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Flower workers: giving Valentine’s Day new meaning

February 14, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Colombian workers - mostly female - who cut and ship flowers must endure substandard pay and conditions, reports the AFL-CIO. This holiday would provide an excellent opportunity to show support for them.

U.S. steelworkers campaign to free Colombian political prisoners

February 3, 2012 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

"We are working in close conjunction with Justice for Colombia in Great Britain on the political prisoners campaign," says USW Senior Counsel Dan Kovalik.

Colombia’s students defend public education, join worldwide movement

November 16, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Colombian students are rejecting a government proposal aimed at privatizing public higher education. Students are demanding an alternative education that's democratic, free, and serves the great majority.

Call goes out for solidarity with striking Colombian palm oil workers

October 28, 2011 By IUF

Thousands of palm oil workers are now on a general strike in Colombia.

Unionists lobby vs. trade pacts

October 10, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Unionists face uphill odds in battling against so-called U.S. "free trade" pacts with South Korea, Panama and Colombia.