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April 6, 2010 --

Earlier this year, the Mexican Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing more than 1,000 striking mineworkers to be fired. The decision effectively eliminates the right to strike in Mexico, according to Mexican labor law experts. The AFL-CIO, the International Metalworkers Federation, and the

Obama Proposes Cuts in Military Aid to Colombia

March 24, 2010 --

In a welcome change, the Obama Administration’s proposal for foreign aid for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 would decrease funding for the Colombian military and police by 17%, from $263 million to $218 million, while making a much smaller decrease in economic aid levels, from $252 to $238.5 million, a 5% decrease.

New Study on Worker Rights in El Salvador Reports Many Violations

February 10, 2010 --

A study released on February 10, 2010 assesses the state of labor rights in El Salvador and reports widespread violations, including mistreatment of women workers in the country’s Free Trade Zones, denial of basic rights for public sector workers, a recent murder of the general secretary of a public sector union, and discriminatory employment and pay for women.

Honduras: International Response to the Elections and Human Rights Violations

December 18, 2009 --

Opponents of the coup in Honduras denounced as illegitimate the elections held the last Sunday of November but have set their sights on a long-range effort to convene a popular assembly to rewrite the country’s constitution.

Supporting Women Workers on International Day on the Elimination of Violence Against Women

November 25, 2009 --

USLEAP joins the international community in saying “no to violence against women!” November 25 marks the International Day on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in part commemorating the Mirabal sisters who stood up against the injustice suffered during the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. With the upcoming illegitimate November 29 elections in Honduras,

Honduras: The Resistance Marches On Despite Targeted Violence

February 27, 2010 --

On February 25, 2010 thousands of men, women, and children marched the streets of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula in Honduras in protest against the largely unrecognized current government of Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo and the attacks against members and supporters of the National People’s Resistance Front (FNRP). The FNRP has documented at least 254 human rights violations, including murder, kidnappings and rape, since Lobo’s inauguration on January 27.

Protection Contracts Stymie Independent Unions in Mexico

January 23, 2010 --

Workers from the Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) assembly plant in Puebla, Mexico continue to publicly demand their right to freedom of association and respect and recognition of the worker-led coalition, the Organizing Coalition of Workers of Johnson Controls (COT-JC). Workers at this U.S.

Obama Administration Isolated on Sunday’s Fraudulent Honduran Elections

November 27, 2009 --

Opponents of the coup that threw out democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya in June are denouncing the November 29 Honduras elections as illegitimate.

U.S. Unions Call for a Reconfiguration of U.S. Policy Towards Colombia

November 25, 2009 --

Seven major U.S. unions, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), and the President of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, signed onto a November 20 letter to the U.S. Congress supporting a call for a new U.S. policy towards Colombia.