Archive for the 'Labor' Category

On Solidarity: May Day Reflections

This is a guest post by Terry Glavin.

Today is May Day, the holiday most of the world marks as international workers’ day. North Americans call it Labour Day and celebrate it on the first Monday in September, usually without much of a thought about its meaning, but it’s the same holiday.

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TULIP - Linking Israeli and Palestinian Labor Unionists

News of a very exciting initiative via Eric Lee of Labourstart. Trade Unionists Linking Israel and Palestine - TULIP - has just been launched “to challenge the apologists for Hamas and Hizbollah in the labour movement and to fight for a two-state solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.” Spread the word.

The Workers, United

Via Engage, a significant development which will leave many boycotters scratching their heads:

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