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 »
WHAT’S IT GOT TO DO WITH THE PRICE OF TORTILLAS IN MEXICO?
February 3, 2007 Hundreds of thousands of people marched through downtown Mexico City the last day of January protesting the rise in the price of tortillas and other staple foods. The march was filled with housewives beating pots and pans in the kind of “casarolazo” made famous by the resistance movements of Argentina. Supported… Read More »
RAIDS, REFORMS, AND THE LABOR MOVEMENT
January 9, 2007 By Tim Costello, Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher The December immigration raids at Swift & Co., and increased enforcement activity elsewhere, are a body blow against labor’s attempt to organize low-wage workers. Undocumented workers comprise a significant percentage of the work force in many of the industries targeted for organizing… Read More »
INTERNATIONAL LABOR SOLIDARITY
January 1, 2007 By Tim Costello, Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher Once employers were mostly local; so were unions. When local companies became national corporations, unions too had to go national. Now capital has gone global. Unions have made intermittent efforts at international cooperation, but the obstacles are considerable. To overcome them, bridge… Read More »
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