The Colombian drug trafficking organization, “Los Rastrojos,” declared that Colombia’s largest union and its members will be considered “military targets,” local media reported on Tuesday. The Central Confederation of Workers…
The president of Colombia’s Confederation of Workers [CUT] on Wednesday said “it is regrettable that the Government feels satisfaction with the ratification of the FTA with the European Union.” According…
Colombia’s largest labor union has cheered the election of Briton Guy Ryder as the new head of the United Nations workers’ rights organization on Tuesday. Colombia’s Confederation of Workers’ (CUT)…
Colombia’s Workers’ Confederation (CUT) has chosen a new president after ousting the previous leader, Colombian media reported Tuesday. The previous president Tarcisio Mora, who had been in office for four…
Colombia’s Central Worker’s Union (CUT) announced on Friday its support of the ongoing student protests taking place throughout the country. The protests, sparked by a controversial government reform on education…
Approximately 4,000 employees of Colombia’s Pacific Rubiales oil company went on strike Monday after labor and wage negotiations failed. “Negotiations between Pacific Rubiales Energy and the USO (Sindical Obreras Union)…
U.S. labor union United Steelworkers sent Hillary Clinton an “emergency alert” Friday warning Secretary of State that Colombian unionists are under an “elevated threat” after Washington approved a free trade…
Colombia’s main public sector union has accused the government of failing to uphold labor agreements and not respecting workers’ right to organize, as tens of thousands of workers prepare for…
Colombia’s Confederation of Workers (CUT) announced that 30,000 public sector workers in Bogota, Medellin, and Cali will strike over lack of collective bargaining rights, outsourcing and worker instability on October…