AUSTRALIA: Policy focus will be on short-term issues

Prime Minister John Howard says he will contest the next federal election, due by January 19,...

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GERMANY: Cross-border action may reverse union decline

German trade unions, which traditionally enjoyed a strong position within the national...

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A strike is crippling production at northern Chile's Escondida copper mine. Escondida, the...

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The Constituent Assembly was sworn in on August 6. The government is in a strong position to...

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In late June, an initiative that would provide public funding for state-level elections and rein...

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Immigrants play an increasingly critical role in US politics and the economy. Trade unionists...

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Around half a million state bank employees went on strike on July 28 to protest against...

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A nine-day trade union occupation of Posco's headquarters ended last Friday. At the same time, a...

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The PRI remains an important political force. How it emerges from current difficulties will...

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Costello is expected to assume the leadership of the Liberal Party and become prime minister on...

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