THIS WEEK IN LABOR
San Francisco, Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strikes Right to strike for Northwest workers? Dallas transit workers drive home their point Concrete solidarity wins in Seattle
WORLD NOTES
South Korea: Autoworkers win gains Canada: Opposition to troops in Afghanistan mounts Haiti: Some political prisoners released, others languish India: Coca-Cola provokes protests Guatemala: Women at risk
Mexico court rejects charges of election fraud
In the wake of an Aug. 28 ruling by Mexico’s Federal Electoral Tribunal that there is no evidence of widespread fraud in the July 2 election, leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed to continue his campaign of mass, peaceful civil resistance to force the authorities to conduct a full recount.
Bolivias constituent assembly runs into trouble
As candidate for the Bolivian presidency in 2005, Evo Morales promised to nationalize hydrocarbon resources and to establish a constituent assembly. Nationalization of natural gas was announced on May 1. On Aug. 6, delegates to a Constituent Assembly gathered in the old capital city of Sucre to formulate Bolivia’s sixth constitution.
Girls under 18 left behind
Bittersweet. It’s a good word to describe the anticipated U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of the controversial contraceptive pill, Plan B.
Postal workers fight for We Deliver promise
PHILADELPHIA — Chant-ing “Save Our Service,” members of the American Postal Workers Union rallied Aug. 17 during their national convention here to protest Postal Service plans to consolidate operations, eliminate union jobs, hire temporary workers and reduce service.
National Clips
CHARLESTON, W.Va.: Unions, activists rally for change BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Court upholds felons’ right to vote NEW YORK: Open letter of solidarity released
Right-wing targets judge who ruled vs. Bush spying
Civil liberties and peace advocates are rallying to support federal district Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, who is under vicious right-wing attack for her landmark Aug. 17 ruling that the Bush administration’s program of wiretapping without warrants is unconstitutional.
We salute the labor movement!
On this Labor Day, we salute the fighting spirit of the labor movement against corporate greed and anti-democratic politicians. We salute labor’s struggle for unity and action of all workers, their families and communities.
Tyre, Under Siege
A poem.
