CONTEMPT OF COURT: Rowan County Clerk Held Accountable For Violating the Rights of LGBT Citizens

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CONTEMPT OF COURT: Rowan County Clerk Held Accountable For Violating the Rights of LGBT Citizens HRC continues to monitor the news from Kentucky. Recently, HRC responded to the news that U.S. District Judge David Bunning ordered the release of Kentucky's Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis from federal custody and ordered her not to "interfere in any way, directly or indirectly, with the efforts of her deputy clerks to issue marriage licenses to all legally eligible couples." Read More »

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WATCH: HRC President Chad Griffin Discusses the Ongoing Situation in Kentucky on MSNBC HRC President Chad Griffin appeared on MSNBC to discuss the ongoing situation in Rowan County, Kentucky, with County Clerk Kim Davis. Watch now »

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Finland: Protest massive attack on trade union rights

Finland's unions are taking to the streets on Friday.

Finland's new right-wing coalition government has announced plans to unilaterally cut pay and benefits negotiated through collective bargaining. The proposed legislation violates basic trade union rights, conventions of the ILO and international and European human rights instruments. The changes include substantial reductions in compensation for overtime, weekend and night work, sick pay, the elimination of two paid national holidays and a significant reduction in annual leave. Unions estimate that the impact would be a 4-6% reduction in pay, with the impact falling hardest on the most vulnerable, including part-time and women workers. The national trade union centers SAK, STTK and Akava have called for a mass demonstration on Friday, September 18 as the first stage in a fight to defeat these laws. The IUF's Finnish affiliates, on behalf of the country's labour movement, have called for messages to be sent to the country's Prime Minister and Minister of labour in the run-up to the demonstration.  The IUF has therefore launched an online campaign. Please take a moment to show your support: Click here to send your message. And please spread the word to your fellow union members. Eric Lee Forward Share Tweet Share Want to do more? Which campaigns have I missed?  Click here to find out. LabourStart needs your support to continue with our campaigning activities - please click here to donate. Like buying books online? Don't use Amazon.  LabourStart is proud to be a Powells.com Partner -click here to buy books from a unionized bookshop, and help support LabourStart.

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Stop the government of Finland's massive attack on trade union rights! Finland's new right-wing coalition government has announced plans to unilaterally cut pay and benefits negotiated through collective bargaining through legislation which violates basic trade union rights, Conventions of the ILO and international and European human rights instruments. They are asking for solidarity and support. On September 9, after unions refused to agree to the proposals, the government announced a series of measures to be legislated and imposed as collective agreements begin to expire next year. These include substantial reductions in compensation for overtime, weekend and night work and sick pay, the elimination of two paid national holidays and a substantial reduction in annual leave. Unions estimate that the impact would be a 4-6% reduction in pay, with the impact falling hardest on the most vulnerable, including part-time and women workers. The national trade union centers SAK, STTK and Akava have called for a mass demonstration on September 18 as the first stage in a fight to defeat these laws. The IUF's Finnish affiliates, on behalf of the country's labour movement, have called for messages to be sent to the country's Prime Minister and Minister of labour in the run-up to the demonstration. You can support them - CLICK HERE TO SEND A MESSAGE!

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