This week's top stories
Iraq Government interference in trade unions internal affairs [ITUC] 14-May-2008
Zimbabwe Zim trade union leaders denied bail [Zim Online] For more info 13-May-2008
Canada Labour Rights are Human Rights international symposium [NUPGE] 13-May-2008
Australia First Labor Budget is a good step towards unloading the damage of Workchoices [ACTU] 13-May-2008
Global/UK Strike 2.0: the industrial disputes of the future are more likely to take place online than on a picket line [Guardian] 10-May-2008
Costa Rica Migrant construction union leader arrested [BWI] 09-May-2008
Zimbabwe Violence hits teachers [EI] 09-May-2008
Zimbabwe Election controversy spills over into union repression [ITUC] 09-May-2008
Burma AFL-CIO: Help Provide Relief to Burmese Workers [AFL-CIO] For more info 07-May-2008
Colombia/USA Colombia Workers Brutalized at May Day Protests [streaming radio link appended] [Building Bridges Radio] For more info 06-May-2008
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Today's news
Australia ACTU declares budget a 'relief' [AAP] 14-May-2008 14 more labour news stories from Australia today
Canada Unions take Government of Saskatchewan to court over LRB [SFL Blog] 15-May-2008 21 more labour news stories from Canada today
China IFJ Condemns Jailing of More Journalists in China [IFJ] 14-May-2008
French Polynesia/France Teachers in French Polynesia have been urged to join a French national one-day strike [RNZI] 14-May-2008
Global/Japan G8 Labor Ministers Address Needs of Working Poor [Deutsche Welle] 14-May-2008 4 more labour news stories from Global today
Guatemala Transport strike: 1 dead, 48 arrested [ITUC] 14-May-2008
Haiti Many Haitians work to secure one meal a day [Haitian Times] 14-May-2008
India CITU meet from today [The Hindu] 15-May-2008 7 more labour news stories from India today
Iran Disturbing tactics to break jailed workers [Kargaran] For more info 14-May-2008
Ireland/UK BT top management bombarded with emails in recognition row [IRN] [Reg. Req'd] ActNOW 14-May-2008 9 more labour news stories from Ireland today
Japan 13 May 2008``Sales surge for 1929 novel about Japanese labour movement [CSR Asia] 14-May-2008 2 more labour news stories from Japan today
Kenya Civil servants pay talks collapse [The Standard] 14-May-2008
Liberia Interview with George Toe [BWI] 14-May-2008
New Zealand EFA high court hearing tomorrow [EPMU] 14-May-2008 4 more labour news stories from New Zealand today
Nigeria Unionists seek strategies to cope with the influx of Chinese companies [BWI] 14-May-2008
Russia/Japan Representatives of Primorye Trade Union Federation Go to Japan [Vladivostock Times] 14-May-2008 3 more labour news stories from Russia today
Singapore NTUC to reach out to 600 companies on re-employment efforts [CSR Asia] 14-May-2008
Spain Sidenor/Gerdau workers mobilize [IMF] 14-May-2008
Tunisia Tunis police try to silence the CGTT [CGTT] 14-May-2008
UK Unions set date for Ofsted strike [PCS] For more info 14-May-2008 9 more labour news stories from UK today
USA NY: Jackass ignores safety 'flaggers' and hits a construction worker at the Verrazano Bridge [Joe's Union Review] 15-May-2008 5 more labour news stories from USA today
Zimbabwe UN denounces near crisis level violence in Zimbabwe [AFP] 14-May-2008 3 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today