Where trade unionists start their day on the net.
In this week's mailing:
* Day of solidarity - Korea
* Day of action - Chevron
* Day of protest - Philippines
* Communities Without Borders
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KOREA: GENERAL STRIKE AND INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY
Today (15 November) is both an international day of solidarity with the embattled South Korean labour movement and also the occasion a huge general strike there.
For details on what you can do to show your support, please go here:
http://tinyurl.com/y8jtlq
You'll find complete coverage of the day's events in Korea here:
http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/show_news.pl?country=Korea
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USA: CHEVRON DAY OF ACTION
Over 2,500 of you have sent off your messages to Chevron in support of striking cleaners in Houston over the last week. Well done!
Your efforts are part of worldwide protest that culminates today (15 November) in a day of action across the USA in support of the strikers. For full details of the protests, go here:
http://www.houstonjanitors.org/chevron-day-of-action-11152006/
If you have not yet sent off your message, please do so right now:
http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=161
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PHILIPPINES: STOP THE KILLING
South Korea is not the only Asian country where trade unions are fighting against violent repression -- the Philippines is also this week the focus of an international day of protest on 16 November. Full details are here:
http://tinyurl.com/v3dfa
Full coverage of trade union news from the Philippines can be found here:
http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/show_news.pl?country=Philippines
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COMMUNITIES WITHOUT BORDERS
Attentive visitors to LabourStart's front page (http://www.labourstart.org) will have noticed that from time to time we feature extraordinary photographs. These are often the work of David Bacon, who has just produced a book entitled "Communities Without Borders: Images and Voices of Migration". In what is being called a "stunning work of photojournalism and oral history", Bacon documents the new reality of migrant experience: the creation of transnational communities. The book sounds absolutely fascinating and is this week's LabourStart book of the week:
http://www.labourstart.org/bookoftheweek
Remember that by buying your books online from a unionized bookshop, you are supporting LabourStart's campaigning activities. You can also support us by making an online donation, or even better -- a regular monthly payment. Full details are here:
http://www.labourstart.org/donate.shtml
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