One of the reasons for union membership decline, in United States but also in other western countries, is that the unions seem to have lost connections to communities and grassroot participation. Local groups’ organising could help much the labour movement, as part of a wider social movement based on participatory democracy, in a bottom-up new strategy. An example is the AP story below. Continue reading ‘US: Unions’ connections to communities’
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US: Unions’ connections to communities
Published February 6, 2008 america , global , workers Leave a CommentTags: community centers, union membership decline, urban working class
UN members States must make decent work a prime commitment
Published February 6, 2008 global , governments , workers Leave a CommentTags: decent work, etuc, full employment, global unions, ITUC, united nations
As the 46th session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development convenes in New York today, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) call for agreement on a strong resolution to go forward to the UN General Assembly, asserting the crucial importance of full employment and decent work in the fight against poverty. Continue reading ‘UN members States must make decent work a prime commitment’
