Turkish trade unionists on trial
I was in Istanbul for three days last week to attend the opening of the trial of Turkish trade union leaders. My articles on what I saw have begun appearing in a number of places:…
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Israel’s ports haunted by Ronald Reagan’s ghost
This article appears on Stronger Unions, the blog of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in the UK. In the labour movement we’re often fond of our history. We preserve certain traditions, we celebrate some holidays,…
How are union members using the Internet?
This article appears in Stronger Unions, , a news and comment blog about the UK trade union movement, managed by the TUC. Unions that want to communicate with their members using the new technologies face a problem….
Korea: Hunger strikes, head-shavings and global solidarity
This article appears on Stronger Unions, a news and comment blog about the UK trade union movement, managed by the TUC. South Korea’s progress from dictatorship to democracy has not been an easy or straightforward one,…