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International Day for Democracy

On this 15 September, ITUC states that democracy may not always guarantee workers’ rights, but it helps to fight for them

Democracy may not always guarantee strong workers’ rights, but it helps fight for them – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Workers’ call for a new social contract

The Ministerial Declaration issued at the conclusion of the High-Level political Forum (HLPF) reflects key elements of the workers’ call for a New Social Contract – it’s time to put them into practice.

HLPF 2024: ITUC calls for immediate action on Ministerial Declaration commitments – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Workers’ fundamental right to organise

is crucial to combat heat stress: vital role of trade unions in combating heat stress and need for organised labour to protect workers from this climate change-induced danger.

Workers’ fundamental right to organise is crucial in combating heat stress – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Trade Unions can defeat the Far Right

People who feel more empowered at work are less likely to agree with extreme-right arguments

Trade unions can defeat Europe’s far right – Democracy and society | IPS Journal (ips-journal.eu)

For democracy at work, we demand the right to strike

For Democracy at Work, We Demand the Right to Strike! – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Sign ITUC’s petition!

Workers’ rights: a casualty of the war

The war in Ukraine has devastated the country’s trade union movement—and the lives of workers.

Workers’ rights—a casualty of the war in Ukraine (socialeurope.eu)

May Day 2024: Trade Unions for Democracy

There is no democracy without trade unions – that’s the message of the global trade union movement this May Day.

May Day 2024: Trade unions For Democracy – International Trade Union Confederation (ituc-csi.org)

Workers should have no rights!

Ban the Unions! They mean it!

America’s Richest Men Ask the Courts to Make Unions Illegal – The American Prospect

We are all ‘salts’

Don’t know what it means? Then read the article!

Today’s revival of union “salting” could not be more welcome or more urgently needed.

A tactic as old as the labor movement itself, salting describes going to work in an unorganized workplace where there may be a chance to help initiate new union organizing.

It’s also a label for taking jobs at already unionized employers, hoping to play a positive role. But here I will deal with the former: taking jobs to help spur new organizing.

Viewpoint: We Are All Salts | Labor Notes

MayDay, MayDay, a warning from the labour movement

Having battled one crisis after another, a fresh round of austerity could be the last straw for workers.

Mayday, mayday: a warning from the labour movement (socialeurope.eu)

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