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Ukrainian union leader jailed for doing his job [IndustriAll Europe] 17-07-2026


/ Russia Trade unions rally at Russian Embassy in London demanding release of captive Ukrainian nuclear workers [EPSU] 16-07-2026


Russian Attacks Continue to Claim the Lives of Ukrainian Civilians [KVPU] 04-07-2026


20% Salary Increase for Teachers: Ministry of Education Urged to Accelerate Necessary Changes [Судово-юридична газета] 02-07-2026


ITF in Ukraine: international solidarity and ensuring the future of the maritime sector [MTWTU] 13-06-2026



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Ukrainian union leader jailed for doing his job 2026-07-17 [IndustriAll Europe]

Russia Trade unions rally at Russian Embassy in London demanding release of captive Ukrainian nuclear workers 2026-07-16 [EPSU]

Norway Two Humanitarian Deminers Killed in Russian Attack During Mine Clearance Operation in Kherson Region 2026-07-04 [KVPU]

Russian Attacks Continue to Claim the Lives of Ukrainian Civilians 2026-07-04 [KVPU]

ILO and Ukraine launch the Decent Work Country Programme at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026-07-03 [International Labour Organization (ILO)]

20% Salary Increase for Teachers: Ministry of Education Urged to Accelerate Necessary Changes 2026-07-02 [Судово-юридична газета]

How Ukraine is transforming anti-doping education in women's football 2026-07-01 [FIFPRO]

ITF in Ukraine: international solidarity and ensuring the future of the maritime sector 2026-06-13 [MTWTU]

Journalist injured in drone attack 2026-06-05 [IFJ]

Russia “We thought we’d be safe”: the story of Iryna Levchenko, a Ukrainian journalist detained by Russia 2026-05-28 [EFJ]

Russia Russian missile-and-drone attack damaged six media offices in Kyiv 2026-05-28 [EFJ]

‘Short of Blue-Collar Workers’: Ukraine’s Battle for Labour 2026-05-14 [The Post]

ILO supports Ukrainian trade unions in strengthening worker resilience amid war 2026-05-14 [ILO]

'Short of blue-collar workers': Ukraine's battle for labour 2026-05-13 [France 24]

From Emergency Solidarity to Union Power 2026-05-07 [PON]

Germany Ukraine – Germany Trade Union Exchange: Experience and Partnership for Development 2026-05-05 [PON]

May Day 2026: Ukrainian workers are fighting for life, for the right to work, and for peace! 2026-05-01 [KVPU]

May Day Appeal: Ukrainian Trade Unions Call for Global Solidarity 2026-05-01 [Ukraine Solidarity Campaign]

40 years after Chornobyl, nuclear workers in Ukraine still face danger 2026-05-01 [EPSU]

Ukraine FPU strengthens cooperation with foreign partners: awareness of workers' rights is a priority 2026-04-28 [UNN]

40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster and modern terrorism in Ukraine 2026-04-27 [IndustriAll Europe]

Palestine Voices Podcast: Ukraine-Palestine discussion on award-winning Solidarity Centres supporting journalists during war 2026-04-22 [EFJ]

New NPGU Union in Frontline Region with Female Leader 2026-04-19 [KVPU]

Trade unions insist on considering employees' positions in the new Labor Code - FPU head Byzov 2026-04-15 [UNN]

Global Solidarity with Ukrainian mine workers: European social partners adopt joint statement 2026-04-03 [IndustriAll Europe]

Global Empowering trade unions in Ukraine’s reconstruction 2026-04-03 [IndustriAll Europe]

FIA reaffirms its solidarity with Ukrainian performers 2026-04-02 [FIA]

Rebuild Ukraine — but not without its workers 2026-04-01 [IndustriALL]

From emergency solidarity to union power 2026-03-27 [Education International]

Russian Forces Attack Trade Union Office and Bus Carrying Miners in Dnipropetrovsk Region 2026-03-16 [KVPU]

Ukraine Steelworkers Humanity Fund donates $10,000 in humanitarian support to Ukrainian workers 2026-03-07 [USW]

Russia Steelworkers Humanity Fund donates $10,000 in humanitarian support to Ukrainian workers 2026-03-07 [Yahoo/Finance]

Four years into full-scale invasion, journalism remains a deadly profession 2026-02-26 [EFJ]

Journalists’ Solidarity Centers need support to keep protecting reporters under fire 2026-02-26 [EFJ]

Journalists' Solidarity Centers need support to keep protecting reporters under fire 2026-02-25 [IFJ]

Solidarity with Ukraine: Voices from the frontline of a struggle for freedom and democracy 2026-02-25 [EI]

Global A day of trade union solidarity with Ukraine 2026-02-25 [BWI]

Solidarity with Ukraine: Voices from the frontline of a struggle for freedom and democracy 2026-02-25 [ETUCE]

UNI joins ITUC call for solidarity on 4th anniversary of war in Ukraine 2026-02-20 [UNI Global Union]

Athletes, Miners, Energy Workers and Trade Unionists Express Support for Ukrainian Skeleton pilot Heraskevych 2026-02-18 [KVPU]

Four years of war: Workers still paying the price in Ukraine 2026-02-18 [IndustriALL]

Ukraine Anastasiia from Ukraine stands with the US Young Worker March 2026-02-08 [EPSU]

Global Bombed cities, freezing homes - a call to trade unions to stand with Ukraine - Statement of Youth Council of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine 2026-02-05 [Ukraine Solidarity Campaign]

No power, no heat, no water – how journalists in Kyiv keep working amid blackouts and freezing temperatures 2026-02-04 [EFJ]

Russia ‘We have to keep people warm’: The Ukrainian energy workers risking their lives as Russia targets critical facilities 2026-01-24 [CNN]

Statement of the KVPU on the Critical Situation in Ukraine after Russian Attacks 2026-01-11 [KPVU]

Denys, a unionised railway worker on the front line 2026-01-07 [Labour Solidarity]

Expert proposes that trade unions participate in supervisory board of Ukrzaliznytsia with advisory vote 2025-12-26 [Interfax]

Ukrainian nurses call for continued solidarity in the face of unrelenting attacks 2025-12-24 [Tempest]

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This month in labour history

4-07-1881 Dov Ber Borochov, founder of Labour Zionism, founding member of Poale Zion and pioneering Yiddish scholar, is born in Zolotonasha, Ukraine. [more]