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Book of the week. Joe Van der Katt and the Great Picket Fence

In this delightful children's book, in the town of Litterbox in New York's Catskill Mountains, J. Paul Kitty and the other fat cats have all the money and power until the poor cats get organized and demand fair pay and better working conditions. The employees at Cat's Cradle Company eventually triumph when they build a picket fence for the owner but don't make a gate. The book is filled with fun puns and illustrations with very funny – and sometimes hidden – gags. Strongly recommended as a way to introduce your little ones to the labour movement.

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This week's top stories

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USA Prospects for organized labor’s legislative agenda rapidly fading [Las Vegas Sun] 2010-02-06

USA Obama's Labor Secretary Backs Employee Free Choice, Strong Enforcement of Wage, Safety Laws [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-05

Zimbabwe Cops, state's spy agency main violaters of workers' rights: assault, torture union activists [Zim Online] 2010-02-05

Turkey Tekel Supporters Unfurl Banner on Mount Ararat Peak [News.am] 2010-02-05

Chile Trade Union Activists Fear Setbacks Under Rightwing Government [Inter-Press Service] 2010-02-04

Greece Civil servants walk out as general strike over budget cuts looms [Deutsche Welle] 2010-02-04

Turkey Millions of People Stop Work for Tekel Workers [BiaNet] 2010-02-04

South Africa Trade Unions threaten to disrupt football World Cup over Chinese sweatshops [Reuters] 2010-02-04

USA Poll: Public Supports Stimulus Provisions [AFL-CIO] 2010-02-03

Canada Ontario CAW/Xstrata Deal Unequivocally Discredits Vale [Steelworkers Canada] ActNOW! 2010-02-03

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Algeria After 56 days, British Gas hunger striker, Meryem Mehdi, harassed by police [SNAPAP] 2010-02-08

Australia Permanent skilled migration changes welcome - more focus needed on temporary system [AMWU] 2010-02-08 26 more labour news stories from Australia today

Bahrain Bapco pay protest [The Gulf Daily News] 2010-02-07 2 more labour news stories from Bahrain today

Botswana Mine Workers Union seeks intervention by President's office [Standard] 2010-02-08

Canada / Ontario Former union boss finds it hard to trust Vale Inco - Dave Campbell [Northern Life] 2010-02-09 21 more labour news stories from Canada today

Colombia Oil Union USO Presents Demands to Service Provider Schlumberger For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Europe ICEM, FES Hold Conference on Mining, Energy Restructuring in Central, Eastern Europe For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

France Strike hits ArcelorMittal production [Steel Orbis] 2010-02-08

French Guiana Bauxite Workers’ Union Pickets Government, RusAl Offices in Georgetown For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Germany / India 1 March Deadline for Global Labour University Courses For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Germany today

Global Transport workers reinforce commitment to organise women workers [ITF] 2010-02-09 2 more labour news stories from Global today

Guam / Australia Call for solidarity with Guam port workers For more info [MUA] 2010-02-07

Haiti Teacher unionists eager to rebuild education sector [EI] 2010-02-07

India / Canada Unions tell Quebec Premier Mr. Charest: Asbestos? No Thanks !!! [BWI] 2010-02-07 4 more labour news stories from India today

Indonesia Hundreds of illegal miners killed in last four years [The Jakarta Post] 2010-02-08

Iran / Italy Statement by Italian Trade Unions against executions in Iran [CGIL CISL UIL] 2010-02-07

Ireland Tribute to Tomas MacGiolla by SIPTU President Jack O’Connor [SIPTU] 2010-02-08 9 more labour news stories from Ireland today

Israel Eilat Port workers want 15% of company [Globes Online] 2010-02-08 3 more labour news stories from Israel today

Japan Unions seek standard pay hikes kicking off the year's 'shunto' spring wage negotiations. [Japan Times] 2010-02-07 1 more labour news stories from Japan today

Korea Renewed Attacks Against DLP, Labour Unions [CINA] 2010-02-08 5 more labour news stories from Korea today

Malta Carnival masks [uhm.org,mt] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Malta today

Mexico Cananea Miners Reject Grupo México Severance; Strike Continues For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Netherlands Strike Action Brings Akzo Nobel to Terms with Dutch Unions For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

New Zealand / Australia Kiwi workers told to make do with Australia's 'crumbs' [ABC] 2010-02-08

Nigeria Energy Unions Strike ExxonMobil over Sackings of Casuals For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08 3 more labour news stories from Nigeria today

North America Register today for the 2010 Labor Notes conference! [Labor Notes] 2010-02-08

Palestine / Israel Israel kidnaps 70 Palestinian workers [Palestine News Network] 2010-02-08

Peru Workers of Petrobras Contractor Take Strike Action For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Peru today

Philippines Detained Health Workers Denounce Philippine Government [NY Times Online] 2010-02-07 1 more labour news stories from Philippines today

South Africa / USA USA's SEIU union supports actions of South Africa's Coca-Cola strikers [Times Live] 2010-02-09 1 more labour news stories from South Africa today

Spain Labour reform plan gets tepid welcome [The China Post] 2010-02-08 2 more labour news stories from Spain today

Sri Lanka Campaign for Higher Private Sector Salaries Succeeds For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Thailand / Burma Resistance Builds Against Thai Migrant Worker Expulsion For more info [ICEM] 2010-02-08

Trinidad and Tobago PSA head in bid for UNC senator [Trinidad Express] 2010-02-07

Turkey IBM Workers Unionize-No Rise in Salaries for 5 Years [Turk Internet] 2010-02-08 3 more labour news stories from Turkey today

UK Focussing on bisexual trade unionists [TUC] 2010-02-09 14 more labour news stories from UK today

USA Pro Football’s Scrambled Brains Throw Egg on the Superbowl [Labor Notes Troublemakers Blog] 2010-02-08 18 more labour news stories from USA today

Vietnam Can Tho taxi drivers strike work protesting unfair treatment [Thanh Nien Daily] 2010-02-08 1 more labour news stories from Vietnam today

Zimbabwe Civil servants strike [The Telegraph] 2010-02-08 3 more labour news stories from Zimbabwe today