CUPE 4598, which represents 136 Canadian Red Cross Home support workers in New Brunswick, organized Tuesday’s press conference. The Union criticized the Employer’s inaction when it comes to negotiations. “On March 31, 2018, it will have been nine years since our collective agreement...
The judges in the court of appeals ruled to uphold the ex-president’s conviction, without any evidence to justify their decision, and requested an extension of his sentence to 12 years in prison. Soon after the ruling of 24 January, Lula...
The procedure of determining minimum wage for the following year (1397 Solar Hijri) has begun under such grave and unprecedented circumstances that some government officials have admitted that people, especially the workers are at the end of their rope. This...
Women’s economic and political empowerment was at the heart of presentations by key speakers at the opening of Education International’s Third World Women’s Conference. Claim your space “We will not be silent anymore.” That is the rallying cry of women...
Tools and strategies to help women reach leadership positions in the different educational sectors were the focus on the second day of Education International’s third World Women’s Conference. In this morning’s address, Education International (EI) General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen...
Leadership and strategies for women to reach positions of power were debated by participants at Education International’s Third World Women’s Conference. Lively debates on women’s leadership characterised the first day of Education International’s Third World Women’s Conference, “Finding a way...
IG Metall has won its key demand that workers should have the right to reduce their working week from the standard 35 hours to 28 for a period of up to two years, for family and caring responsibilities. It is...
GKN is a ‘tier 1’ supply chain manufacturer for automotive and aerospace with nearly 60,000 workers around the world, currently under threat of takeover by Melrose Industries.IndustriAll Europe and IndustriALL Global Union share Unite’s deep concern that Melrose is a...
The textile, garment, shoe and leather industry is IndustriALL Global Union’s biggest sector, with 60 million workers in the world. Very few of them are organized, and the industry has been characterized by low wages, long working hours and hazardous...
Women leadership: from the beginning, of utmost importance for EI The second episode of a series of four podcasts covering the history of Education International, focuses on the organisation’s engagement and action in favour of women leaders. A quarter of...
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) was formed in 1999 in Toronto-Canada and formally announced its formation in January 2000. In nearly two decades of continuous activism, we have played an impactful role in securing international support for Iranian workers’ struggles against the Islamic Republic of Iran, employers, and the inhumane conditions the capitalist order has imposed on working-class lives in Iran. During these years, our politics and the foundational basis guiding our activism have been predicated on working-class traditions with an uncompromising emphasis on working-class independence and autonomy.