The World of Labor
German Union to Fight Massive Transfer Plan by Deutsche Telekom
20 Killed in Chemical Plant Explosion in China
Czech Public Sector Unions Ready to Strike over Wages
Thai Woman Union Leader Fired for Wearing a T-Shirt Off the Job
Histadrut Declares a 'Labor Dispute' at Israel's Ports
South African Miners Take Day Off to Mourn Death of Co-Worker
August 30, 2008 — Read Column
Pakistan's Home-Based Women Workers to Launch Union
Employees of Chile's International Revenue Service Begin Strike
Seventy Days of Hunger Strike by Korean Woman Union Leader
A 24-Hour Nationwide Strike in Uruguay
Poland's Shipyard Workers Threaten to Picket Global Union
Nigerian Labor Condemns Jumbo Pay Rise for Political Officeholders
August 23, 2008 — Read Column
Firestone Plantation Workers in Liberia Win First Historic Contract
Telecom Workers Win Strike in Pakistan
Malaysia Considers Allowing Foreign Workers to Join Unions
Philippine Women Forced to Kiss Drunken Employer Every Morning
Indonesian Nurses Move to Japan under Free Trade Agreement
Two South Korean Auto Unions to Stage Series of Partial Strikes
August 16, 2008 — Read Column
Israel and Palestinian Unions Reach Historic Agreement
Truckers Strike in Bolivia for Tax Exemptions
Bangladesh Workers Who Dismantle Ships Have High Loss of Lives
Raising Argentina's Minimum by 27% is Called a "Good First Step"
European Governments Take Political Risks in Cutting Pension Costs
Egyptian Cotton Workers End Strike with Significant Gains
August 9, 2008 — Read Column
Under New British Law, Tips Can't Count as Part of Workers' Wages
A 3-Day Strike by Nestlé's Hong Kong Workers Ends in Victory
Argentina's Rubber Workers Target Three Global Tire Companies
Germany's Lufthansa Reaches Deal with Ground Crew to End Strike
Greek Unions Vow to Fight New Wage Law with Nationwide Strikes
Thousands on Strike at Footwear Plant in Vietnam
August 2, 2008 — Read Column
New French Law Allows Employers to Ignore 35-Hour Workweek
Wal-Mart Signs 8% Pay Deals with Chinese Unionized Workers
Dockers Protest after Greek Ship Explosion Kills Eight Workers
In New Zealand, One in Three Work over 50 Hours a Week
Ireland's Passport Workers Conduct Three-Day Strike to Save Jobs
Ministers of Côte D'Ivoire Cut Own Wages to End Public Sector Strike
July 26, 2008 — Read Column
British Unions Hit Prime Minister Gordon Brown with 130 Demands
Danish Nurses Union Wins 13.3% Pay Raise, Suspending Strike
Siemens' Plan to Cut 16,750 jobs Is Attacked by Giant German Union
South African Unions Protest over Prices and Government Policies
New Zealand Pilots Conduct Three-Day Strike
July 19, 2008 — Read Column
Business and Trade Unions in Joint Plea for 'Accessible Child-Care'
Auto Workers in Iran Launch Strike to End Use of Contract Work
Philippines Are Under 'Active Scrutiny' for Labor Rights Violations
Union Threatens Strike at Brazil's Main Oil Fields
260,000 Temporary Swiss Workers Win National Collective Contract
India's Bank Employees Use e-Mails to Shareholders for Negotiations
July 12, 2008 — Read Column
Power of European Unions to be Boosted by Plan for Works Councils
700 Bangladeshi Workers in Kuwait Are Unpaid for Six Months
Lufthansa Cancels 44 Flights as German Workers Stage Strike
New Zealand Truckers Block Roads in Protest Against a New Tax
Attacks on Unionists Continue even after the Mugabe Election
Romanian Orthodox Church Faces Trade Union Challenge
July 5, 2008 — Read Column
American Labor Endorses Senator Barack Obama for U.S. President
Iran's Sugar Workers End 42-Day Strike; Form an Independent Union
Local Government Employees in the U. K. Take Strike Vote
'Voluntary' Overtime by Japanese Workers Is Being Challenged
Egyptian Government Required to Reopen Labor Rights Center
Workers Protest Meat Company's 'Toilet Break' Rule
June 28, 2008 — Read Column
