Update of union news stories from around the world. Elections in the US and Venezuela; unions in the US are fighting and winning; tackling agency workers; the forecast is bleak for young people; Said Elhairech has been freed, but Yacine Zaid is in prison in Algeria; the 305 Turkish Airline workers are stil out of a job; 69 Turkish trade unionists are on trial for ‘terrorism’; Kazakhstan is a repressive regime – many trade unionists from the oil industry are in prison or on trial.

Union Solidarity International

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Interesting Site: http://www.workforecast.org/

Never before in recent history are so many young people facing such a brutal employment situation. The on-going financial crisis, and the inability or unwillingness of governments to restore jobs and growth, is having a particularly brutal impact on young people.