Today in labour history

Today in Labour History

1911 Bolivia union organiser Petronila Infantes, known as Doña Peta, was born in La Paz, Bolivia. Becoming a cook at a young age, at 24 she helped found the Culinary Union, which was part of the anarchist Women Workers’ Federation.

1970 United States of America The United Farm Workers sign their first collective bargaining agreement with California grape growers[more]

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Wednesday 29 July 2026, 12:14:25

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Norway Reagerer på Wolts nye vikarordning: Stinker ansvarsfraskrivelse [Fri fagbevegelse] 2026-07-28

Australia After a decade leading the ACTU, what is the legacy of Sally McManus and Michele O'Neil? [The Conversation] 2026-07-28

Palestine Maintenir l’éducation en exil : la solidarité syndicale internationale au service du personnel enseignant palestinien [IE] 2026-07-28

Palestine Mantener viva la educación en el exilio: el personal docente palestino cuenta con el apoyo de la solidaridad sindical mundial [IE] 2026-07-28

Taiwan Actúe para poner fin a la represión sindical en TaiDoc Technology, Taiwán [IndustriALL] ActNOW! 2026-07-28

Norway Mer enn 70 husstander får LO-hjelp etter brannen i Drammen [Fri fagbevegelse] 2026-07-27

Norway Flere sykepleiere i hjemmetjenesten vurderer å slutte [NRK Innlandet] 2026-07-26

España UGT reclama una revisión del Pilar Europeo de Derechos Sociales con medidas legislativas vinculantes [UGT] 2026-07-26

Italy Amazon workers in Italy win first national agreement in any country [UNI Global Union] 2026-07-24

Taiwan Take action: Stop union busting at Taidoc Technology [IndustriALL] ActNOW! 2026-07-24


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Today's news: 29.07.2026

2 more labour news stories from today

Africa / South Africa ITUC-Africa seeks protection for migrants in SA amid xenophobia [The Guardian] 2026-07-29

Australia / Queensland Record levels of occupational violence against Teacher Aides and School Cleaners [UWU] 2026-07-28 28 more labour news stories from Australia today

Azerbaijan Outrageous sentences of up to 15 years’ imprisonment in the Toplum TV case [IFJ] 2026-07-28

Canada / British Columbia B.C. nurses wanted 36% wage hike before arbitration [BIV] 2026-07-28 7 more labour news stories from Canada today

Europe EPSU and the EUFunds4Social Coalition continue the fight to keep EU investment in people. [EPSU] 2026-07-28 1 more labour news stories from Europe today

Germany / Europe EPSU stands in solidarity after Berlin Pride attack [EPSU] 2026-07-28

Ghana 80 to 90% of the people you saw wearing red protesting were not VALCO workers — Union Chairman [Modern Ghana] 2026-07-28

Hong Kong / China IFJ calls for independent review of practices at BBC Hong Kong bureau [IFJ] 2026-07-28

Korea (South) All work stopped at leading South Korean yard after tragic deaths [Upstream] 2026-07-28

New Zealand NZPFU celebrates bill to presume occupational cancers for firefighters, launched by the Greens today [NZPFU] 2026-07-29 2 more labour news stories from New Zealand today

Paraguay Historic mobilisation by Paraguayan nurses achieves significant progress following a meeting with the Government [PSI] 2026-07-28

South Africa / Limpopo COSATU and SATAWU vehemently oppose Great North Transport’s proposed retrenchments [COSATU] 2026-07-29 8 more labour news stories from South Africa today

Spain IFJ and EFJ stand in solidarity with elDiario.es over criminal defamation lawsuit [IFJ] 2026-07-28

UK Death of young salmon farm worker ‘confirms’ union’s safety fears [Morning Star] 2026-07-28 8 more labour news stories from UK today

USA Automation Led to Economic Misery. AI Doesn’t Have To. How to make AI work for workers [Atlantic] 2026-07-28 4 more labour news stories from USA today