A new study has found that suppression of unions is on the rise around the world. A total of 145 people worldwide were killed because of their union activities in 2004, 16 more than in the previous year, according to the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions' survey of worldwide working conditions. While the majority of serious violations took place in Asia and South and Central America, the United States stood out among industrialized nations as being tough on unions.
See "Group: Repression of Unions on the Rise", Associated Press, The New York Times, October 17, 2005