Fight Back! News

News and Views from the People's Struggle

WFTU

By staff

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement by the World Federation of Trade Unions.

The World Federation of Trade Unions, representing more than 105 million workers who work live, and struggle in 133 countries all over the world, strongly condemns the continuation of military interventions and wars, the accelerated militarization of international relations and confrontational rhetoric, the soaring of the military expenditures, as well as the NATO plans amid the escalating intra-imperialist confrontation. The 2024 ΝΑΤΟ summit which will take place in Washington D.C. on 9-10-11 July 2024, constitutes one more step toward the intensification of NATO’s aggressive imperialist plans, interventions, and wars.

Read more...

By staff

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions.

The World Federation of Trade Unions, on behalf of its 105 million workers in the 5 continents, expresses its full and unconditional solidarity with the workers of the automotive industry in the companies of GM, Ford, and Stellantis in the United States of America.

Read more...

By staff

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions.

Read more...

By staff

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions.

Read more...

By staff

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions.

Read more...

By staff

WFTU General Secretary George Mavrikos (Greece) speaking at opening of congress.

Rome, Italy – The 18th Congress of the World Federation of Trade Unions is being held in Rome, Italy May 6 – 8. Nearly 500 delegates came from 96 countries, with many more participating online. The WFTU represents 110 million workers in 133 countries, mostly in the global south. For the first time in over 50 years, there were delegates from the United States, with representatives from AFSCME 3800, the University Minnesota clerical workers union, and Roofers Local 36 from Los Angeles. Both unions have affiliated to the WFTU in recent years. Also participating from the U.S. was a leader of the newly-formed Starbucks Workers Union, who attended as an observer.

Read more...

By World Federation of Trade Unions

Enter a descriptive sentence about the photo here.

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU).

Read more...

By World Federation of Trade Unions

Enter a descriptive sentence about the photo here.

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU).

Read more...

By World Federation of Trade Unions

Enter a descriptive sentence about the photo here.

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU).

Read more...

By staff

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following March 30 statement from the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU).

Read more...