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Friday was the Global Day of Action for Iranian Workers. Trade unionists around the world, like these in Vancouver Canada, demonstrated in support of their Iranian comrades. (photo: ITF) Click here for more labour news from Iran and here to learn more about the oppression of Iranian unions.Got a photo that should be here? Post it via Flickr.
South Africa: Shop stewards sacked for safety strike
Philippines: Paul Yu - negotiate with your workers!
USA: Support Stella D'oro strikers, stop predatory private equity
Tell Compass Group: To injure one of us is to injure all of us!
Puerto Rico: Government plans to sack tens of thousands, disregards union rights
Support East Jerusalem workers fighting for their rights
Turkey: Metal workers sacked for union membership
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It's not every day that we get our book of the week recommended by Bruce Springsteen. Here's what The Boss has to say about this book: "There is a book out right now. It's called Woody Guthrie: A Life. It's by this fellow Joe Klein ... and it's really, it's really a great book." Woody Guthrie was one of the greatest folk singers America ever produced, a true friend of the trade union movement, who had he lived, would have turned 97 on July 14th this year. This is considered to be the best biography of him, just now reissued in paperback, with a new afterword by the author.Click here to learn more or order the book.
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This week's top stories
Gambia Protect journalists and trade unionists : Amnesty International [Amnesty International] 2009-07-04
Global / UK VIDEO: Just another cog in the machine [Johninnit] 2009-07-04
Korea Arrests and disciplinary procedures against protesting teachers [Education International] 2009-07-03
UK Take the TUC 60 Second Video Challenge [TUC] 2009-07-03
Europe / UK TUC warns spread of far right across Europe could increase gay hate crimes [TUC] 2009-07-03
Pakistan Settlement Secures Permanent Jobs for Dismissed Temps at Unilever Pakistan Rahim Yar Khan [IUF] 2009-07-02
Egypt See no strikes, hear no strikes, report no strikes [Menassat] 2009-07-02
Iran Action Day impacts inside Iran [ITF] 2009-07-01
Australia Hotel workers make history with new Fair Work Act [LHMU] 2009-07-01
New Caledonia Union leaders in New Caledonia jailed for a year for airport invasion [RNZI] 2009-06-30
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Today's news: 04.07.2009
Africa / Gambia Protest over trial of African journalists' leaders [NUJ] 2009-07-04 2 more labour news stories from Africa today
American Samoa Bid to find jobs for workers set to lose their jobs when the Samoa Packing cannery closes in three months [RNZI] 2009-07-03
Australia / Queensland Ipswich police beat undermanned: union [Brisbane Times] 2009-07-04 19 more labour news stories from Australia today
Bangladesh 12 garment workers held in Ashulia [The Daily Star] 2009-07-03 1 more labour news stories from Bangladesh today
Bulgaria Striking shipyard workers get half salary [Novinite] 2009-07-03
Canada / Yukon Firefighters want cancer comp [Yukon News] 2009-07-04 17 more labour news stories from Canada today
Chile Quick action by CTF succesful in protecting jobs [BWI] 2009-07-03
Gambia Campaign for Press Freedom in Gambia Goes Global as Government Revokes Journalists' Bail [IFJ] 2009-07-04 3 more labour news stories from Gambia today
Honduras / UK TUC condemns coup in Honduras [TUC] 2009-07-04 4 more labour news stories from Honduras today
India / Tamil Nadu Labour strife may force Pricol to shift plants out of Coimbatore [The Hindu Business Line] 2009-07-04 15 more labour news stories from India today
Indonesia / Global IMF creates strike fund for Indonesian Toshiba workers [IMF] 2009-07-03
Iran / Philippines Respect Trade Union Rights of Iranian Workers , Respect Democratic Rights of the Iranian People [APL] 2009-07-03 1 more labour news stories from Iran today
Ireland LRC calls electricity row talks [Irish Times] 2009-07-04
Israel Histadrut declares labor dispute at IEC [Globes Online] 2009-07-04
Korea KTU headquarters raided by prosecutors and riot polic [KTU] 2009-07-03 6 more labour news stories from Korea today
Latin America / Honduras Latin American trade unions to protest at the borders of Honduras [BWI] 2009-07-03
New Zealand Telecom technicians strike over plans to make them owner-operators [3 News] 2009-07-03 6 more labour news stories from New Zealand today
Nigeria Delta College Of Physical Education Suspends Strike [Leadership] 2009-07-03 1 more labour news stories from Nigeria today
Russia GAZ to cut 5,800 jobs as Opel deal looms [Reuters] 2009-07-03 1 more labour news stories from Russia today
South Africa Doctors Urged to End Strike, Return to Strained Rural Hospitals [Business Day] 2009-07-04 5 more labour news stories from South Africa today
Spain Sixteenth Congress of the CGT/LE [InfoShop News] 2009-07-03
Turkey Gov’t aims to pass union law reform in October [Today's Zaman] 2009-07-04 2 more labour news stories from Turkey today
UK TUC response to CBI employment measures report [TUC] 2009-07-04 16 more labour news stories from UK today
United Arab Emirates IFJ Calls for Reforms of Press Law after Suspension of Newspaper in UAE [IFJ] 2009-07-04
USA / Minnesota At Victory Rally, Al Franken Shouts Out to Labor, Union Health Insurance [SEIU] 2009-07-04 7 more labour news stories from USA today
Zambia Health Workers Charged After Strike [allAfrica] 2009-07-04 4 more labour news stories from Zambia today
Zimbabwe ZCTU critical of civic society partners over constitution-making process [Zimbabwe Independent] 2009-07-04 4 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today