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'''''[http://www.labourstart.org LabourStart]''''' is the online news service of the international [[trade union]] movement. Founded in March 1998, it distributes news both from its own website and also through [http://www.labourstart.org/lnw.shtml a news syndication service] (in both RSS and JavaScript formats) which is used by over 730 trade union websites around the world. There are newswires for specific languages, countries, regions, US states and Canadian provinces. There are special newswires for online campaigns, women's labour news, and even a Health and Safety NewsWire run jointly with [[Hazards]]. |
'''''[http://www.labourstart.org LabourStart]''''' is the online news service of the international [[trade union]] movement. Founded in March 1998, it distributes news both from its own website and also through [http://www.labourstart.org/lnw.shtml a news syndication service] (in both RSS and JavaScript formats) which is used by over 730 trade union websites around the world. There are newswires for specific languages, countries, regions, and some US states and Canadian provinces. There are special newswires for online campaigns, women's labour news, and even a Health and Safety NewsWire run jointly with [[Hazards]]. |
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News links are collected by a network of [http://www.labourstart.org/correspondents.shtml over 900 volunteer correspondents] and appears in 27 languages: [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Esperanto]], [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]] [[Turkish language|Turkish]], [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Greek language|Greek]] , |
News links are collected by a network of [http://www.labourstart.org/correspondents.shtml over 900 volunteer correspondents] and appears in 27 languages: [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Esperanto]], [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]] [[Turkish language|Turkish]], [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Greek language|Greek]] , [[Georgian language|Georgian]] ,[[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] ,[[Czech language|Czech]] ,[[Serbian language|Serbian]] ,[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ,[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] ,[[Creole language|Creole]] , and [[Persian language|Persian]]. |
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[[Georgian language|Georgian]] ,[[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] ,[[Czech language|Czech]] ,[[Serbian language|Serbian]] ,[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ,[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] ,[[Creole language|Creole]] , |
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In addition to the news, LabourStart |
In addition to the news, LabourStart features a collection of online labour news videos ([http://www.labourstart.org/tv/ LabourStart TV]), a photo of the week, annual competitions for the labour [http://www.labourstart.org/lpoty/ photo] and [http://www.labourstart.org/lvoty/ video] of the year, and an annual Global Solidarity Conference (held in 2010 in Canada and in [http://www.labourstart.org/2011 2011 in Turkey]).. |
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LabourStart was founded in March 1998 as part of the website launched in 1996 by [[Eric Lee (labour organizer)|Eric Lee]] in order to provide updates to his book, The Labour Movement and the Internet: The New Internationalism. The LabourStart website was initially hosted by Solinet, the website of the [[Canadian Union of Public Employees]] (CUPE) and its editor was based in Israel, on [[Kibbutz Ein Dor]]. In June 1998, Lee moved to London and the site has been based in Britain ever since. |
LabourStart was founded in March 1998 as part of the website launched in 1996 by [[Eric Lee (labour organizer)|Eric Lee]] in order to provide updates to his book, The Labour Movement and the Internet: The New Internationalism. The LabourStart website was initially hosted by Solinet, the website of the [[Canadian Union of Public Employees]] (CUPE) and its editor was based in Israel, on [[Kibbutz Ein Dor]]. In June 1998, Lee moved to London and the site has been based in Britain ever since. |
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From 1998 through 2002, LabourStart was a project of [[Labour and Society International]] (LSI), a non-governmental organisation based in London and initially headed up by Arthur Lipow, Stirling Smith and David Clement. At the end of 2002, LSI essentially ceased functioning and LabourStart became entirely independent. At the same time, a number of LabourStart correspondents met up for the first time in London and have continued to meet online ever since. A number of correspondents have been named as Senior Correspondents and they, together with founding editor Lee, run the project on a day by day basis. |
From 1998 through 2002, LabourStart was a project of [[Labour and Society International]] (LSI), a non-governmental organisation based in London and initially headed up by Arthur Lipow, Stirling Smith and David Clement. At the end of 2002, LSI essentially ceased functioning and LabourStart became entirely independent. At the same time, a number of LabourStart correspondents met up for the first time in London and have continued to meet online ever since. A number of correspondents have been named as Senior Correspondents and they, together with founding editor Lee, run the project on a day by day basis. |