U.S. Economy Is Still Weakening, with No End in Sight
Yamaha's 600 Workers in Vietnam End 4-Day Strike
Shell Oil Offers U.K.'s Fuel Drivers 14 Percent Pay Raise
Workers at Russian Metals Plant on Hunger Strike for Unpaid Wages
Dutch Government Puts Up Big Money for Bus Drivers' Pay
330 Illegal Strikes Recorded in Vietnam in Six Months
June 21, 2008 — Read Column
700,000 Immigrants Gain Legal Status in Spain's Amnesty Plan
60 Countries to Mark World Day Against Child Labor
One Million South Koreans Protest Import of U.S. Beef
Danish Nurses Continue 8-Week Strike as Wage Talks Collapse
'Marry or Be Fired!' Iranian State Company Warns
Conflict at Nestlé Russia Ends in Union Victory
June 14, 2008 — Read Column
World's Biggest Steel Firm and Unions Sign Health and Safety Pact
Wages for Mexican Auto Workers Are Nearing Chinese Levels
Plan for Paid Maternity Leave in Taiwan Finds Majority Support
Bangladesh Garment Workers Attacked by Police to Stop Protests
23-Day Occupation of Greek Power Plant Ends in Police Repression
Dying from Overwork in Japan's 'Land of Karoshi'
June 7, 2008 — Read Column
New 'Super' Union Is Formed to Defend Workers on Global Scale
Iraqi Government Removes Many Union Leaders from Oil Operations
Millions of Malaysian Workers Gain Free Health Checkup
German Dairy Workers Launch Nationwide Strike
Skorpion Zinc Lockout of Namibian, Miners Ends with Settlement
Singapore Refuses to Grant Maids Mandatory Days Off
May 31, 2008 — Read Column
Indian 'Guest Workers' Conduct Hunger Strike in Washington
French Civil Servants and Teachers in 1-Day Strike against Job Cuts
6,000 Iranian Workers March on 15th Day of Strike
Romanian Workers Win Big Pay Raise with Help of 4-Country Network
Toyota to Pay Workers Overtime for 'Kaizen' Work
Shrine Workers May Keep Wearing Their Underwear
May 24, 2008 — Read Column
British Union and Cable Channel to Launch Union TV
ILWU Shuts Down Ports in 8-Hour May Day Protest on War in Iraq
Unions Aim to Push Nestlé Out of Russia
Chile to Reopen Copper Mines, Offering a Deal to Strikers
Bangladesh Garment Workers Fight for Overdue Back Wages
Mexican Bottle Makers Face Layoffs for Backing Independent Union
May 3, 2008 — Read Column
Labor Groups Charge U.S. with Violating NAFTA Labor Standards
Guinness Brewery May Face First Strike in 250 Years
Venezuela Nationalizes Giant Steel Company
French Airbus Workers Strike Against Restructuring Sale of Plants
COSATU Mobilizes Against 'Illegal Zimbabwe Regime'
More Danish Unions Join Strike as Negotiations Remain Deadlocked
April 26, 2008 — Read Column
French Employers and Unions Say Illegal Workers Are Needed
Anti-Riot Police Attack Iran Tire Workers, Arresting over 50
A South Korean Labor Union Marks 300th Day of Strike
Energy Unions to Hold Counter-Summit to North American Meeting
Denmark Braces for Public Sector Walkout
South African Unions Protest Mounting Food Prices
April 19, 2008 — Read Column
Scotland's Unions Reject Pay Offer for 220,000 Public Employees
Weak U.S. Dollar May Cost Israel the Loss of 15,000 technology Jobs
Giant Dutch Mail Company Threatens Unions with Major Job Cuts
Afghan Children Work in Brick Factories to Pay Off Family Debts
Bauxite Mining Firm Agrees to Make Concessions to Russian Strikers
Indian Workers in Kuwait Say They Haven't Been Paid for 7 Months
April 12, 2008 — Read Column
Thousands End Strike at Nike Plant in Vietnam
A Strike by Brazil's Tax Auditors Causes Factory Delays
Norway's Unions Win Victories on Pensions and Wages
Finnish Construction Unions Win Social Benefits in New National Pact
Postal Service in Seven German States Is Hit by Strikes
Lebanon Teachers' Strike Is Among 'Most Successful' for Union
April 5, 2008 — Read Column
Workers from India Are Trafficked to Work at Mississippi Shipyard
Machinists Call Off Toyota Union Vote in Canada
Renault'¹s Romanian Workers to Strike over Wage Claims.
