Back to that first International?
This article was published in Solidarity. A century and a half ago, workers’ leaders from a number of European countries met in St. Martin’s Hall in London under a banner proclaiming “All men are brothers.”…
Bomber Command and Historical Memory
This article now appears on Harry’s Place where an extensive discussion is taking place. Please feel free to add your comments there. One of the things that struck me when I interviewed Vietnam veterans two…
MINATORI E OPERAI INSIEME PER FORMARE LA FEDERAZIONE INDUSTRIALL GLOBAL UNION FEDERATION: EVENTO STORICO…?
This article appeared in Notizie Internazionali, published by FIOM-CGIL in Italy. “Questo è un giorno che non dimenticherò mai ” ha detto Jyrki Raina, il neo eletto Segretario Generale di IndustriALL Global Union—ma non era…
IndustriALL Global Union is formed
This article appeared in In These Times. “This is a day that I will never forget,” said Jyrki Raina, the newly-elected General Secretary of IndustriALL Global Union — but one could not be sure what…
The case of John Edwards
This article appeared in the Morning Star today. At the beginning of this month, the prosecution of former US Senator John Edwards for breaking campaign financing laws ended in a fiasco. The federal jury in…
Their morals and ours: The case of John Edwards
This article appears in the current issue of Solidarity. John Edwards was once the shining hope of American progressives; today, he’s a disgraced former politician. Last week, his trial in federal court ended with an…
How Nestle Learned Global Labor Solidarity Is Alive and Well
This article appeared in In These Times. To some, trade union internationalism may seem to be a very old-fashioned notion, even quaint. One might imagine that in some of world’s leading corporate boardrooms the use…
The Samsung Galaxy Note after two months
I think two months is long enough to decide whether buying a Samsung Galaxy Note was a good idea or not. I should preface this by saying that though I’m an early adopter, I’m also…
British unions out of step on Histadrut
This article appears in Solidarity this week. As PCS convenes this week in Brighton for their annual conference, delegates will be be expected to vote on a wide range of issues, including some international ones….
We are the 53
Last week, rank-and-file members of Unite in one workplace raised £1,000 to support 53 Indonesian workers, sacked by Nestlé. They were joined by trade unionists in Germany, the Nordic countries and elsewhere who in a…