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December 2010 Blog Posts (89)
In KPTU we have difficult struggles(1)
Lotte Department Store irregular workers
Workers have worked about 10 years in Lotte Department Store, which is one of biggest Department store in South Korea. But the store management didn't allow labor union in their store, therefore the store management dismissed workers directly after workers set up labor union.…
ContinueAdded by Donghwan Ko on December 30, 2010 at 5:34 — 6 Comments
David Mandel: Union Complicity in Canadian Asbestos Exports to Third World
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Added by peter waterman on December 29, 2010 at 14:38 — No Comments
Samsung Denies Worker Rights - and Worker Health -- in South Korea
Samsung Denies Worker Rights – and Worker Health -- in South Korea
Charles Levenstein and Dominick Tuminaro
[In press, International Union Rights journal, volume 17(4), due out 20 December]…
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Charles Levenstein and Dominick Tuminaro
[In press, International Union Rights journal, volume 17(4), due out 20 December]…
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Added by Donghwan Ko on December 29, 2010 at 14:06 — 2 Comments
Asian Woman Leader of Key British Strike Dies
Added by peter waterman on December 29, 2010 at 8:38 — No Comments
Newsweek Turkey reports on UnionBook and Social Network Unionism group
http://www.newsweekturkiye.com/haberler/detay/45643/Enternasyonal-1-0
Newsweek Turkey reports on UnionBook and our work group 'Socal Network Unionism'. Try Google translator to read it in your language, the text is in Turkish.
Enternasyonal 1.0
Marx'ın hayali bugün tarihte hiç olmadığı kadar gerçeğe yakın olabilir.…
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Added by Orsan Senalp on December 28, 2010 at 21:30 — No Comments
Youth in the unions (2) -- debate
Wojciech Figiel: It looks as if employers are better organised than us. What can we do in such a situation? For example doesn't new technology give us a chance to improve the way we function and enable us to reach out to young people?
Julia Kubisa: Internet is only a tool. To be effective you have to put in a lot of work and have the knowledge on how to make the internet useful. It is not enough to send emails. Online you have to build a society. New… Continue
Julia Kubisa: Internet is only a tool. To be effective you have to put in a lot of work and have the knowledge on how to make the internet useful. It is not enough to send emails. Online you have to build a society. New… Continue
Added by Bojan Stanislawski on December 28, 2010 at 17:40 — No Comments
Youth in the unions (1) -- debate
Why are there so few young people in the labour movement? The average age of the union activists, let alone the high-ranking officials, is getting drastically high. How can we change this situation? Are the internet and the new technologies a solution to our problems?
We discuss this topic and other related question with Julia Kubisa and Piotr Ostrowski PhD.…
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Special Polish press review...
Dear Readers, below you shall find a fresh selection of what we consider the most ridiculous quotes from the Polish mainstream media. We will provide such 'press reviews' occasionally so that you can stay updated about in terms of our political atmosphere. And, besides that, one needs a bit of humor when the circumstances are so bleak :] Enjoy it!
In political language the term "foreign superpower" means the same as "enemy". It is just unheard of that a spokesman…Continue
Added by Bojan Stanislawski on December 28, 2010 at 17:33 — No Comments
Malczewski: Respect to the history and realism for today
What has remained of the Solidarity ideological spurt of 1980-81?
Stefan Malczewski: Besides the fact that some time has passed indeed, the ideals and slogans of that time remain pretty much the same. Poland is now part of the Europe, where there is total criticism of the trade unions and opinions on the labour movement are usually wrong and unjustified.
It is usually said that August [1980 -- transl.… Continue
Stefan Malczewski: Besides the fact that some time has passed indeed, the ideals and slogans of that time remain pretty much the same. Poland is now part of the Europe, where there is total criticism of the trade unions and opinions on the labour movement are usually wrong and unjustified.
It is usually said that August [1980 -- transl.… Continue
Added by Bojan Stanislawski on December 28, 2010 at 17:31 — No Comments
The poor pay for the crisis in Poland
The Ministry of Finance has presented figures showing the amount that individuals paid into last year’s government budget. The Ministry’s report did not cause any great controversy, despite it including some shocking data. It reveals that although the present and past governments have cut income taxes, the real tax burden for the majority of society has in fact increased.
In 2009 the government replaced the three personal income tax bands of 19%, 30% and 40% with two new tax bands –-… Continue
In 2009 the government replaced the three personal income tax bands of 19%, 30% and 40% with two new tax bands –-… Continue
Added by Bojan Stanislawski on December 28, 2010 at 17:18 — No Comments
What has remained with us from the "Solidarity" era? (1)
An interview with Grzegorz ILKA, press spokesman for OPZZ (All-Poland Trade Union Alliance) and chairman of one of its affiliates -- Confederation of Labour, member of the anti-communist opposition in the past. First published in "Przegląd Socjalistyczny" (Polish left magazine) then on Polish Labour Notes.
