February 9, 2007 by Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher A military judge in Fort Lewis, Washington, has declared a mistrial in the court-martial of Lieut. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned officer prosecuted for refusing to go to Iraq. A new trial is believed to be unlikely before summer, if at all. The mistrial… Read More »
CHINA’S EMERGING LABOR MOVEMENT
February 7, 2007 Trade unionists in the US and elsewhere have long argued that there is no labor movement in China. They rightly point out that Chinese workers lack even the most basic human rights protections, including the rights to strike and join an independent union. But there’s more to the story: Ten years… Read More »
ARGENTINA’S RECUPERATED WORKPLACERS
February 5, 2007 What happens when a group of workers take over their workplace and try to run it without private owners, professional managers, or the government? 10,000 workers in 200 workplaces in Argentina are trying to find out. Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein’s movie “The Take” provided many non-Argentineans an introduction to Argentina’s… Read More »
TOYOTA WORKERS IN PHILIPINES SEEK SOLIDARITY
February 4, 2007 Toyota employees in the Philippines are seeking international support to force Toyota to recognize their union. Because of Toyota’s high global profile, they provide a promising target for international pressure. Unions in Asia and Europe have demanded that Toyota recognize and bargain with them. A modest effort by U.S. trade unionists… Read More »
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