[olympiaworkers] Nestle workers in Russia need our help today

Nestlé workers in Russia need our help today

Last November, workers at Nestlé Waters Direct near Moscow joined together to do something about eroding real wages and deteriorating working conditions. They formed a union. 

Management responding by harassment, discriminatory work assignments, cutting drivers' wages by half and sacking the union vice-chair. The workers are determined to defend their union and win their rights. 

Please support them by sending a message to Nestlé.

To learn more about Nestlé's serial violations of workers rights, check out the IUF's Nespressure website  and Facebook group. 

Turkish trade unionist sentenced to 7 years

A Turkish court has sentenced trade unionist Seher Tümer to seven years in prison, despite world-wide protests by trade unionists.  (For full details, click here.) 

Over 3,400 of you have already sent out messages of protest. 

We need thousands more to participate in this campaign to send a clear message to the Turkish government. 

Please take 30 seconds of your time and send a message now.

$80,000 prize for promoting union rights

A Norwegian union (Industri Energi) has announced an award worth more than $80,000 to be given to "a person or organisation for outstanding contributions made to promoting union rights and/or strengthening trade unionship at an international or national level". 

Learn more here.

Union video competition - 9 days left to vote

Finally, 2,500 trade unionists have already voted in the first-ever global Labour Video of the Year competition -- have you? Voting ends on 31 March.

Click here to vote.

Thanks -- and pass this message on!

Eric Lee

 

 

 

 

 

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From: ericlee@labourstart.org
Date: Mon, March 22, 2010

Nestle© workers in Russia need our help today
Last November, workers at Nestle© Waters Direct near Moscow joined
together to do something about eroding real wages and deteriorating
working conditions. They formed a union.

Management responding by harassment, discriminatory work assignments,
cutting drivers' wages by half and sacking the union vice-chair. The
workers are determined to defend their union and win their rights.

Please support them by sending a message to Nestle©
<http://www.iuf.org/cgi-bin/campaigns/show_campaign.cgi?c=486>
.

To learn more about Nestle©'s serial violations of workers rights,
check out the IUF's Nespressure website <http://www.nespressure.org>
and Facebook group
<http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27881774559>