Egypt's Doctors Take on Mubarak with Wave of Protests
A New Torch Relay at Olympics in China Will Stress Worker Rights
French Ports Union Calls One-Day Strike to Protest Government Plan
March 22, 2008 — Read Column
GM Europe to Cut 5,000 Jobs in Four Countries
Foreign Investors Balk at Accepting Core Labor Standards in Trade
Polish Teachers Union Calls for Education Services for All Children
Turkish Unions May Strike to Oppose Changes in Social Security Law
ExxonMobil Victimizes Union Staff at Nigerian Oil Fields
ThreeHour Strike by Greece's Largest Union Causes Disruption
March 15, 2008 — Read Column
The Global Gender Gap on International Women's Day
North Ireland's Coastguard Staff Stages 24-Hour Work Stoppage
Swedish Unions Worried About Drop in Membership
16,000 Swaziland Textile Workers Strike for Better Wages
Chinese 'Barefoot Lawyers' Defend Workers' Rights in Court
3,500 Colombian Nickel Miners Strike over Job Contracts
March 8, 2008 — Read Column
Jimmy Hoffa' Turbulent Career Included Close Links with Israel
Court Injunction in Brazil Wins Truckers a Shorter Working Day
Unions May Strike for Share in Algeria's Windfall Oil Profits
British Unions Use 'Cyber Warfare' Against Anti-Union Employers
Egyptian Workers Strike Against Plan to Reduce Wages by 20%
Historic Strike in Turkish Dockyards Against Worker Homicides
March 1, 2008 — Read Column
European Unions Initiates Major Drive for Higher Wages
42,000 Puerto Rican Teachers Strike after Contract Talks Fail
German Steel Firms Agree to 5.2% Pay Boost, Biggest in 15 Years
Cleaners in Netherlands Win $14.8 an Hour in Negotiated Contract
Milan Airports Are Hit by Strike; 146 Flights Are Cancelled
Australia Welcomes Fatter Postal Workers
February 23, 2008 — Read Column
General Strike in Greece Halts Services
Work Stoppage at Three Units of Mexico's Wal-Mart
U. S. Writers Union Gains Contract after 100-Day Walkout
1.6 Million Israelis Lived Below Poverty Line in 2007
Toyota Agrees to Japanese Union Demand for Big Bonus
Morocco's Public Service Workers Stage 1-Day Strike for Reforms
February 16, 2008 — Read Column
Ford Workers at Russian Plant Agree to Management's Wage Offer
Mexican Jean Factory Closes to Punish Pro-Union Workers
Argentina Unions Stage 1-Day Strike over Workplace Safety
Bahamas Unions Negotiate Deal with Five-Star Restaurant
French Supermarket Workers Strike over Wages
Hungarian Railway Workers Continue Open-Ended Strike
February 9, 2008 — Read Column
Polish Miners End 48-Day Underground Strike with Contract
German City Votes 'No' to All Privatization
Dutch Cleaners Conduct Unusual Campaign for Higher Wages
Striking Dockers Will Join Talks on Sale of Greek Ports
Russian Railway Workers Win Pay Raise and Package of Benefits
Berlin Paralyzed by Union-Led Strikes over Pay Increases
February 2, 2008 — Read Column
Workers Will Suffer Most in Global Credit Crisis
France's Civil Servants in New Protest Against Job Cuts
Brazil's DuPont Strikers Are Pledged Support by U.S. Steel Union
British Police Stage a Demonstration over Delayed Pay Rise
Strikes Spreading in Ho Chi Minh City
World's Largest Cell Phone Maker to Close German Factory
January 26, 2008 — Read Column
Microsoft Seeks Patent for Office 'spy' Software
New 'VW Law' Gives Workers a Veto over Many Company Decisions
600 Strike at Guyana Electric Power Company
Strike at Spain's Abortion Clinics for Better Legal Protection
Bulgarian Unions Want Departure of Indian Steel Owner
Latin American Youth Who Neither Work or Study
