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Jobs at risk at Pfizer in Brussels 2025-09-24 [BT]

Media groups back fund to support Palestinian media 2025-09-04 [IFJ]

Belgian cement manufacturer begins journey towards a Just Transition 2025-09-02 [IndustriAll Europe]

Two rail unions announce notice of rolling strikes in September 2025-08-24 [Belga]

Railway strikes are back: Disruptions are expected soon 2025-08-24 [The Times]

Brussels Airlines staff call for suspension of flights to Israel 2025-08-12 [Euro Weekly]

Workers to strike over shops' extended opening hours 2025-08-05 [BrusselsTime]

Trade unions criticise government’s reforms 2025-07-22 [Belgian]

StitchTogether Project: Belgian Social Partners Commit to a Sustainable and Inclusive Textile Future 2025-07-07 [IndustriAll Europe]

No Agreement Yet on Ghent Cuts, Unions Threaten Immediate Strike 2025-07-03 [Faharas]

Strike planned for Monday at TotalEnergies in Antwerp port will not take place 2025-06-16 [The Times]

“We deserve fair pay & good jobs”: European unions launch billboards in Brussels metro for EU procurement reform 2025-06-16 [EFFAT]

Belgium and Ivory Coast ratify ILO “Work in fishing” Convention 2025-06-12 [ETF]

Workers in Belgium join wave of Lidl strikes 2025-06-09 [UNI Global Union]

EPSU joins 30,000 calling for action for Belgium’s non-profit sector 2025-05-25 [EPSU]

Fair-CSOs took to the streets alongside Belgian unions to oppose Arizona cuts 2025-05-23 [EPSU]

Over 15,000 non-profit workers to take to the streets of Brussels on Thursday 2025-05-21 [The Times]

Public sector strike tomorrow: What we know so far 2025-05-19 [The Times]

Belgium's public sector strike on Tuesday 2025-05-18 [BrusselsTime]

NGO workers mobilise against Arizona cuts 2025-05-16 [EPSU]

'Brush the history': Trade unionists clean 'stolpersteine' to honour Liberation Day 2025-05-08 [The Brussels Times]

Trade union leaders mark 80 years of anti-fascist resistance in Brussels 2025-04-16 [Belga News Agency]

In memory of trade union and resistance fighters - Fort Breendonk speech 2025-05-05 [ETUC]

Shipping Halted in Antwerp as Unions Renew Strikes Against Government 2025-05-03 [The Maritime Executive]

Vacancy for a Secretary / Administrative Assistant 2025-05-02 [EPSU]

Belgian unions continue to fight against cost-cutting government programme 2025-05-02 [EPSU]

Liberty Steel Liège bankruptcy: industriAll Europe condemns lack of action to support workers earlier in slow-motion industrial disaster 2025-04-25 [IndustriAll Europe]

EPSU joins Belgian unions on the picket lines 2025-04-04 [EPSU]

20th day of strike action on the railways so far this year 2025-04-08 [VRT]

BNP Paribas Fortis Staff Strike Against Job Transfers 2025-04-04 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

Belgian workers strike against austerity: “Enough is enough!” 2025-04-03 [BWI]

National Strike Paralyzes Belgium Amid Budget Cuts 2025-04-01 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

'Expats are affected too': Non-profit workers join national strike 2025-04-01 [The Times]

Solidarity with general strike in Belgium 2025-04-01 [ETUC]

Flights grounded as Belgium strikes over pension reform 2025-03-31 [24 News]

General strike causes delays in Flemish ports 2025-03-31 [Belga]

Why Belgian Workers Are Striking Today – The Real Cost of the Arizona Coalition’s Austerity Agenda 2025-03-31 [Social Europe]

LIVE General strike day: No flights from Brussels - only one metro running 2025-03-31 [Brussels Times]

'Government hits vulnerable groups': Feminist organisations back general strike 2025-03-31 [Brussels Times]

Employers calculate cost of strike: “Up to half a billion euros” 2025-03-31 [VRT News]

Belgium faces widespread disruptions as general strike protests austerity measures 2025-03-31 [RTL]

Belgium’s biggest unions stage general strike: transport disrupted 2025-03-31 [VRT]

ETF Stands in Full Solidarity with Belgian Workers on General Strike 2025-03-31 [ETF]

Belgian unions demand end to military uniform production in Myanmar 2025-03-27 [IndustriALL]

Railway unions discuss aligning strike actions 2025-03-27 [The Times]

Railway Strikes Set to Disrupt Spring Travel 2025-03-27 [Railway Supply]

General strike on Monday: What we know so far 2025-03-27 [The Times]

ail unions form united front to maximise strike impact 2025-03-27 [Belga]

Number of part-time workers in Belgium has tripled in 40 years 2025-03-27 [The Times]

Panel discussion on Media coverage of women in politics and its impact on democracy 2025-03-25 [IFJ]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

19-09-1942 The 838 workers of the factories and foundries of Baume and Marpent decide to strike despite the ban by the Nazi occupier. 3 days in a row, they are forced to return to work by soldiers armed with machine guns. [more]