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Nurse to patient ratios will ease health crisis 2024-12-31 [NZNO]

TUC – record foodbank use shows “true face of Tory Britain” 2024-05-15 [TUC]

Death toll in George building collapse hits 33, with 19 still missing 2024-05-15 [SABC]

ActionSA’s plan for inclusive economic empowerment is a fallacy, says Saftu 2024-05-15 [The Star]

Europe’s citizens want a more Social Europe – sectoral bargaining is key to helping us achieve it 2024-05-15 [Equal Times]

Nova Scotia 2024 Young Workers Internship Program kicks off in Halifax 2024-05-15 [UFCW]

Ontario Workers at Coven Market join SEIU 2 2024-05-15 [SEIU Local 2]

Ontario OPSEU launches ‘absurd’ ad campaign to stop Ford’s latest ‘alcohol everywhere’ corporate cash grab 2024-05-15 [OPSEU]

Junior doctors strike: 200 missed operations, hundreds of appointments cancelled 2024-05-15 [RNZ]

Migrant workers deserve better: AEWV changes and NZs dirty little secret 2024-05-15 [Unite Union]

Union slams government decision to bring back charter schools 2024-05-15 [Newshub ]

Housing deal on the cards for steel sector workers after groundbreaking wage agreement 2024-05-15 [Business Report]

SAFTU concerned about short-staffed SAPS emergency call centres 2024-05-14 [SAFTU]

COSATU notes with disappointment latest unemployment figures 2024-05-14 [COSATU]

Unemployment rate edges up to 32.9% just before 29 May polls 2024-05-14 [Daily Maverick]

NUM National Women Structure post-constitutional meeting 2024-05-14 [NUM]

Government urged to stop vilifying the sick as unemployment soars 2024-05-14 [Morning Star]

Labour and unions reach agreement on workers’ rights proposals 2024-05-14 [The Guardian]

Tesco CEO’s near £10m pay a ‘slap in the face’ for struggling workers, union says 2024-05-14 [The Guardian]

Unifor members ratify collective agreement with CNTL 2024-05-14 [Unifor]

Ontario Unifor applauds court decision that City of Ottawa ‘abandoned’ taxi drivers by giving into Uber 2024-05-14 [Unifor]

Border services workers at airports and crossings expected to vote for strike mandate Wednesday, could walk off the job by June 2024-05-14 [Toronto Star]

Ohio Hearings begin for nurse-to-patient ratio legislation in Ohio 2024-05-14 [WEWS-5]

The Power of Organised Nurses: Collective Actions for Change 2024-05-14 [PSI]

Unanimous call on the Council of the EU: Strengthen the EWC Directive now! 2024-05-14 [Industriall Europe]

Development cooperation and the push for privatization of education in Latin America: A view from the front lines 2024-05-14 [Education International]

2023 has been one of the worst years since 1990, says IFJ 2024-05-14 [IFJ]

  JOB   New job: Vacancy at the ETF – Senior Digital Communications Officer 2024-05-14 [ETF]

Train of Remembrance: A Journey of Reflection and Resistance 2024-05-14 [ETF]

P&O boss’ misleading wages claim an attempt to spin away company’s appalling seafarer exploitation 2024-05-14 [ITF]

Construction workers initiate the first strike in 17 years 2024-05-14 [ASB Zeitung]

Atwoli: Ruto will hand over my file to the next president 2024-05-14 [Nairobi News]

SEIFSA, Numsa reach a 3-year wage agreement 2024-05-14 [SABC]

NEHAWU opposes the suspension of Xolile George 2024-05-14 [Eyewitness News]

Electricity tariff: Imo workers locked out as labour pickets offices 2024-05-14 [Punch]

We’re not backtracking until FG reduces electricity tariff – Oyo NLC, TUC 2024-05-14 [Vanguard]

Labour unions picket Port-Harcourt DisCo 2024-05-14 [PM News]

Deutsche Telekom workers stage strike ahead of ‘decisive’ pay talks 2024-05-14 [Telco Titans]

Electricity Tarrifs: Labour Unions Shut Down NERC, DisCo Offices in Kano 2024-05-14 [Arise News]

Around 2 million private sector workers can vote for their union representatives during next two weeks 2024-05-14 [VRT]

NLC tackles Abia govt over alleged endless verification of workers 2024-05-14 [Vanguard]

Union meets with Fiji Water executives over workers strike 2024-05-14 [The Fiji Times]

'Driven by ideology': Labour, unions hit back over charter schools 2024-05-14 [1 News]

TVNZ ordered into mediation with union over job cuts: reports 2024-05-14 [HRD]

NLC’ll disown Peter Obi if he adopts IMF, World Bank policies — Ajaero 2024-05-14 [Vanguard]

What Could a UBI Do For My Trade Union? 2024-05-14 [MU]

Could Belgium's historic labour law for sex workers usher change across Europe? 2024-05-14 [Euronews]

Washington Unions, lawmakers protest Boeing firefighter lockout 2024-05-14 [Reuters]

Ontario Actors’ union calls for PCs to rein in non-union Metrolinx, OLG ads 2024-05-14 [Politics Today]

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