This week's top stories
Costa Rica Migrant construction union leader arrested [BWI] 09-May-2008
Zimbabwe Violence hits teachers [EI] 09-May-2008
Zimbabwe Election controversy spills over into union repression [ITUC] 09-May-2008
Burma AFL-CIO: Help Provide Relief to Burmese Workers [AFL-CIO] For more info 07-May-2008
Colombia/USA Colombia Workers Brutalized at May Day Protests [streaming radio link appended] [Building Bridges Radio] For more info 06-May-2008
Korea Another attack against MTU leadership! Call for solidarity [MTU/KCTU] 05-May-2008
Nigeria ExxonMobil Upstream Strike Settled, but Problems Persist in Downstream Sector [ICEM] For more info 05-May-2008
UK/USA American union-busters arrive in Britain [Sunday Times] 04-May-2008
Iran Workers defy ban to celebrate May Day; 10 arrested [Kargaran] For more info 02-May-2008
USA Dockworkers take May Day off, idling all West Coast ports [LA Times] 02-May-2008
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Today's news
Asia Asian Development Bank must fund public services before private profits [PSI] 09-May-2008
Australia Resource boom fuels employment as big miners continue to hire [The Age] 09-May-2008 16 more labour news stories from Australia today
Bahamas 'Contract signed' [Freeport News] 08-May-2008 5 more labour news stories from Bahamas today
Barbados 'Teachers worried about their safety ' [Nation Newspaper] 08-May-2008
Burma EI calls on the military junta to allow international aid to be delivered by relief agencies [EI] 09-May-2008 2 more labour news stories from Burma today
Canada Employment: More People Moving from Good Jobs to Bad Jobs [CLC/CTC] 09-May-2008 45 more labour news stories from Canada today
China/Global Are there real unions in China? A debate [Global Labor and the Global Economy blog] 09-May-2008
Colombia/Philippines Human rights call from UNI Management Committee [UNI] 09-May-2008
Finland At Some Finnish Greenhouses, Finnish is Rarely Heard [YLE news] 08-May-2008 2 more labour news stories from Finland today
Global Maersk to join UN Global Compact [ITF Unions In Maersk] 09-May-2008 8 more labour news stories from Global today
Guyana 'GPSU calls for 25% interim salary hike' [Stabroek News] 08-May-2008
Haiti The IWW mission to Haiti [IWW] 08-May-2008
India Thousands of plantation workers take out rally in Gudalur in protest against the failure of the Manjushree plantations to pay wages to its workers for the past four months [Hindu] 08-May-2008 13 more labour news stories from India today
Indonesia Perawat akan gelar aksi damai di DPR [Bisnis Indonesia] 09-May-2008 2 more labour news stories from Indonesia today
Iran Over 3000 workers go on strike in Haft Tapeh! [IWSN] For more info 08-May-2008
Iraq 'Iraqi labour movement's May Day statement ' [workersliberty.org] 08-May-2008
Ireland Talks aim to avert mental health chaos [Irish Examiner] 09-May-2008 9 more labour news stories from Ireland today
Lebanon Clashes in General Strike in Lebanon [New York Times] 08-May-2008
Malaysia 'Unions can’t agree on longer maternity leave' [The Star Online] 09-May-2008
Mexico Grupo Mexico vows to close Cananea due to strike [IMF] 09-May-2008
Netherlands On a journey for solidarity [BWI] 09-May-2008 2 more labour news stories from Netherlands today
New Zealand Overworked? Over here! [FINSEC] 08-May-2008 13 more labour news stories from New Zealand today
Pakistan Embers may flare up - May Day message from Pakistan [APTUF] 08-May-2008
Serbia National collective agreement signed [BWI] 09-May-2008
Sri Lanka Authorities try to stop media reporting on provincial elections in Sri Lanka [IFJ] 09-May-2008
Switzerland Construction victory! [BWI] 09-May-2008 3 more labour news stories from Switzerland today
Trinidad and Tobago 'Trinidad oil workers stay off the job for second day' [Caribbean Net News] 08-May-2008 3 more labour news stories from Trinidad and Tobago today
Turkey Unions seek justice for May Day abuse [IMF] 09-May-2008 3 more labour news stories from Turkey today
UK Bus workers wildcat in Liverpool [libcom.org] 09-May-2008 16 more labour news stories from UK today
USA Florida: Teacher fired for "Wizadry" [TampaBay10] 08-May-2008 26 more labour news stories from USA today
Zimbabwe IFJ calls for re;ease of newspaper editor in Zimbabwe [IFJ] 09-May-2008 3 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today