From NY, DC 37 member comments on new contract: How can public workers defend gains?
How can public workers win decent contracts, given government insistence that contracts be funded by givebacks? How can public workers defend their hard-won health care benefits and pensions?
WORLD NOTES
Russia: Autoworkers build independent union Haiti: Rights abuses common, donors fall short India: Prime minister objects to meddling with nuclear deal East Timor: Border accord signed, Australian troops stay Peru: Congress of indigenous leaders raps market rule
In Mexico, 3 million march for recount
MEXICO CITY — Amid widespread evidence of election fraud, public pressure continues to grow for Mexican authorities to recount the vote. Nearly 3 million people from every state of Mexico converged on Mexico City July 30 to call on authorities for a recount.
Detroit gears up for Labor Day
Friends of the People’s Weekly World are planning a major distribution of the paper at Detroit’s Labor Day parade, which routinely draws tens of thousands of people
Ohio labor charts new course
CINCINNATI — Delegates to the Ohio AFL-CIO convention here last week expressed optimism and a strong fighting spirit. For the first time in decades, they see a real opportunity to replace the state’s corrupt Republican officeholders with labor-friendly candidates.
