Court victory for Haiti union
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A Haitian court has ordered the Grupo M Free Trade Zone located on the Haitian-Dominican border to pay 1.5 million gourdes (approximately US$40,000) in damages for violations of workers’ rights.
Solidarity 3/65, 20 January 2005
No Sweat News
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All the latest news from No Sweat - the UK Campaign against sweatshop labour.
Can New Labour Make Poverty History?
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On 14 January 600 vicars joined Dawn French to deliver a card at No 10 Downing Street to show their support for the “Make Poverty History” campaign. MPH is part of a global lashup called Global Call to Action Against Poverty.
Demonstrate against G8 in Scotland!
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The Group of Eight (G8) is an alliance of the governments of the world’s richest seven industrialised countries PLUS RUSSIA, and IS DUE TO meet on 6–8 July at Gleneagles in Scotland. Paul Hampton explains why it is important to demonstrate against IT
Workers' News Round-Up
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A round-up of the latest news from working-class struggles around the world.
Israel/Palestine: How to get peace
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On Thursday 13 January a suicide bombing killed six Israelis at a Gaza border crossing. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, formally tied to the Fatah movement, claimed responsibility. Afterwards, the Israeli government of Ariel Sharon broke off all contact with the newly-elected Palestinian government of Abu Mazen (Mahmud Abbas).
Berlusconi and "the manufactured party": The new shape of politics?
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Cath Fletcher looks at two recent studies of Italy’s Prime Minister, and assesses the direction of Italian politics.
UNISON General Secretary Election: Vote Jon Rogers
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UNISON’s 1.3 million members begin voting on 25 January in the election for the union’s General Secretary. Current General Secretary Dave Prentis is expected to win — not least because there are two left challengers, who will split the vote for change.
Industrial News in Brief
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Brighton and Hove Teaching Assistants, Michelin workers, UNISON activists in Walsall, BBC workers against job cuts.
Organise for strike action on pensions
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The TUC has called a national day of campaigning over changes to public sector pensions on 18 February. The changes vary across the public sector but all public sector workers will face a higher retirement age, and some will lose final salary schemes.