GLW issue 811, published 2009-09-23.

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Videos: Honduran people rise up for democracy,face violent repression

Residents of Hato de Enmedio, Tegucigalpa, take control of their barrio. September 22: Protests outside the Brazilian embassy, where legitimate President Manuel Zelaya is, being violently broken up by police

Video: Democracy Now! report on Zelaya's return to Honduras

Democracy Now! report on Zelaya's dramatic return to Honduras part 1: Part 2:

Who is really protecting power industry jobs?

Tony Maher, national president of the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union, says “green jobs” is a “dopey term”. Quoted in the September 14 Australian, he said: “By mid-century we'll be using twice as much coal and a lot more steel and plastic and concrete that aren't the flavour of the month with environmentalists and green groups.”

Autoliv dispute: fighting pays off

Workers at Autoliv, a manufacturer of automotive safety equipment in Melbourne, took industrial action in early September for better wages and conditions. The second stoppage ever for the workers delivered an early finish each week of one hour and five minutes; redundancy payments; payout of all sick leave if workers leave the company; and a pay increase of 4.2% over two years, up from 2%.
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