Today in labour history

Today in Labour History

1894 Ireland The founding conference of the Irish Trade Union Congress gets underway at the Trades Hall in Dublin.

1918 India The country's first labour union was born in the city of Chennai, then known as Madras, when workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills formed the Madras Labour Union.[more]

1934 Chile The FOCH union federation headquarters in Santiago, Chile was attacked by police and bosses' militia. Seven workers and one child were murdered, with 200 workers badly injured.

1983 Canada As part of its anti-labour agenda, the Alberta government brings in legislation denying firefighters and healthcare workers the right to strike.[more]

1998 Denmark A general strike in the private sector broke out, involving a fifth of the country's workforce.

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Hong Kong / China Citybus union slams importation of mainland Chinese drivers into Hong Kong [South China Morning Post] 2024-04-26

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Kenya Public Sector Unions stand in Solidarity with striking health workers [PSI] 2024-04-26

Latin America / Caribbean Latin America-Caribbean and USA meeting convened by the WFTU regional office and the CTCto condemn Israel's genecide [WFTU] 2024-04-27

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UK Black and minority ethnic women are twice as likely to be on zero-hour contracts as white men [Morning Star] 2024-04-27 10 more labour news stories from UK today

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