According to the US Trade Representative (USTR), the Thai government had failed to address issues of violations of workers’ rights petitioned by American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Oganizations (AFL-CIO) in 2015, despite years of engagement by the ...
Education union leaders tackled a number of strategic issues of key importance for both the global education sector and education unions. In addition, the Board adopted a series of resolutions denouncing violence and attacks on democracy. The 55th meeting of...
The IndustriALL Global Union executive committee, meeting in Geneva on 21-22 November, considered preparations for the third Congress in Cape Town 2020, which will send a strong message to the world about the strength and unity of the global movement.Delegates...
Education International’s Executive Board has condemned the situation in Bolivia, stating that it “firmly and unanimously condemns on behalf of its 32 million members the coup d'état that took place last 11 November”. Gathered at the 55th Education International (EI)...
Colombia: National Strike for Life and Peace Unites Society On 21 November, trade unions and social organisations called for a major mobilisation in defence of life, peace, public education and the rights of teachers and the Colombian people. The 24-hour...
CUPE 441 and School District 63 have reached a tentative agreement. Members will be holding a ratification meeting on Sunday to vote on the agreement signed by both parties on Saturday morning. In a show of good faith, picket lines...
We ask the continent’s trade unions for their view.“We are far away from the ideals of Pan Africanism. The AfCFTA will not make our dreams come true. There are fears that many large African economies will disproportionately benefit while others...
Members of CUPE 5512 have voted with a 71 percent majority to ratify a new collective agreement with Prairie South School Division. “We want to thank all of our members for staying strong and united through a difficult round of bargaining....
The women unanimously passed a resolution demanding radical changes to the way their unions operate to ensure women’s equal representation, participation and leadership."We want to change the status quo. We have been making progress but it’s not enough. If we...
With the BC Rapid Transit Company turning down the union’s latest proposal for new bargaining dates, a strike vote is now underway for CUPE 7000 members working for SkyTrain. Last week, a BCRTC media release said that the Company “remain committed...
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.