize government-controlled unions created by authoritarian nationalist regimes even as they… Read More »
IRAQI UNION OFFICES RAIDED AFTER UNIONS OPPOSE NEW OIL LAW
February 23, 2007 Last week we ran a review of the documentary MEETING FACE TO FACE: THE IRAQ-U.S. SOLIDARITY TOUR describing a visit by Iraqi trade unionists to visit trade unionists and allies in the U.S. Now Labourstart reports that U.S. and Iraq forces have raided the head offices of the General Federation of… Read More »
A NEW PARADIGM FOR PEACE IN IRAQ
February 21, 2007 As Congress wrestles with US policy in Iraq, the human reality on the ground grows worse and worse throughout the region. We need to begin grappling with our responsibilities in the face of that burgeoning tragedy. I fear for the peoples of the Middle East. I fear for Shiites and Sunnis… Read More »
U.S. WORKERS MEET IRAQI WORKERS: THE MOVIE
February 21, 2007 Modern labor movements developed in national contexts. They are often dependent on national governments for legal rights and political favors. Workers are a patriotic segment of many societies. Governments often lean hard on worker organizations that don’t support their foreign policies. For all these reasons, labor movements often support – reluctantly… Read More »
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