PRC-UTE
19th June 2009, 17:56
In this week's mailing:
- Iran: Online campaign, events in your country
- No contract, no cookies!
- A video you may not want to watch
- Where can I find a great union job?
- “I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half.”
*IRAN: ONLINE CAMPAIGN, EVENTS IN YOUR COUNTRY*
The eyes of the world are on Iran -- and the international trade union
movement is getting ready for the 26 June global solidarity day of action.
To find out what's happening in your country, visit:
http://www.justiceforiranianworkers.org/
Amnesty International has launched an online campaign this week demanding
the release of jailed trade unionists in Iran. Please sign up today:
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions_details.asp?ActionID=613
*NO CONTRACT, NO COOKIES!*
That's the slogan being carried by workers at New York City's Stella D'oro
biscuit factory. Those workers have been on the picket line for nearly a
year and now they're calling for international support. Please help them by
sending off your message today here:
http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=536
*A VIDEO YOU MAY NOT WANT TO WATCH*
The International Trade Union Confederation has produced a very short online
video on the subject of child labour. Sounds boring, right? Wrong. It's
horrific and I am warning you that you may not want to watch this. I think
some of you are going to love it and others will hate it. Have a look here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zZXVq7elLw
*WHERE CAN I FIND A GREAT UNION JOB?*
UnionJobs.com -- a US-based service that's been connecting trade unions with
the people who want to work for unions for more than a decade -- is now
posting all new jobs to UnionBook as well. Check out their blog:
http://www.unionbook.org/pg/blog/unionjobs
*“I CAN HIRE ONE-HALF OF THE WORKING CLASS TO KILL THE OTHER HALF."*
That's American railroad tycoon Jay Gould on why he wasn't worried about a
strike back in 1886. It's one of 1,300 quotations from trade unionists (and
bosses, obviously) in the book "Great Labor Quotations" which is our book of
the week. We're sure that this book will be an invaluable resource if you
ever need a quote for a speech or article -- in fact, it's already something
of a bestseller. To learn more, or to order your copy, go here:
http://www.labourstart.org/bookshop/?p=56
*Please share this message with your fellow union members - forward it on!
Thank you.*
And have a great weekend.
Eric Lee
- Iran: Online campaign, events in your country
- No contract, no cookies!
- A video you may not want to watch
- Where can I find a great union job?
- “I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half.”
*IRAN: ONLINE CAMPAIGN, EVENTS IN YOUR COUNTRY*
The eyes of the world are on Iran -- and the international trade union
movement is getting ready for the 26 June global solidarity day of action.
To find out what's happening in your country, visit:
http://www.justiceforiranianworkers.org/
Amnesty International has launched an online campaign this week demanding
the release of jailed trade unionists in Iran. Please sign up today:
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions_details.asp?ActionID=613
*NO CONTRACT, NO COOKIES!*
That's the slogan being carried by workers at New York City's Stella D'oro
biscuit factory. Those workers have been on the picket line for nearly a
year and now they're calling for international support. Please help them by
sending off your message today here:
http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=536
*A VIDEO YOU MAY NOT WANT TO WATCH*
The International Trade Union Confederation has produced a very short online
video on the subject of child labour. Sounds boring, right? Wrong. It's
horrific and I am warning you that you may not want to watch this. I think
some of you are going to love it and others will hate it. Have a look here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zZXVq7elLw
*WHERE CAN I FIND A GREAT UNION JOB?*
UnionJobs.com -- a US-based service that's been connecting trade unions with
the people who want to work for unions for more than a decade -- is now
posting all new jobs to UnionBook as well. Check out their blog:
http://www.unionbook.org/pg/blog/unionjobs
*“I CAN HIRE ONE-HALF OF THE WORKING CLASS TO KILL THE OTHER HALF."*
That's American railroad tycoon Jay Gould on why he wasn't worried about a
strike back in 1886. It's one of 1,300 quotations from trade unionists (and
bosses, obviously) in the book "Great Labor Quotations" which is our book of
the week. We're sure that this book will be an invaluable resource if you
ever need a quote for a speech or article -- in fact, it's already something
of a bestseller. To learn more, or to order your copy, go here:
http://www.labourstart.org/bookshop/?p=56
*Please share this message with your fellow union members - forward it on!
Thank you.*
And have a great weekend.
Eric Lee