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Trade unions to G20: Half measures will not fix broken global economy

March 24, 2009 By International Trade Union Confederation

Brussels, 23 March 2009 (ITUC OnLine): In a worldwide push for action by G20 governments to pull the global economy out of recession and chart a new course for job creation, financial regulation and global governance,...

We must incriminate the basic rules of capitalism: An interview with Paul Boccara

March 22, 2009 By l’Humanite

Communist economist Paul Boccara has just published a book about the transformations and the crisis of global capitalism, in which he deals with the financial crisis, among other topics. Paul Boccara puts forward proposals to initiate...

Unionists protest big bonuses to bad execs

March 21, 2009 By Mark Gruenberg

WASHINGTON (PAI) — Chanting and waving signs saying that it’s time to “take back our economy” for workers, unionists in Washington and dozens of other cities nationwide spent March 19 protesting big bonuses to lousy executives.

Foreclosures, recession hit renters hard

March 15, 2009 By Jessica Paquette

Though legislators are currently paying more attention to homeowners, renters are among the most adversely affected by the foreclosure crisis and the recession.

Jobs, justice and climate: what the G20 must do to ensure global economic recovery

March 14, 2009 By Trade Unions Congress

As G20 finance ministers gather in the UK today (Friday) to agree the world's response to the economic crisis, the Put People First platform has released a blueprint charting a path out of global recession that...