January 19, 2008 — Read Column
Sarkozy: Companies Should Pay One-Third of Profits to Employees
German Unions Expect a Year of 'Mega-Wage Deals'
Four U. S. Presidential Candidates Each Win One State
In Turkey, Husbands May Be Fired in Cases of Domestic Violence
Zimbabwe Teachers Demand $526 Million Salaries per Month
Mexico's Campesinos Join Fight Against NAFTA
January 12, 2008 — Read Column
Obama Wins Democratic Presidential Race in Iowa's Caucus
British Bus Drivers Stage 24-Hour Strike over Working Hours
Bumpy Road for Canada's Ailing Auto Industry
Law Gives Chinese Workers New Rights
Teachers at India's Medical Colleges Plan a Relay Hunger Strike
500 Zambian Copper Smelter Workers Strike to Air Their Complaints
January 5, 2008 — Read Column
British Union Settles 25,000 Equal Pay Claims for Women Workers
Qantas Airways Plans to Hire Scabs to Replace Striking Engineers
Mine Company Challenges Chile's Subcontracting Hiring Laws
Bahrein Oil Workers Threaten Action for Pay Increase
Pakistani Labor Mourns Death of Benazir Bhutto
Polish Miners Will Spend Christmas Underground in Protest
December 29, 2007 — Read Column
Polish Coal Miners Are Ready for Major Strike on Jan. 7
After a 24-Day Strike, Russia's Ford Workers are Back on Job
Swedish Unions Lose in E.U. Landmark Court Case
Namibian Unions Demand Rights for Police and Prison Staff
Zimbabwe's Magistrate Strike Paralyzes Judiciary System
1,700 Engineers to Strike Qantas Airline, Starting Jan. 9
December 22, 2007 — Read Column
Global Labor Summit Will Plan How to Fight Multinationals
Greek Unions Stage 24-Hour National Strike over Pension Reform
Kuwaiti Labor Has Traditionally Fought for Right to Strike
London Bus Drivers Plan Series of Strikes for Better Pay
3,000 'Guest' Workers Strike in Jordan, Sewing Clothes for Wal-Mart
Australian Port Workers Block Shipments of Lead over Safety Issue
December 15, 2007 — Read Column
South Africa's Miners Strike over Faulty Safety Measures
Teachers from 7,000 Czech Schools in One-Day Strike
Toyota and Nissan Are Building Plants in Russia
Australian PM Hails 'Hero' Who Won Billions for Sick Workers
Egyptian Real Estate Tax Collectors Stage Sit-In Before Cabinet
Dutch Unilever Workers End Strike after Job-Cut Deal
Histadrut Sues over Employees' Right to Sit While Working
December 8, 2007 — Read Column
450,000 Children Forced to Work in Uzbek Cotton Fields
Vietnamese Strike for Higher Pay at Company Making Nike Shoes
Australian Labor Hails Victory on Worker Rights
Italy Faces Transport Chaos as Unions Plan One-Day Strikes
South Korea Arrests Migrant Trade Union Leaders
Independent Union Wins Vote at Mexican Jean Factory
December 1, 2007 — Read Column
French Rail Workers End Their Nine-Day-Old National Strike
Japanese Workers Strike U.S. Military Base over Cuts in Benefits
Russian Auto Workers Still Pressing Ford for Pay increases
Tens of Thousands of Iranians Demonstrate in the Capital
Ukraine Suffers Worst Mining Disaster in its History
Hungarians Protest Against Privatization of Health Care
November 24, 2007 — Read Column
Egyptian Tax Collectors Wage General Strike
French Unions to Meet with Sarkozy While Strike Spreads
Unilever's Pakistan Plant Fires Masses of Casual Workers
Huge Protests in South Korea Against U.S. Trade Deal
Mozambique Company Ordered to Pay 11 Years of Overtime
Israeli Police Arrest Hundreds of Palestinian Workers
November 17, 2007 — Read Column
40,000 in Dubai on Strike at World's Tallest Building
