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Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn't bust a Union so they closed a paper [CWA] 09-01-2026


Zimbabwe workers and pensioners will suffer more in 2026 [Bulawayo24 News] 09-01-2026


Unions accuse McDonald's of 'repeated harassment' against 'mostly teenage' staff [BBC] 09-01-2026


Bus drivers to go on strike amid management ‘bullying’ at Leyton depot [Waltham Forest Echo] 09-01-2026


Canada Post workers to vote on tentative agreement [rabble] 09-01-2026



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Washington Yakima Memorial Hospital workers issue 10-day strike warning 2026-01-09 [Apple Valley News]

Through Collective Action, Working People Can Win Life-Changing Wages and Benefits 2026-01-09 [AFL-CIO]

VIDEO  Katie Porter Talks Affordability With UAW Workers 2026-01-09 [UAW]

Georgia USPS worker fell into coma, was denied workers’ comp and fired after inhaling dust at Georgia distribution facility 2026-01-09 [Reddit]

Texas Hundreds of Texas workers hit in mass layoff wave 2026-01-09 [MySanAntonio]

Virginia CWA Campus Workers in Virginia Oppose Attacks on Higher Education 2026-01-09 [CWA D9]

Increasing the Economic Independence of Women FarmWorkers through Entrepreneurship Training 2026-01-09 [Dinastipub]

California Urban Ore workers ratify first union contract months after ending strike 2026-01-09 [Berkeleyside]

Oregon ICE posing as utility workers to detain immigrants, Gresham lawmaker warns 2026-01-09 [OPB]

Forestry Commission members support a shorter working week 2026-01-09 [PCS]

“Working under blankets and in outdoor coats” 2026-01-09 [PCS]

Members at Serco NorthLink negotiate above-inflation rise 2026-01-09 [Nautilus]

New Jersey $19.4 Million Lyft Settlement Signals Strengthened Worker Misclassification Enforcement In New Jersey 2026-01-09 [Mondaq]

Manitoba Highway Traffic Act Amendments enhance safety for workers and motorists 2026-01-09 [MGEU]

2025 CFLPA Club Report Cards 2026-01-09 [CFLPA]

  JOB   Administrative Assistant 2026-01-09 [BCGEU]

Principles for Responsible Mining: United Steelworkers policy statement 2026-01-09 [USW]

Supporting good mental health – it’s a union issue 2026-01-09 [USW]

Saskatchewan SFL selects Nathaniel Cole as first Executive Director 2026-01-09 [SFL]

Saskatchewan Negotiations Update 2026-01-09 [SUN]

Ontario Government needs to stop treating heroes like zeroes 2026-01-09 [OPSEU]

Corporate executives getting richer, while the rest of us struggle 2026-01-09 [NUPGE]

Canadian Labour Congress Launches New Webinar Series: The Issues and You 2026-01-09 [CLC]

Texas Trump-gutted NLRB abandons one labor complaint against Musk's SpaceX 2026-01-09 [Bloomberg]

Alberta Government report confirms teachers’ concerns about mandatory testing 2026-01-09 [ATA]

A rare conviction shows how inadequately Canada enforces worker safety 2026-01-09 [rabble]

Alberta 26 companies convicted of OHS violations in 2025 2026-01-09 [Alberta Worker]

England No balls please! Tennis ball and snooker cloth makers go on strike over pay 2026-01-09 [Unite]

Drivers of SEND transport strike over safety fears 2026-01-09 [BBC]

Ontario Titan Tool and Die lockout hits 150 days 2026-01-09 [CKLW]

Usdaw to call another day of action in a ‘fire and rehire’ dispute at Tetrosyl 2026-01-09 [IER]

Monte de Piedad Strike: 3 Months In Without Resolution 2026-01-09 [MSM]

FCTA Workers Threaten Strike, Give Wike Seven Days To Resolve Pay, Pension, Promotion Disputes 2026-01-09 [Sahara Reporters]

Fast deliveries, slow reform 2026-01-09 [The Mirror]

New York NYSNA Strike Notice ‘Rescinded At Some’ New York Hospitals, But 16,000 Nurses ‘Still Eye’ January 12th Strike - Union To Hold Daily Press Briefing Today Ahead Of Monday Deadline 2026-01-09 [WNY Labor Today]

  JOB   Labour Relations Advisor 2026-01-09 [YEU]

  JOB   Membership Services Officer 2026-01-09 [AUPE]

  JOB   Manager of Communications 2026-01-09 [AUPE]

  JOB   Union Labour Relations Officer 2026-01-09 [UFCW Canada 401]

  JOB   Union Labour Relations Officer (Temporary) 2026-01-09 [UFCW Canada 401]

  JOB   Research Analyst (12 month term) 2026-01-09 [AJC]

England 'We're absolutely determined to carry on': Birmingham bin worker's message to Brummies as strike hits one year 2026-01-09 [The World]

Colorado Democrats revive legislation to change decades-old union law 2026-01-09 [The Post-Independent]

Gig workers write: This is why those Deepinder Goyal calls ‘miscreants’ go on strike 2026-01-09 [The Indian Express]

England Met Police staff plan second strike over pay 2026-01-09 [HR Reporter]

Unions concerned about secret sale of Limburg petrochemical firm Sabic 2026-01-09 [NLTimes]

Scotland Doctors strike called off as union backs latest pay deal 2026-01-09 [BBC]

California University of California graduate workers demand immigration legal fund as visa fears mount 2026-01-09 [Face2Face]

'The Demands Also Affect My Family': The Unseen Side Of Gig Work In india 2026-01-09 [SheThePeople]

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