We all remember the slogans that the workers displayed during the Gdansk shipyard protests… Continue
We all remember the slogans that the workers displayed during the Gdansk shipyard protests… Continue
Added by Bojan Stanislawski on December 28, 2010 at 17:00 — No Comments
DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR CONFERENCE REPORT by AIIEA
Added by geevee rajahmundry on December 28, 2010 at 14:58 — No Comments
12 Highschool Students Make 12 September Documentary
12 Highschool Students Make 12 September Documentary
Members of Genç Praksis magazine have completed oral history projects with 12 witnesses of the military coup in 1980.
The oral history projects that twelve highschool students carried out with 12 witnesses of the military coup on 12 September 1980 has been turned into a documentary.
Directed by Aydın Yıldırım, the film includes experiences by Süleyman…
Added by AYDIN YILDIRIM on December 28, 2010 at 1:00 — No Comments
Grey-Bruce Labour Council Letter from the President 2010 / 2011
GREY-BRUCE LABOUR COUNCIL
Representing the Needs of Working People Since 1956
(Chartered to the Canadian Labour Congress in 1956)
Grey-Bruce Labour Council
Letter from the President
2010 / 2011
Sisters, Brothers, Delegates, Friends & Partners of the Labour Council, Union Presidents,…
ContinueAdded by Dave Trumble on December 27, 2010 at 23:19 — No Comments
US Activists On BDS Campaign against Israeli Policies
Peter sez:
Although this piece does not even mention unions, UnionBook surfers might find it useful if they want to join the growing international labour movement campaign against Israeli imperial/colonial campaigns against the people of Palestine.
Now read on:
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Added by peter waterman on December 26, 2010 at 17:27 — No Comments
The '12 Theses on Wikileaks' Guy
Just wanted to alert folks interested in emancipatory activity online of the website of Gert Lovink, one of the authors of the 12 Theses which I posted recently.
Lovink is a Dutch/Australian guy, and an academic specialist on this whole area.
I have come across his name here and there but not read his several books and numerous essays.
Some of his writings are downloadable.
Let me know if you know more or read more about him.
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One-Hour Documentary on Wikileaks and Julian Assange
Folks--
There's been a lot of attention paid to Julian Assange and Wikileaks this last year, but it's been partial, fragmentary, etc. This is a one
hour documentary from Swedish TV (in English) that looks at it and what
it's done world wide--you will find it well worth your time! I just
watched it and it is excellent. This is extremely well done....
Please pass on widely. It will only be up until January 16, 2011. …
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There's been a lot of attention paid to Julian Assange and Wikileaks this last year, but it's been partial, fragmentary, etc. This is a one
hour documentary from Swedish TV (in English) that looks at it and what
it's done world wide--you will find it well worth your time! I just
watched it and it is excellent. This is extremely well done....
Please pass on widely. It will only be up until January 16, 2011. …
Continue
Added by peter waterman on December 25, 2010 at 9:30 — 2 Comments
No-Coca-Cola Holiday Parties
I went to two parties this past week which were Coke-Free -- "No Coca-Cola". The first was Vets for Peace Chapter 34 in New York City. The vets were Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan vets who have came to hate war. The invite to the party stated that it was "Alcohol-Free and Coca-Cola-Free." Thanks Vets.
The second was my friend Barbara, who actually does drink Coke--a Diet Coke addict-- but in honor of the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke (and maybe because I make her…
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Added by Lew Friedman on December 22, 2010 at 18:34 — No Comments
Jakarta Water Labor Union Continues Demonstrating
Jakarta water labor union (SP PDAM Jakarta) continues their demonstrations today (22/12/2010) in PAM Jaya-Aetra?s Buaran Water Installation. There are around 300 participants joining this demonstration for 2 hours starts at 11.00. They begin the action from their two offices in Central Jakarta to the water installation in East Jakarta by mini buses and dozens of…
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Added by Orsan Senalp on December 22, 2010 at 15:41 — No Comments
"Coca-Cola in the Philippines"
Dear Brothers & Sisters:
The Campaign to Stop Killer Coke recently received an email notifying us of new website from "Coca-Cola in the Philippines." The site discusses Coke's corrupt practices and precarious labor in the bottling plants of the Philippines. They are asking Coca-Cola workers to participate in a discussion of Coke's abuses:
http://cocacolaphilippines.weebly.com/index.html
To read…
ContinueAdded by Lew Friedman on December 20, 2010 at 21:33 — 3 Comments
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