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USA Prospects for organized labor’s legislative agenda rapidly fading [Las Vegas Sun] 2010-02-06

USA Obama's Labor Secretary Backs Employee Free Choice, Strong Enforcement of Wage, Safety Laws [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-05

Zimbabwe Cops, state's spy agency main violaters of workers' rights: assault, torture union activists [Zim Online] 2010-02-05

Turkey Tekel Supporters Unfurl Banner on Mount Ararat Peak [News.am] 2010-02-05

Chile Trade Union Activists Fear Setbacks Under Rightwing Government [Inter-Press Service] 2010-02-04

Greece Civil servants walk out as general strike over budget cuts looms [Deutsche Welle] 2010-02-04

Turkey Millions of People Stop Work for Tekel Workers [BiaNet] 2010-02-04

South Africa Trade Unions threaten to disrupt football World Cup over Chinese sweatshops [Reuters] 2010-02-04

USA Poll: Public Supports Stimulus Provisions [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-03

Canada Ontario CAW/Xstrata Deal Unequivocally Discredits Vale [Steelworkers Canada] ActNOW! 2010-02-03

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Algeria After 56 days, British Gas hunger striker, Meryem Mehdi, harassed by police [SNAPAP] 2010-02-08

Australia LHMU member survey - your views count [LHMU] 2010-02-09 27 more labour news stories from Australia today

Botswana Mine Workers Union seeks intervention by President's office [Standard] 2010-02-08

Canada / Ontario Former union boss finds it hard to trust Vale Inco - Dave Campbell ActNOW! [Northern Life] 2010-02-09 14 more labour news stories from Canada today

Colombia Oil Union USO Presents Demands to Service Provider Schlumberger For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Egypt Tanta Flax workers protest before ministers' council [Al Masry Al Youm] 2010-02-09 1 more labour news stories from Egypt today

Europe ICEM, FES Hold Conference on Mining, Energy Restructuring in Central, Eastern Europe For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

France Strike hits ArcelorMittal production [Steel Orbis] 2010-02-08

French Guiana Bauxite Workers’ Union Pickets Government, RusAl Offices in Georgetown For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Germany Public worker strike drags on in wage dispute [The Local] 2010-02-09 2 more labour news stories from Germany today

Global Transport workers reinforce commitment to organise women workers [ITF] 2010-02-09 2 more labour news stories from Global today

Greece Unions threaten more strikes against Greek govt [Reuters] 2010-02-09 1 more labour news stories from Greece today

Indonesia Hundreds of illegal miners killed in last four years [The Jakarta Post] 2010-02-08

Ireland Tribute to Tomas MacGiolla by SIPTU President Jack O’Connor [SIPTU] 2010-02-08 4 more labour news stories from Ireland today

Israel Eilat Port workers want 15% of company [Globes Online] 2010-02-08

Korea Renewed Attacks Against DLP, Labour Unions [CINA] 2010-02-08 3 more labour news stories from Korea today

Malta Carnival masks [uhm.org,mt] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Malta today

Mexico Cananea Miners Reject Grupo México Severance; Strike Continues For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Netherlands Strike Action Brings Akzo Nobel to Terms with Dutch Unions For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

New Zealand / Australia Kiwi workers told to make do with Australia's 'crumbs' [ABC] 2010-02-08

Nigeria Energy Unions Strike ExxonMobil over Sackings of Casuals For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Nigeria today

North America Register today for the 2010 Labor Notes conference! [Labor Notes] 2010-02-08

Palestine Cleaner dies following work accident [Ma'an News Agency] 2010-02-09 2 more labour news stories from Palestine today

Peru Workers of Petrobras Contractor Take Strike Action For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Peru today

South Africa COSATU, the President and Shilowa [COSATU] 2010-02-09 2 more labour news stories from South Africa today

Spain Labour reform plan gets tepid welcome [The China Post] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Spain today

Sri Lanka Campaign for Higher Private Sector Salaries Succeeds For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Sweden Job agency fined for religious discrimination [The Local] 2010-02-09

Thailand / Burma Resistance Builds Against Thai Migrant Worker Expulsion For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Turkey IBM Workers Unionize-No Rise in Salaries for 5 Years [Turk Internet] 2010-02-08

UK Focussing on bisexual trade unionists [TUC] 2010-02-09 3 more labour news stories from UK today

USA Pro Football’s Scrambled Brains Throw Egg on the Superbowl [Labor Notes Troublemakers Blog] 2010-02-08 8 more labour news stories from USA today

Vietnam Can Tho taxi drivers strike work protesting unfair treatment [Thanh Nien Daily] 2010-02-08

Zimbabwe Civil service strike paralyses government operations [SW Radio Africa] 2010-02-09 6 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today