Today in labour history

Today in Labour History

1884 United States of America Anarchist A.R. Parsons addresses a Thanksgiving Day hunger march in Chicago.[more]

1945 Congo-Kinshasa Strike by workers at the Colonial Transport Office in Lubumbashi for an improvement in wages. The repression left 7 dead.

1974 France 43 days postal workers strike wins the tenure of 6,000 casual workers, retirement at 55, improvement in compensation premiums and career development + a halt to the privatization of telecommunications.

1989 Czech Republic Workers stage a two hour general strike as the culmination of a series of protests known as the 'Velvet Revolution.'[more]

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Thursday 27 November 2025, 15:33:21

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Asia Kleskjedene bryter systematisk egne retningslinjer om arbeidsforhold [TV 2] 2025-11-27

Algeria / Global Arbitrary sentencing of Ali Mammeri — IUF calls for an end to trade union repression [IUF] 2025-11-27

Global Thousands of Amazon workers and allies to strike and protest in dozens of countries on Black Friday [UNI Global Union] 2025-11-27

Belgium National strike paralyses Belgian economy [BWI] 2025-11-27

Latin America Sindicatos de la ISP en Interamérica: sin negociación colectiva y sin derecho a huelga no hay democracia posible [ISP] 2025-11-27

Norway Elektrikerfirma felt i retten: Kreativt forsøk på å komme rundt innleieforbudet [Fri fagbevegelse] 2025-11-27

Global Heat, Crunch, and Algorithmic Control: The Human Cost Pushing Amazon Workers into the Streets [The Wire] 2025-11-27

Global Des milliers de travailleurs d'Amazon et leurs alliés feront grève et manifesteront dans des dizaines de pays à l'occasion du 'Black Friday'. [UNI] 2025-11-27

Global Miles de trabajadores de Amazon y aliados harán huelga y protestarán en decenas de países el Black Friday [UNI] 2025-11-27

Global Tausende Amazon-Mitarbeiter und Verbündete streiken und protestieren am Schwarzen Freitag in Dutzenden von Ländern [UNI] 2025-11-27

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Africa African trade unions raise alarm over upsurge in digital violence on women [Vanguard] 2025-11-26

Australia Coal LSL legislation ensures coal workers will receive the long service leave entitlements they are owed [MEU] 2025-11-27 7 more labour news stories from Australia today

Bangladesh Layoffs, EPZ move put tannery workers at risk, say union leaders [UNB] 2025-11-26

Belgium / Europe ETF joins Belgian roadside inspection, highlighting the urgent need for better cargo securing [ETF] 2025-11-27

Bosnia and Herzegowina / Europe Open letter: Bosnian public broadcaster BHRT in the final stage of collapse, EU must take swift action [EFJ] 2025-11-27

Brunei Darussalam Brunei government, employers and workers hold first-ever workplace safety and health dialogue [ILO] 2025-11-26

Cambodia / Thailand Returned Migrant Workers Face Hunger, Joblessness [Human Rights Watch] 2025-11-26

Canada / Ontario ‘A transit worker is not disposable:’ TTC union furious after employee stabbed on subway platform [Global] 2025-11-27 20 more labour news stories from Canada today

Europe ETUCE demands a more teacher-focused Erasmus+ Programme [ETUCE] 2025-11-27 7 more labour news stories from Europe today

France Workers at EssilorLuxottica stage strike for better pay [Fashion Network] 2025-11-26

Global 10 December: Global Webinar on Trade Unions and Democracy [BWI] 2025-11-27 6 more labour news stories from Global today

India / Kerala State will not implement new Labour Codes: Minister Sivankutty [India News] 2025-11-27 3 more labour news stories from India today

Italy Historic win for Italy’s metal workers Add to favourites Read this article in: English 26 November, 2025Last week Italy’s metal workers secured a major victory as the unions Fim, Fiom and Uilm, all affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union, signed the [IndustriALL] 2025-11-26 1 more labour news stories from Italy today

Korea (South) Korea's older adults work longest hours among OECD members [Korea Times] 2025-11-26 2 more labour news stories from Korea (South) today

Malta MOU signed between fleet operators association and General Workers’ Union [Today] 2025-11-26

Mexico US asks Mexico to review alleged denial of workers' rights at wine manufacturing facility [MLex] 2025-11-27

Mongolia Court strikes down controversial article criminalising ‘false information’ [IFJ] 2025-11-26

New Zealand Unions call for Luxon to step in and resolve collective bargaining impasse [RNZ] 2025-11-27

Somalia New report shows increase of online and offline violence against women journalists [IFJ] 2025-11-26

South Africa Podcast: What was it like to fight apartheid as a South African mining union leader? [MEU] 2025-11-27 15 more labour news stories from South Africa today

Switzerland Public broadcaster SBC to cut 900 jobs [EFJ] 2025-11-26

Timor-Leste ILO builds capacity of trade union confederation and SECoop with financial literacy training [ILO] 2025-11-27

Trinidad and Tobago TTUTA seeks clarification on wage increase implementation [Newsday] 2025-11-26

Türkiye Swatch workers in Türkiye end strike after securing pay deal [Daily Sabah] 2025-11-27 1 more labour news stories from Türkiye today

UK Minimum wage rise 'fantastic news' for millions [GMB] 2025-11-27 18 more labour news stories from UK today

Ukraine / Europe Statement on Ukraine [ETUCE] 2025-11-27 1 more labour news stories from Ukraine today

USA US Congress Should Protect Child Workers Harvesting Crops [Human Rights Watch] 2025-11-27 11 more labour news stories from USA today

Yemen YJS and IFJ launch solidarity meeting for women journalists [IFJ] 2025-11-27 0 more labour news stories from Yemen today