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Book of the week. Joe Van der Katt and the Great Picket Fence

In this delightful children's book, in the town of Litterbox in New York's Catskill Mountains, J. Paul Kitty and the other fat cats have all the money and power until the poor cats get organized and demand fair pay and better working conditions. The employees at Cat's Cradle Company eventually triumph when they build a picket fence for the owner but don't make a gate. The book is filled with fun puns and illustrations with very funny – and sometimes hidden – gags. Strongly recommended as a way to introduce your little ones to the labour movement.

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Tuesday 9 February 2010, 04:04:05

This week's top stories

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USA Prospects for organized labor’s legislative agenda rapidly fading [Las Vegas Sun] 2010-02-06

USA Obama's Labor Secretary Backs Employee Free Choice, Strong Enforcement of Wage, Safety Laws [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-05

Zimbabwe Cops, state's spy agency main violaters of workers' rights: assault, torture union activists [Zim Online] 2010-02-05

Turkey Tekel Supporters Unfurl Banner on Mount Ararat Peak [News.am] 2010-02-05

Chile Trade Union Activists Fear Setbacks Under Rightwing Government [Inter-Press Service] 2010-02-04

Greece Civil servants walk out as general strike over budget cuts looms [Deutsche Welle] 2010-02-04

Turkey Millions of People Stop Work for Tekel Workers [BiaNet] 2010-02-04

South Africa Trade Unions threaten to disrupt football World Cup over Chinese sweatshops [Reuters] 2010-02-04

USA Poll: Public Supports Stimulus Provisions [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-03

Canada Ontario CAW/Xstrata Deal Unequivocally Discredits Vale [Steelworkers Canada] ActNOW! 2010-02-03

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Africa Maghreb jobless rate highest for women, youth [Magharebia] 2010-02-09

Algeria After 56 days, British Gas hunger striker, Meryem Mehdi, harassed by police [SNAPAP] 2010-02-08

Australia Paid parental leave ‘over my dead body’, says Abbott [ACTU] 2010-02-09 39 more labour news stories from Australia today

Botswana Mine Workers Union seeks intervention by President's office [Standard] 2010-02-08

Canada / Ontario Former union boss finds it hard to trust Vale Inco - Dave Campbell ActNOW! [Northern Life] 2010-02-09 14 more labour news stories from Canada today

Colombia Oil Union USO Presents Demands to Service Provider Schlumberger For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Egypt Tanta Flax workers protest before ministers' council [Al Masry Al Youm] 2010-02-09 1 more labour news stories from Egypt today

Europe ICEM, FES Hold Conference on Mining, Energy Restructuring in Central, Eastern Europe For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Fiji Taunovo Bay Resort agrees to pay workers money owed since late last year [RNZI] 2010-02-09 1 more labour news stories from Fiji today

France Strike hits ArcelorMittal production [Steel Orbis] 2010-02-08

French Guiana Bauxite Workers’ Union Pickets Government, RusAl Offices in Georgetown For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Germany Public worker strike drags on in wage dispute [The Local] 2010-02-09 2 more labour news stories from Germany today

Global Transport workers reinforce commitment to organise women workers [ITF] 2010-02-09 2 more labour news stories from Global today

Greece Unions threaten more strikes against Greek govt [Reuters] 2010-02-09 1 more labour news stories from Greece today

Indonesia Hundreds of illegal miners killed in last four years [The Jakarta Post] 2010-02-08

Ireland Turf Club officials want Labour Court intervention [Irish Times] 2010-02-09 6 more labour news stories from Ireland today

Israel Eilat Port workers want 15% of company [Globes Online] 2010-02-08

Italy / China Tuscan town turns against Chinese migrant textile workers [FT.com] 2010-02-09

Korea Renewed Attacks Against DLP, Labour Unions [CINA] 2010-02-08 3 more labour news stories from Korea today

Malaysia MTUC Alleges Company Using Acid Without Safety Precautions [Bernama] 2010-02-09

Malta Carnival masks [uhm.org,mt] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Malta today

Mexico Cananea Miners Reject Grupo México Severance; Strike Continues For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Nepal Maoists force closure of 26 restaurants in Kathmandu [The Hindu] 2010-02-09

Netherlands Strike Action Brings Akzo Nobel to Terms with Dutch Unions For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

New Zealand VIDEO: Cuts to ACC will hurt more #3 [NZCTU] 2010-02-09 3 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Nigeria Energy Unions Strike ExxonMobil over Sackings of Casuals For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Nigeria today

North America Register today for the 2010 Labor Notes conference! [Labor Notes] 2010-02-08

Pacific / Vanuatu ILO meeting underway in Vanuatu talks on decent work for Pacific region [RNZI] 2010-02-09

Palestine Cleaner dies following work accident [Ma'an News Agency] 2010-02-09 2 more labour news stories from Palestine today

Peru Workers of Petrobras Contractor Take Strike Action For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Peru today

South Africa COSATU, the President and Shilowa [COSATU] 2010-02-09 2 more labour news stories from South Africa today

Spain Labour reform plan gets tepid welcome [The China Post] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Spain today

Sri Lanka Campaign for Higher Private Sector Salaries Succeeds For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Sweden Job agency fined for religious discrimination [The Local] 2010-02-09

Thailand / Burma Resistance Builds Against Thai Migrant Worker Expulsion For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Trinidad and Tobago Kamla meets with PSA today [Trinidad Guardian] 2010-02-09 2 more labour news stories from Trinidad and Tobago today

Turkey Things we've learned from the Tekel workers [Hurriyet Daily News] 2010-02-09 3 more labour news stories from Turkey today

UK GMB announces pub strike roadshows [Morning Advertiser] 2010-02-09 5 more labour news stories from UK today

USA / Ohio What the Iconic Labor Battle at Hugo Boss Means for Our Economic Future [Huffington Post] 2010-02-09 9 more labour news stories from USA today

Vietnam Can Tho taxi drivers strike work protesting unfair treatment [Thanh Nien Daily] 2010-02-08

Zimbabwe Civil service strike paralyses government operations [SW Radio Africa] 2010-02-09 6 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today