Valentine's Day: Religious Leaders Urge Dole to Support Flower Worker Rights

February 12, 2008 --

"People of faith in the US are increasingly convinced that our companies should be expected to uphold moral standards with workers in operations abroad," according to

Grassroots Opposition to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement in Chicago

January 28, 2008 --

The Chicago Trade with Justice Working Group delivered a letter to the offices of Illinois Senators Durbin and Obama this week, signed by 30 Chicago-area o

Significant Increase in Forced Displacement and Disappearance of Colombian Union Members in 2007

January 3, 2008 --

Ninety-five trade unionists were forcibly displaced in the first eleven months of 2007, up from seven in 2006, according to a new report from the Escuela

Del Monte and Union Form Commission in Wake of Murder

December 19, 2007 --

The September 23 murder of Marco Tulio Ramirez, a leader of the Del Monte banana union SITRABI in Guatemala, sparked international protests joined by USLEAP and local charges of possible Del Monte com

Mexican Maquila Union Wins Big Victory

December 14, 2007 --

Despite being forced to cast their ballots in public in front of hostile managers and threats of closing the plant, a majority of workers voted for an independent union at the Vaqueros Navarra factor

Improvements in U.S. Aid to Colombia Solidified

January 7, 2008 --

President Bush signed the spending bill into law on December 26th, finalizing significant reductions in U.S. military aid to Colombia.

2007: Year in Review

December 19, 2007 --

The following is an overview of the key issues USLEAP focused on this year, including important political developments that impacted workers.

Dole Flower Workers Claim Majority; Another Union Wins Registration

December 18, 2007 --

The growing campaign against Dole Fresh Flowers is moving into a new stage as the Untrafragancia union at Dole’s Fragancia flower plantation lays the groundwork for negotiations with the company thi

NAFTA Flaws Exposed, Once Again

November 29, 2007 --

The need to change U.S. trade policy to strengthen rules to protect worker rights was underscored again when the U.S.




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