I am no longer updating my account on Mastodon and have now moved to BlueSky. @erictlee.bsky.social

Türkiye: Freedom for Ismet Aslan, detained trade unionist https://bit.ly/ismetaslan

Georgia's democratic future depends on us. Please share widely if you agree: https://www.ericlee.info/blog/georgias-democratic-future-depends-on-us/

Nominations now open for the 2025 Arthur Svensson Prize https://bit.ly/styrke2025

Over 1,700 trade unionists are now following LabourStart on BlueSky. Join us! https://bsky.app/profile/labourstart.bsky.social

Twitter alternative Bluesky now has 15,000,000 users. Is your union using it? Should LabourStart use it? https://bsky.app/

Yesterday I interviewed a leader of the 4-month old strike at Evolution Gaming in Georgia. She talked about the reasons for the strike, the importance of international solidarity and much more in this short interview: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2313632/episodes/16098115

Georgia: Evolution Gaming workers’ bravery wins UNI’s Freedom from Fear Award https://bit.ly/3AHqIcb

Unions Bet Big on Harris. Now They’re Bracing for Consequences. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/10/us/politics/trump-unions.html

Monday can sometimes be a slow news day. But not on LabourStart. This morning we’re showing news about workers and their unions from 21 countries.

Han Dongfang, Once China’s ‘Worst Nightmare,’ Labour Activist Refuses to Back Down https://bit.ly/han-dongfang

Full coverage of US unions’ reaction to election results - only on LabourStart: https://bit.ly/3ObevQO

AFL-CIO President on the 2024 Election Results https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-president-2024-election-results

Young Jewish activists who want to work for the Australian labour movement in NSW should check out the Andrew Casey memorial Internship - applications close on 17.11. https://bit.ly/andrew-casey

Indonesia: Trade unions achieve milestone victory as Constitutional Court restricts controversial Omnibus Law [ITUC] https://www.ituc-csi.org/indonesia-trade-unions-achieve-victory

Fraudulent election! No, not THAT one. This one: https://www.ericlee.info/blog/georgia-for-democracy-and-a-european-future/

Iran: Government must end its systemic trampling on women's rights [IFJ] https://bit.ly/ifj-iran

Georgia: Press freedom organisations demand protection for journalists https://bit.ly/press-freedom-georgia

Saudi Arabia: Shocking report on 21,000 migrant workers killed https://bit.ly/21000deaths

Have you signed up to support the strikers at Evolution Gaming yet? https://uniglobalunion.org/news/global-solidarity-for-evolution-workers-in-georgia/