Fremantle attack LabourStart - ALL those concerned about Free speech read on!

http://barnetunison.blogspot.com/2007/09/fremantle-attack-labourstart-all-those.html

Saturday, September 08, 2007
Fremantle attack LabourStart - ALL those concerned about Free speech read on!

Dear Colleagues


As you will know. LabourStart have been promoting our campaign at the request of UNISON HQ.


The response has been incredible and has demonstrated the power of the internet to support trade union members across the world.


To those of you unfamiliar with this organistion they provide information of campaigns across the world. Often they are exposing organisations/ governments who may have murdered, tortured , imprisoned Trade Union activists for going about their business, something which we all take for granted in this country. As with the Fremantle campaign, they will have a standard email detailing the issue and request readers to send the email off to the Head of the Organisation or Government.


Now here is the shocking bit.


LabourStart have never been threatened........................not until now!


Fremantle ( yes Fremantle a 'Not for Profit' organisation) threatened them last week with legal action. They have a different spin as to how their cuts have affected our members and were unhappy to see the real story exposed. When the legal threats did not work, Fremantle went to LabourStarts ISP and complained.


The ISP gave LabourStart notice to take off the campaign by Friday 7 Sept at 12 or be closed down. LabourStart were unable to get an assurance from the ISP that they would close them down so yesterday reluctantly on Friday 7 Sept at 12 noon they took down the campaign..........................


However the campaign has not gone away.........within minutes it was alive and and now very angry...............

FULL story at link.