The Congress of South African Trade Unions pledges its support for the 153 diamond polishers employed by the Lev Leviev Diamond (LLD) Polishing Company in Windhoek, Namibia, who have been on strike since June 19th to protest abusive managers as well as job appraisals and promotions, wages and outstanding overtime.Adalah-NY, the Coalition for Justice in … Continue reading Support Striking Namibian Workers at Lev Leviev Diamonds!
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Video of the 1989 Pittston Miners’ Strike
Below is a youtube video of the 1989 Pittston coal miners' strike.The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) succeeded in making their 12-month walkout against Pittston into a national labor cause, even though it involved only several thousand strikers in geographically isolated coal field communities. The union mobilized other UMWA members for sympathy strikes at … Continue reading Video of the 1989 Pittston Miners’ Strike
Railroad Union Activists Build Solidarity Caucus
by Ron KaminkowRail Labor activists from across North America are coming together to form a new cross-craft inter-union caucus that includes all rail workers in North America. Membership is open to union members from all the various unions (once known as the "brotherhoods") in this new organization. In addition, special efforts will be made to … Continue reading Railroad Union Activists Build Solidarity Caucus
Farmworker Protest Hits Burger King’s Greed
by Marty GoodmanMIAMI - A November 30th demonstration of more than 1500 farmworkers and supporters marched in Miami to the national headquarters of the giant Burger King corporation to demand that it pay farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida one more penny a pound to pick tomatoes and improve working conditions. Observers have called conditions in this … Continue reading Farmworker Protest Hits Burger King’s Greed