Alberta Trade Unions Fight to Change Unfair Labor Laws

EBJW — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:35:46 -0800

Since the Labor Day Long Weekend Alberta Trade Unions have been holding public demonstrations in support of Carpenters Local 1325. The latest concerted activity took place on Sept 22 2007 on a Saturday afternoon which actually saw close to a 1000 trades people march from the labour board bldg down to the legislature. Protesting over the denial of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 1325 right to strike denied. The fight to change Unfair Labor Laws has just began. The Carpenters will be there to finish the job. (footage excerpted from CTV).

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Farm Labor Organizing Committee Protest

EBJW — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:21:13 -0800

Farm Labor Organizing Committee protests unfair working conditions at RJ Reynolds, October 28, 2007

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With These Hands I Demand the Future: Coalition of Immokalee Workers

EBJW — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:32:26 -0800

With these hands I demand the future that poverty wages have stolen from me.

Farmworkers returning from picking tomatoes bought by companies, such as McDonald's, show hands stained with pesticides and heavy with hard work.

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is declaring that they are tired, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, of "relying on the goodwill and understanding of those who profit from exploiting us," and are escalating their campaign to convince fast food companies to end human rights violations in their supply chains.

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Iraqi Oil Workers Are Living Under Tyranny!

EBJW — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:58:35 -0800

Sharing her views on the undemocratic and unfair labor situation in U.S.-Occupied Iraq was Ms. Shawna Bader-Blau, Senior Program Officer of the Solidary Center for the AFL-CIO. Background: The regime installed in Iraq by the Bush Administration has banned all trade unions. A rally protesting the suppression of workers' rights in that country was held on Aug. 16, 2007. It was sponsored by the AFL-CIO, its Solidarity Center, and the Washington, D.C. Labor Council. The event was held in front of the Republic of Iraq Embassy, at 3421 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.

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