Court Rules That Russian Strike at Ford Be Postponed 20 Days
$22 Million for Australian CEO; Workers Get $800 Pay Cuts
Thousands Join Peru's Striking Miners to Protest Free Trade Pact
Poland's Gdansk Shipyards, Home of Solidarity, is Being Sold
La Scala Cancels Verdi's 'Requiem' Due to Orchestra Strike
November 10, 2007 — Read Column
Afghan Women Workers Get Poverty Pay and Health Risks
800 striking Asian Workers Still in Custody in Dubai
A Dispute over Light Bulbs Hits Irish Hospitals
WTO Dusts off Hidden Collection of Workers' Art
Court Makes It Harder for UK Businessmen to Shut Factory Gates
Sick Leave Protest in Thailand Wins Pact for Railway Workers
November 3, 2007 — Read Column
Office Workers' Strike at 7 Firms Hits Finland's Technology Sector
Workers' Deaths Cast Shadow over Political Celebrations in Beijing
Britain Stops Claims of Victims of Asbestos-Related Conditions
Canadians Say Korean Trade Deal Could Kill 33,000 Jobs
Senegal's 72-Hour Strike to Make Government Fulfill Its Promises
Union Protests at Opera Premiere in Netherlands
October 27, 2007 — Read Column
Huge Transport Strike Creates Showdown with French Government
Five Guatemalan Union Leaders Murdered Despite U.S. Trade Deal
Korean Metalworkers Union Embraces Migrant Workers into Its Ranks
Foot-Dragging in Israeli Teachers' Strike
Strike over Safety at Italy DHL Wins Airline Pledge to Negotiate
New German Rail Strike Causes Chaos for 10 Million Passengers
October 20, 2007 — Read Column
British Union Furious at Government Offer of 2% Raise over 3 Years
Dutch Want Smaller Differences in Income
Bulgarian Teachers Continue Strike over Wage Demands
Kurds' Minister Supports Iraqi Oil Unions
Canadian Labor Urges Government to Protect Workers' Pensions
Migrant Indonesians Who Work as Maids in Malaysia Face Dilemma
October 13, 2007 — Read Column
Teachers and Doctors Must Do 'Yard Work' to Keep Their Jobs
Unilever Calls on Police As Pakistan Unions Resist Outsourcing
Thousands of Trapped South African Miners Rescued
A French Oil Firm Accused of Complicity with Military in Burma
Japan's 'Scheme' Abuses Foreign Workers
Sugar Cane Workers in Southern Iran Go on Strike
October 6, 2007 — Read Column
World Labor Denounces Myanmar Military Violence
Canadian Auto Workers to Resist GM Deal
Workers in 'Strike Bike' Campaign Run German Bicycle Plant
Strike by 27,000 Egyptian Textile Workers
Turkish Pharmaceutical Strike Continues After One Year
Week-Long Auto Strike Ends in Brazil
September 29, 2007 — Read Column
New ITUC Report Reveals Worldwide Murder of Trade Unionists
French President Announces Huge Job Cuts
Strike at Australia's Largest Printing Company
Seafarers Stranded in Spain Win Back Wages
Russians Won't Renew Visa of U.S. Labor Organizer
Amsterdam Buying Up Brothels to Curb Sex Trade
September 22, 2007 — Read Column
Labor Disputes Continue to Increase in China
French President in Showdown with Unions over Pension Reform
Major Sugar Strike in Guyana Affects Thousands
Korean Construction Workers End 36-Day Strike with a Pay Raise
10,000 Kenya Tea Workers Strike Plantations
Elderly in Lithuana Go on Hunger Strike over Pensions
September 14, 2007 — Read Column
One-Third of World's Workers Are Poor and Without Jobs
Moscow's McDonald's Officially Recognizes a Russian Trade Union
Hyundai Motor and Korean Union Reach Wage Agreement
Iraq's Education System in Shambles
Chilean Trade Union Demonstrators Brutally Attacked
Swedish Unions Keep Losing Members
September 8, 2007 — Read Column