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Central to LabourStart's efforts is its mailing list, which started with around 500 names in 1998 and within four years had grown more than sixfold to 3,227 names. Five years later, it had grown even more, and by June 2007 there were more than 53,000 subscribers to the weekly newsletter. By |
Central to LabourStart's efforts is its mailing list, which started with around 500 names in 1998 and within four years had grown more than sixfold to 3,227 names. Five years later, it had grown even more, and by June 2007 there were more than 53,000 subscribers to the weekly newsletter. By October 2011, there were over 75,000 names on the list. The mailing list is used by LabourStart primarily to promote its online campaigns in support of workers' rights around the world. |
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In recent years, LabourStart has conducted dozens of [http://www.labourstart.org/actnowen.shtml global online campaigns] on behalf of unions. These campaigns have led in many cases to companies and governments being compelled to release jailed trade unionists, to negotiate with unions, and so on. |
In recent years, LabourStart has conducted dozens of [http://www.labourstart.org/actnowen.shtml global online campaigns] on behalf of unions. These campaigns have led in many cases to companies and governments being compelled to release jailed trade unionists, to negotiate with unions, and so on. The latest LabourStart online campaigns call on the Egyptian government to [http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=1120 enact a labour law] and on the government of Georgia to [http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=1101 stop union-busting and strike-breaking]. Both campaigns are initiatives of the [[International Trade Union Confederation]] with which LabourStart has an ongoing partnership in promoting workers' rights through online campaigns. |
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In 2010 LabourStart launched [http://www.unionbook.org UnionBook], a social network for trade unionists. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 09:33, 4 October 2011
LabourStart is the online news service of the international trade union movement. Founded in March 1998, it distributes news both from its own website and also through a news syndication service (in both RSS and JavaScript formats) which is used by over 730 trade union websites around the world. There are newswires for specific languages, countries, regions, and some US states and Canadian provinces. There are special newswires for online campaigns, women's labour news, and even a Health and Safety NewsWire run jointly with Hazards.
News links are collected by a network of over 900 volunteer correspondents and appears in 27 languages: English, Spanish, Esperanto, French, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish Turkish, Indonesian, Polish, Finnish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Greek , Georgian ,Hebrew ,Czech ,Serbian ,Tamil ,Bulgarian ,Creole , and Persian.
In addition to the news, LabourStart features a collection of online labour news videos (LabourStart TV), a photo of the week, annual competitions for the labour photo and video of the year, and an annual Global Solidarity Conference (held in 2010 in Canada and in 2011 in Turkey)..
LabourStart was founded in March 1998 as part of the website launched in 1996 by Eric Lee in order to provide updates to his book, The Labour Movement and the Internet: The New Internationalism. The LabourStart website was initially hosted by Solinet, the website of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and its editor was based in Israel, on Kibbutz Ein Dor. In June 1998, Lee moved to London and the site has been based in Britain ever since.
From 1998 through 2002, LabourStart was a project of Labour and Society International (LSI), a non-governmental organisation based in London and initially headed up by Arthur Lipow, Stirling Smith and David Clement. At the end of 2002, LSI essentially ceased functioning and LabourStart became entirely independent. At the same time, a number of LabourStart correspondents met up for the first time in London and have continued to meet online ever since. A number of correspondents have been named as Senior Correspondents and they, together with founding editor Lee, run the project on a day by day basis.
Central to LabourStart's efforts is its mailing list, which started with around 500 names in 1998 and within four years had grown more than sixfold to 3,227 names. Five years later, it had grown even more, and by June 2007 there were more than 53,000 subscribers to the weekly newsletter. By October 2011, there were over 75,000 names on the list. The mailing list is used by LabourStart primarily to promote its online campaigns in support of workers' rights around the world.
In recent years, LabourStart has conducted dozens of global online campaigns on behalf of unions. These campaigns have led in many cases to companies and governments being compelled to release jailed trade unionists, to negotiate with unions, and so on. The latest LabourStart online campaigns call on the Egyptian government to enact a labour law and on the government of Georgia to stop union-busting and strike-breaking. Both campaigns are initiatives of the International Trade Union Confederation with which LabourStart has an ongoing partnership in promoting workers' rights through online campaigns.
In 2010 LabourStart launched UnionBook, a social network for trade unionists.
