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Live coverage of FTT events in Chicago
Thursday, May 17, 2012

If you're not able to attend in person, you can view the key events live as activists increase the pressure on G-8 leaders to implement a financial transactions tax, also known as a Robin Hood tax.

Global Week of Action on FTT
Monday, May 14, 2012

Unions and activists in more than 30 countries are campaigning this week in support of a financial transactions tax (FTT) and quality public services. You and your union or organization are invited to join in the events. Links to campaign toolkits and facts about the FTT are provided below.

UN experts call on world leaders to act on FTT
Monday, May 14, 2012

As European Union Finance Ministers meet on 15 May, coinciding with the G-8 Summit in Camp David, United Nations experts have urged the EU to take the lead in promoting a global financial transaction tax to deal with enduring economic, financial, fuel, climate and food crises, and to protect basic human rights.

Making the case for tax fairness and quality public services
Wednesday, May 02, 2012

When right-wing politicians claim that there is no money to pay for quality public services, including health care, they are missing the obvious.

"There is money," says RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United, in an interview with the Real News Network. "It's concentrated at the top. We're asking for a financial transaction tax that's minimal, and to basically jumpstart the economy and have real reform within the economy."

Working families rally to support US postal service
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO, will host "Save America's Postal Service" demonstrations in all 50 states April 12. Click here to find the demonstration nearest you.