May 13, 2013 The Alliance for Global Justice has received news that Guillermo Cano of the FENSUAGRO agricultural workers union has been detained along with seven unidentified unionists and members of the Marcha Patriótica (Patriotic March) in the Colombian Department of Tolima. Don Guillermo is the Human Rights Coordinator for ASTRACATOL, the FENSUAGRO affiliate in…
Labor
Colombia, Eco-Solidarity, Labor, Political prisoners, Uncategorized
UPDATE: Colombian Unionist Maribel Oviedo Set Free Without Charges!
Maribel Oviedo (in center) leads delegates from the Alliance for Global Justice and the National Lawyers Guild to visit peasant farmers in the village of Maracaibo in Tolima, Colombia. We have received news from the Colombian human rights group, Lazos de Dignidad, that peasant union leader Maribel Oviedo has been released without charges. Maribel had…
Colombia, Labor
Colombian Unionists Targeted: Can Three Assassins Get a Government to do Their Dirty Deeds?
By Fred Hirsch, Plumbers and Fitters Union, Local 393
Colombia, Labor, Uncategorized
United Steel Workers and California Labor Federation Stand Up for Colombian Unions and Peace
by James Jordan North American unionists have taken a significant step forward in solidarity with Colombian unionists-one that raises intriguing possibilities for the development of a new kind of worker to worker internationalism.
Colombia, Democracy, James Patrick Jordan, Labor, Uncategorized
USAID Grants $3 Million to Solidarity Center’s Bogotá Office–Unionists Want to Know Why
by James Jordan (Alliance for Global Justice) The Solidarity Center office in Bogotá has received an unusually large two-year grant of $3 million
Colombia, Democracy, Español, James Patrick Jordan, Labor
USAID Dona (EE.UU.)$3 Millones a la Oficina Bogotá del Centro de Solidaridad–Sindicalistas Quieren saber ¿Para que?
por James Jordan, Alianza por la Justicia Global La oficina del Centro de Solidaridad (Solidarity Center) en Bogotá ha recibido un subsidio inusualmente grande de (EE.UU.) $3 millones
Action alerts, Colombia, James Patrick Jordan, Labor, Uncategorized
Threats Intensify against Colombia’s Largest Peasant Union
by James Jordan The US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement is set to go into effect on May 15, 2012, based on the approval given by President Obama regarding Colombia’s “compliance” with the Labor Action Plan. When Pres. Obama talks about improved labor rights in the war torn country, no one must be more baffled than the…
Labor, Militarism, News
Military Union Busting!? That’s Disgusting!
This alert was originally circulated by US Labor Against the War. Tell the President Obama not to deploy the U.S. military against American workers! Sign this open letter to the President and Congress. Demand that the president order the Coast Guard to stand down and prevent its deployment to Longview or any other labor dispute.…
Labor, News, Nicaragua, Trade, economics & globalization (neoliberalism)
Labor, sweatshops and CAFTA in Nicaragua
By Steve Watrous [Steve Watrous teaches sociology at Milwaukee Area Technical College and is the chair of the Milwaukee Fair Trade Coalition. This article first appeared in the Labor Press. ]
Action alerts, Colombia, Labor, Trade, economics & globalization (neoliberalism)
AFL-CIO Oct. 4th Call-In Day Against Free Trade Pacts
The following alert was originally drafted by the AFL-CIO. Please see the action component below. Your representative in Congress is considering three dangerous new free trade agreements, with Colombia, Korea and Panama. With more than 25 million Americans desperately searching for full-time jobs, the last thing our leaders should focus on is trade deals that…
