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North America / South America A&B’s Blair Rose among key speakers as Brazil hosts International Youth Union Forum [The Observer] 22-09-2025

North America / South America Mexican unions, left parties to host continental gathering for migrant rights, national sovereignty [Green Left Weekly] 21-09-2025

North America Worker Voices Matter in Deciding the Future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) [Cornell ILR] 30-08-2025

North America Air Canada labor deal may reshape pay for North American airline crews [Reuters] 21-08-2025

North America / South America International Court Victory! Unions Secure Care as a Human Right Across Inter-America [PSI] 11-08-2025

North America / South America Health sector workers in Inter-America strengthen regional union organization [PSI] 05-06-2025

USA / North America AFL-CIO president responds to Trump administration tarriffs targeting Canada and Mexico [AFL-CIO] 05-03-2025

North America What Could Workers Win in a New NAFTA? [Labour Notes] 25-01-2025

Canada / North America 25% tariffs, eh? So was NAFTA a mistake? [RadioLabour] 25-01-2025

North America / South America UNI Americas women leaders unite in Argentina: driving change with hope and action [UNI] 07-12-2024


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South America A&B’s Blair Rose among key speakers as Brazil hosts International Youth Union Forum 2025-09-22 [The Observer]

South America Mexican unions, left parties to host continental gathering for migrant rights, national sovereignty 2025-09-21 [Green Left Weekly]

Worker Voices Matter in Deciding the Future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) 2025-08-30 [Cornell ILR]

Air Canada labor deal may reshape pay for North American airline crews 2025-08-21 [Reuters]

North America Ten Thousand Air Canada’s Flight Attendants Stand Firm Against Back-to-Work Orders, Escalating Pay Disputes and Resulting in Major Flight Disruptions Across North America 2025-08-18 [TTW]

South America International Court Victory! Unions Secure Care as a Human Right Across Inter-America 2025-08-11 [PSI]

South America Health sector workers in Inter-America strengthen regional union organization 2025-06-05 [PSI]

Labor Documentaries for May Day 2025-05-01 [Labour Notes]

North America The Amazon Strike: Performative or Substantive? 2025-03-17 [Sam Gindin / The Bullet]

North America AFL-CIO president responds to Trump administration tarriffs targeting Canada and Mexico 2025-03-05 [AFL-CIO]

North America Quebec Unifor Quebec welcomes awarding of CF-35A training contract to CAE and reiterates the importance of strategic procurement for the Canadian aerospace industry For more info 2025-02-18 [UNIFOR]

North America Ontario Nurses, Health-Care Professionals at North York Family Health Team Seek Fairness as they Head to Conciliation to Negotiate a First Contract For more info 2025-02-18 [ONA]

North America 25% tariffs, eh? So was NAFTA a mistake? 2025-01-25 [RadioLabour]

What Could Workers Win in a New NAFTA? 2025-01-25 [Labour Notes]

South America UNI Americas women leaders unite in Argentina: driving change with hope and action 2024-12-07 [UNI]

South America UNI Americas Youth Conference Calls for Solidarity, Inclusion, and Action 2024-12-07 [UNI]

Domestic Workers: A New Face of Solidarity 2024-11-21 [Dollars and Sense]

A New Look for the IAM: Committee on the Future Members Discuss Rebranding the Union 2024-09-05 [IAM]

North America Tasmania Burnie Saputo workers' pay fight extending into US, Canada 2024-07-30 [The Advocate]

Advancing worker-centred trade in the 2026 CUSMA review 2024-05-30 [Monitor]

Global FIFA: Publish Robust Rights Framework for 2026 World Cup 2024-05-17 [Human Rights Watch]

North America Mexico hosts successful FIFPRO Central and North America general assembly 2024-05-04 [FIFPRO]

  JOB   PSI Sub-regional Secretary, North America 2024-03-08 [PSI]

Starbucks Is Sending 1 Lucky Barista To Costa Rica, But Not If They're In A Union 2024-02-08 [HuffPost]

North America Educators ready to play an active role in transforming education in North America and the Caribbean 2024-01-28 [EI]

Former Bath Iron Works pipefitter installed as new leader of international union 2024-01-09 [The Herald]

Canada The UPS Agreement in its ‘Concrete Context and Outcomes’: A Response to a Response 2023-09-07 [Sam Gindin/The Bullet]

North America NUJP North America Marks the First Year of the Fight for Press Freedom 2023-07-05 [NUJP]

India Ford preparing for new round of layoffs for US salaried workers, Wall Street Journal reports 2023-06-23 [Reuters]

SIU stays on course with leadership changeover and relishes new challenges ahead 2023-02-19 [ITF]

Latin America BWI World Council welcomes first IFA signed at regional level 2022-10-08 [BWI]

North America PSI Inter-America�s Young Workers, LGBTQIA + and Anti-racism and xenophobia committees meet virtually 2022-10-01 [PSI]

South America 5th Forum of UNI Americas New World of Work 2022-07-17 [UNI]

South America UNI Americas' Care action plan: Breaking through today for a better future in the sector 2022-06-29 [UNI]

Only one Starbucks in North America is currently unionized, and it's in Victoria, B.C. Why is Starbucks so afraid of unions? 2022-04-23 [The Star]

  JOB   ITUC - Director – Washington D.C. Office 2022-04-12 [ITUC]

Strong solidarity in North American cement network 2022-03-22 [IndustriALL]

North America How Union Drives in Mexico Help All Workers 2022-03-03 [LA Progressive]

North America GM Labor Vote in Mexico Raises Red Flags for Unifor, AFL-CIO 2022-01-21 [Bloomberg]

Teamsters' Election Will Determine Strike Power of North America's Largest Union 2021-10-26 [Truthout]

Moving Toward a New Era of Labor Rights in Trade Policy? 2021-08-31 [The Regulatory Review]

The Daily Dash: Union workers at Volvo Trucks reject contract 2021-05-18 [Freightwaves]

Covid-19: Amazon set to hire 75,000 workers in US, Canada 2021-05-13 [The Street Journal]

Google union in turmoil following global alliance announcement 2021-01-30 [Verge]

North America West Virginia History-making deal at Cabell Huntington 2021-01-18 [The Daily Independent ]

North America North America meatpackers prepare for virus upsurge 2020-12-20 [AR Democrat Gazette]

North America Labour policies a concern to trade panel 2020-12-16 [AO]

North America NAFTA is officially gone. Here's what has and hasn't changed 2020-07-01 [CNN]

North America Jailing Of Labor Activist Raises Concerns About Mexico's Readiness For USMCA 2020-06-30 [NPR]

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