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American Unions

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
Air Traffic Controllers Association, National (NATCA)
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM)
American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU)
Asbestos Workers, International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and (AWIU)
Association of Flight Attendants (AFA)
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM)
Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, International Brotherhood of (IBB)
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE)
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWE)
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS)
Communications Workers of America (CWA)
Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union (GMP)
Graphic Communications International Union (GCIU)
Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union (HERE)
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)
International Longshoremen's Association AFL-CIO (ILA)
International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC)
International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC)
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
International Union of Police Associations (IUPA)
Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA)
Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (MEBA)
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)
Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada (OP&CMIA)
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU)
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
Seafarers International Union of North America (SIU)
Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO (SEIU)
Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA)
Transportation Communications International Union (TCU)
Transport Workers Union of America (TWU)
The Newspaper Guild
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE!)
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UA)
United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union (UAW)
United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO (UFW)
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)
United Steelworkers of America (USWA)
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers
Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA)

International Unions

ETUC—European Trade Union Confederation
ICFTU—International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
APRO—ICFTU Asia Pacific Regional Organization
ORIT—ICFTU Latin America Regional Organization (in Spanish)
CMT-WCL World Confederation of Labour
    One of the 3 big international centres. The WCL
    was formerly seen as dominated by Christian labour
    federations. The site is in English, French and Spanish.
CCT Confederacion Centroamericana de Trabajadores
    (Central American organisation of the WCL)
ODSTA L'Organisation DŽmocratique Syndicale des travailleurs Africains
    African regional organisation of the CMT/WCL.
    (en francais)
WFTU - The World Federation of Trade Unions
    Formerly the Eastern bloc's trade union arm. Post Cold
    War, the federation draws most of its strength from unions in the
    developing countries.
ETUC The European Trade Union Confederation
CTUC Commonwealth TUC
CTUC Commonwealth TUC, Caribbean

International Trade Secretariats

EI—Education International
IFBWW—International Federation of Building and Wood Workers
ICEM—International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions
ICEM—North American Regional Office
IFJ—International Federation of Journalists
IMF—International Metal Workers' Federation
ITF—International Transport Workers' Federation
IUF—International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association
MEI—Media and Entertainment International
PSI—Public Services International
UNI—Union Network International

National Centers

Australia
ACTU—Australian Council of Trade Unions

Austria
OGB—Austrian Trade Union Confederation

Brazil
CUT—Central Unica dos Trabalhadores (in Portuguese)

Canada
CLC—Canadian Labour Congress

Denmark
FTF—Salaried Employees & Civil Servants Confederation (in Danish)
LO—Danish Confederation of Trade Unions

Finland
AKAVA—Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland
SAK—Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions
STTK—Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees

France
CFDT—Confederation francaise democratique du Travail (in French)
CGT-FO—Confederation Generale du Travail-Fource Ouvriere (in French)

Germany
DGB—Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund

Great Britian
TUC—Trades Union Congress

Ireland
ICTU—Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Italy
CGIL—Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro
CISL—Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori
UIL—The Unione Italiana del Lavoro

Japan
JTUC-Rengo—Japanese Trade Union Confederation

Korea
FKTU—Federation of Korean Trade Unions
KCTU—Korean Confederation of Trade Unions

Netherlands
FNV—Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging

New Zealand
NZCTU—New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

Norway
LO—Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

San Marino
CDLS—Confederazione Democratica Lavoratori Sammarinese

Singapore
NTUC—National Trades Union Congress

South Africa
COSATU—Congress of South African Trade Unions

Spain
CC.OO—Confederacion Sindical de Comisiones Obreras
UGT—Union General de Trabajadores

Sweden
LO—Swedish Trade Union Confederation
TCO—Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees

Labor Groups

Campaign for Labor Rights
Human Rights for Workers
Catholic-Labor Network
Child Labor Coalition
International Labor Rights Fund
National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice
National Labor Committee
Jobs with Justice
Public Citizen
Campaign for America's Future
Labor Heritage Foundation
The Labor Project for Working Families
www.BehindtheLabel.org
Working For America Institute
Cyber Picket Line
Laborlink
Workers Democracy Network
The Steward for Human, Civil and Worker's Rights

Watch Dog Groups

Multinational Monitor
CorpWatch
Sweatshop Watch
Wal-Mart Watch
Rugmark Foundation
NLRB Watch.com

Student Groups

United Students Against Sweatshops
Student Committee Against Labor Exploitation
Students Against Sweatshops – Canada
Worker Rights Consortium

International Labour News Sites

LabourStart
LabourStart UK
Asian Labour Update
Global Unions, a joint news and campaigns site from the ICFTU, the ITSs and TUAC
ICFTU-ONLINE, daily news service
ICFTU APRO Labour Flash Newsletter
MoJo Wire
UAW magazines online
The Informer
Frontline, an independent, progressive, monthly newspaper supported by a number of labour and community groups.

Government Agencies

United States Department of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
International Labor Organization

LaborNets

English
LaborNet - USA
Strike Page - USA
LabourNet Canada
LabourNet UK
Action for Solidarity - UK
Takver's Soapbox - Australia
Labour File - India
NET-Activist - Denmark
Solidarity Network (Spanish and English)
PICIS - Korean and English
LaborNET - Australia

German
LabourNet Germany
LabourNet Austria

Spanish
La ed Obrera
La Red Obrera en Argentina

International Labor Directories

XPDNC Labour Directory
Labour Left Briefing Links


Labor Rights Now's poster urging the release of jailed worker activists in China won the silver medal in the American Design Awards competition. The poster has rallied support for freedom for Yao Fuxin.
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