Farid Partovi: Sanctions and talk of war make it easier for Iranian regime to repress union organizers Story Transcript PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Paul Jay in Baltimore. In Iran on June 15, 60 labor activists at an organizing meeting were arrested by agents of the Iranian Intelligence […]
Author Archives: Farid C. Partovi
Farid C. Partovi is the President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, CUPE, Local 4772. He is a labour, anti-poverty and international solidarity activist. He is also the spokesperson for the International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran, which was formed in 1999 and has branches in North America and Europe.