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July 2003 Index

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Complete Table of Contents

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1. CLR NEWS

1.1 Remembering Trim

1.2 CLR Welcomes New Board Member

2. CLR CAMPAIGNS

2.1 Matamoros Garment/Puma Campaign Update

2.2 Coalition of Immokalee Workers

2.3 Gina Workers VICTORY in Thailand

2.4 SWEATFREE COMMNUTIES

2.5 Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride
     a. Immigrants in the New Economy

2.6 FTAA and CAFTA CAMPAIGN UPDATE; WTO in CANCUN
     a. Call to Action: Come to Miami This November!
     b. A Call to Action: Central America is not for Sale! (And neither is Louisiana!)
     c. NO MORE NAFTA! BALLOTS
     d. Worksite Flyer on the FTAA for Union Members
     e. Salvadoran Pres. Flores Promotes CAFTA/Maquilas at US Textile and Footwear Conference
     f. WTO Ministerial in Cancun, September 1-14, 2003
     g. The Crisis of the WTO and the Crisis of the Globalist Project:
     h. Trade Union Statement on the Agenda for the 5th Annual Ministerial Conference of the WTO, Cancun, September 10-14, 2003

3. INTERNATIONAL STRUGGLES

3.1 Butterflies and Farmworkers Versus the USDA and Riot Cops

3.2 Bhopal Trade Unionists Take On Dow Chemical

3.3 CLR and Partners Question Integrity of “Independent Certification” by WRAP

3.4 Mexican Women Prepare for Strike

3.5 Making Trinkets in China, and a Deadly Dust

3.6 One Million RMG Workers in Bangladesh to Lose Jobs in Post-MFA Era

3.7 Gains in Struggle for Corporate Responsibility at Nike
     a. Court Won't Decide Nike Free-Speech Case
     b. Nike and TCFUA Sign Ethical Clothing Deed

3.8 Deployment of US Troops to Safeguard Oil in Nigeria Opposed

3.9 Labour’s Free Trade Policy Harms Millions, Says Former UK Trade Czar

3.10 Justice for Ontario Agricultural Workers

3.11 Rights Groups Overseas Fight U.S. Concerns in U.S. Courts

3.12 ICFTU Deeply Disappointed at ILO Governing Body Colombia Decision

4. DOMESTIC STRUGGLES

4.1 Verizon Concession Agenda Angers CWA Negotiators

4.2 Union Victory at Wal-Mart: Wal-Mart Ordered to Recognize Union

4.3. Tens of Thousands of Workers Protest Bush Overtime Proposal

4.4 Jobless Rate Hits 6.4%, Highest Level in 9 Years

4.5 Workers Squeeze Grocery Giant: Teamsters and Farmworkers Unite to Fight Kroger

4.6 Inmate Cooks Stage Strike: Sterling Facility Locked Down After Protest Over Wages

4.7 Poor People’s March for Economic Human Rights

4.8 USWA Escalates Global Campaign Against Rio Tinto

5. OTHER NEWS

5.1 AFTER THE WAR
     a. Labor Group Publishes Profiles of U.S. Contractors in Iraq
     b. Stop Corporate War Profiteers!
     c. Global Peace Movement Still Vibrant

5.2 Victor Reuther's Revelations About U.S. Labor and the CIA

5.3 $1 Billion Sweetener for Middle East Trade Plan

5.4 Statement of FLOC to the 10th International Meeting in Defense of ILO Conventions and in Defense of the Independence of Workers' Organizations

5.5 Musicians Unite Against Sweatshops

5.6 Uneasiness About Security as Government Buys Software
from New York Times

5.7 Making Oil Transparent

5.8 Annan: Statesman, Diplomat, Union Buster?

6. ANNOUNCEMENTS

6.1 Labor: Studies In Working-Class History Of The Americas

6.2 Mobilize Against the WTO in Montreal July 27-30, 2003

6.3 8th Annual SAF Sowing Seeds for Change Symposium

6.4 Join the Behind The Label Correspondent Network!

6.5 Tour of Mexican Workers from FAT - July 8th to 17th

7. RESOURCES

7.1 No Shvitz: Your One-Stop Guide to Fighting Sweatshops

7.2 Video: Justice on the Table

7.3 New Report: Philippines Under the WTO an Unmitigated Disaster

7.4 Books by CLR Advisory Board Member Noam Chomsky

7.5 Sweatshop and Pesticide-Free Peace T Shirt from PICA

7.6 Film: Immigration, Genocide and the Search for Justice in Guatemala DISCOVERING DOMINGA

7.7 Book: Cross-Border Dialogues: U.S. - Mexico Social Movement Networking

8. JOBS

8.1 Program Coordinator: Sweatshop Watch

8.2 Program Coordinator: Texas Fair Trade Coalition

8.3 Fundraising Coordinator: Teamsters for a Democratic Union

8.4 Media and Grassroots Outreach Internships: Venezuela Information Office (DC)

8.5 Co-Director: Peace Brigades International / USA