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Cassiar: The town that asbestos built. The cancer it left behind. [The Tyee] 12-01-2026


Crane Operators to Davar: “We refused to work under dangerous conditions and were removed from the site” [Davar] 12-01-2026


Internet blackouts hinder reporting amid nationwide protests [IFJ] 12-01-2026


Strikes, shutdowns, truces: How Labour rocked Nigeria’s industrial space in 2025 [Vanguard] 12-01-2026


SMCG: 28 attacks on media workers recorded last year [Vijesti] 12-01-2026



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Strikes off at Myerscough College as staff win pay rise and improvements to working conditions 2026-01-12 [UCU]

Basic Income for the Arts in Ireland: Time, Creativity, Mental Health & Sectoral Retention 2026-01-12 [FIA]

“Future of Collective Bargaining and Atypical Work in the Media, Arts and Entertainment Sector” 2026-01-12 [FIA]

High-level Roundtable on Artists’ Working Conditions 2026-01-12 [FIA]

FIA 23rd World Congress 2025: A Landmark Gathering for International Unity, Solidarity and Strategy 2026-01-12 [FIA]

Le dialogue social au Kirghizistan permet d’obtenir des indemnités plus élevées et des primes pour le travail posté 2026-01-12 [IndustriALL]

Social dialogue delivers higher allowances and shift work bonuses 2026-01-12 [IndustriALL]

How unfulfilled CBAs fuel strikes, cripple healthcare services 2026-01-12 [Business Daily Africa]

Tamil Nadu Sanitation workers end stir after TN Minister assures jobs under GCC 2026-01-12 [The News Minute]

UNRWA staff protest in Gaza against decision to dismiss 600 employees 2026-01-12 [MEM]

Gig Workers: Why Record Deliveries Do Not Mean Fair Work! 2026-01-12 [Newsclick]

New York Hospitals Force Nearly 15,000 NYSNA Nurses Out on Largest Nurse Strike in New York City History 2026-01-12 [NYSNA]

New York Nearly 15,000 Nurses Go on Strike at Major New York City Hospitals 2026-01-12 [The Times]

Rail strike: no disruption to TGVs but local Occitanie and Paris routes impacted 2026-01-12 [The Connexion]

Namib Mills workers down tools …wage dispute leads to temporary lockout 2026-01-12 [The New Era]

Scotland Workers at Glasgow finance site Diligenta striking for week tomorrow 2026-01-12 [The Times]

New York NYC nurses' union, citing faltering contract talks, announce Monday strike 2026-01-12 [Gothamist]

Lagos seeks end to JOHESU strike as union accuses govt of insensitivity 2026-01-12 [The Times]

Former Ilva: A worker dies at the Taranto plant, prompting a 24-hour strike at all of the group's sites 2026-01-12 [Agenzia Nova]

Seoul bus union prepares for final negotiations ahead of possible strike 2026-01-12 [JoongAng Daily]

England Diligenta staff escalate strike action in pay dispute 2026-01-12 [Unite]

Tuesday's French rail strike to disrupt local services 2026-01-12 [The Local]

Hollywood, Pro Sports Union Talks ‘Primed To Rally Labor In 2026’ 2026-01-12 [WNY Labor Today]

Ontario Support staff for the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario are on strike 2026-01-12 [SEIU]

Quebec STM overtime strike ends, but no deal yet with maintenance workers 2026-01-12 [CITY]

Commuters advised to brace for disruptions as unionized bus workers' strike looms 2026-01-12 [SJP]

Teachers win breakthrough on political rights after hunger strike and relentless campaign 2026-01-12 [EI]

SMCG: 28 attacks on media workers recorded last year 2026-01-12 [Vijesti]

Bag checks and bias: A study in gated communities in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai flags frisking of domestic workers and brings up questions of dignity and privacy 2026-01-12 [Citizen Matters]

Strikes, shutdowns, truces: How Labour rocked Nigeria’s industrial space in 2025 2026-01-12 [Vanguard]

Supreme Court upholds POSCO union switch to company-level organization 2026-01-12 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Tasmania Nurses union seeks arbitration over ‘unsafe’ emergency department transfers 2026-01-12 [Pulse]

Alberta Calgary Transit crime crackdown highlights safety problem, union says 2026-01-12 [CBC]

Alberta Edmonton LRT workers approve first contract 2026-01-12 [Alberta Worker]

Newfoundland and Labrador FFAW Demands New Price System as Crab Dispute Intensifies 2026-01-12 [FFAW-Unifor]

Internet blackouts hinder reporting amid nationwide protests 2026-01-12 [IFJ]

Crane Operators to Davar: “We refused to work under dangerous conditions and were removed from the site” 2026-01-12 [Davar]

Freed TUT BY Editor-in-Chief Speaks About Нanna Ablab and Volha Brytsikava 2026-01-12 [salidarnast]

SAFTU demands urgent action against Mafoko Security over provident fund deductions 2026-01-12 [Central News]

FEDUSA welcomes fuel price decrease as relief for workers and households 2026-01-12 [FEDUSA]

Cassiar: The town that asbestos built. The cancer it left behind. 2026-01-12 [The Tyee]

Government gambling with safety-keep a tug on Cook Straight 2026-01-12 [MUNZ]

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Thousands of Walmart workers are forced to rely on food stamps and Medicaid just to survive while CEO makes $3000 an hour 2026-01-12 [SEIU]

VIDEO Wisconsin FOX 11 Investigates: Former employees say embattled contractor owes them money 2026-01-12 [WLUK-TV]

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CNV labour union: Over 40% of Dutch workers feel unsafe commuting in snowstorms 2026-01-11 [NL news]

New York Nearly 16,000 NYC nurses to strike on Monday unless hospitals agree to workplace violence protections, health benefits and safe staffing 2026-01-11 [New York State Nurses Association]

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