THIS SATURDAY, JAN. 10TH

THE  ILLINOIS  WORLD  LABOR  HOUR
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A LIVE TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT AUSTIN OF THE CHICAGO INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD ( IWW ).

By Gerry Hassan, Anthony Barnett - 2009-01-05

In an extract from: 'Breaking Out of Britain's Neo-Liberal State [1]' published as a Compass Thinkpiece [2] today, and based on their original openDemocracy essay in OurKingdom, Gerry Hassan and Anthony Barnett identify seven key steps towards the renewal of British democracy.

By CAL WINSLOW - January 7, 2009

"We will have to destroy UHW to save it” This, it seems, is the objective of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in its campaign against its California affiliate, United Healthcare Workers-West (UHW)...In the past year, SEIU national leaders have orchestrated a multi-fronted assault on the 150,000 member California health care workers union – all designed to break the union. The intention, it is clear, is to seize control of UHW, remove the elected leaders and relegate its members to other jurisdictions, or to altogether new organizations.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Starbucks Workers Union / Industrial Workers of the World
Contact: Erik Forman, 608 695 8705

January 7, 2008

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By Stephanie Basile; Photo By Liberte Locke

Disclaimer - The opinions of the author do not necessarily match those of the IWW. The image pictured to the right did not appear in the original article, we have added it here to provide a visual perspective. This article is reposted in accordance to Fair Use guidelines.

Disclaimer - The opinions of the author do not necessarily match those of the IWW. This article is reposted in accordance to Fair Use guidelines.

"[The Canadian Union of Public Employees] condemns all acts of violence in the Middle East, including the Hamas rockets being launched into Israel and the Israeli offensive...To date, [the Canadian] government has stated publically [its] support for the Israeli people to protect themselves from attack. This is a woefully inadequate and frankly shameful response on behalf of Canadians."

It’s that time of year again…


MLK Day March Against Wage Slavery!

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a tireless fighter for social justice.

"...[M]uch of labor officialdom in [the United States] — often without the knowledge or consent of union members — has a longstanding complicity with Israeli Apartheid that dates to before 1948...In April 2002, while Israel butchered Palestinian refugees at Jenin in the West Bank, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney was a featured speaker at a belligerent 'National Solidarity Rally for Israel.'"

By NEVE GORDON and JEFF HALPER - December 31, 2008

Not one of the nearly 450 presidents of American colleges and universities who prominently denounced an effort by British academics to boycott Israeli universities in September 2007 have raised their voice in opposition to Israel’s bombardment of the Islamic University of Gaza earlier this week...Recent reports indicate that at least two major buildings were targeted, a science laboratory and the Ladies' Building, where female students attended classes. There were no casualties, as the university was evacuated when the Israeli assault began on Saturday.