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British Columbia How the BCGEU Strike Raised the Bar for Nurses and Teachers

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90% of registered workers denied benefits: PILER demands universal social security coverage [Business Recorder] 08-12-2025


VIDEO Labour Movement in Turkey (15 October - 15 November) [UID-DER] 08-12-2025


ITUC alarmed by escalating violations of trade union rights [ITUC] 08-12-2025


Critical Chinese journalist detained again after campaign of harassment [IFJ] 08-12-2025


New ITF report exposes a global fatigue crisis in aviation [ITF] 08-12-2025



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Air Transat to wind down service as pilots’ union issues strike notice 2025-12-08 [CBC]

British Columbia How the BCGEU Strike Raised the Bar for Nurses and Teachers 2025-12-08 [The Tyee]

Talks ongoing for Numsa, Fawu to rejoin Cosatu 2025-12-08 [The Sowetan]

Haryana Mid-day meal workers protest, seek regularisation, minimum wage of Rs 26K in Karnal 2025-12-08 [The Tribune]

Amnesty report reveals deep-rooted abuse of women garment workers 2025-12-08 [The Daily Times]

Right to disconnect: Why India's workers desperately need the freedom to switch off 2025-12-08 [India Today]

South Australia Seven prisons across SA are in lockdown as fed-up Corrections officers go on indefinite strike 2025-12-08 [The Herald-Sun]

South Australia Prisons in lockdown as officers walk out after rising violence 2025-12-08 [InDaily]

Interview with Professor Yiran Zhang on care work 2025-12-08 [LabourStart Podcasts]

NDP leadership hopefuls reckon with oil and gas workers – and their votes 2025-12-08 [Global]

Air Transat to gradually shut down operations over 3 days after union issues strike notice 2025-12-08 [CBC]

Air Transat pilots gear up for strike as union issues 72-hour notice 2025-12-08 [Global]

Ontario 'Everybody seems to be in like a survival mode.' How will you Make the Season Kind for retail workers? 2025-12-08 [CBC]

Train drivers stage 48-hour strike over sacking of colleague 2025-12-08 [Morning Star]

Rally at Wakefield Cathedral backs striking workers at National Coal Mining Museum 2025-12-08 [Morning Star]

Salary boost for eThekwini Municipality workers, City reaches agreement with SAMWU 2025-12-08 [The Mercury]

Fire crews face increased cancer risk, report says 2025-12-08 [BBC]

SAFTU salutes Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe on the anniversary of his birth 2025-12-08 [SAFTU]

Honouring Madiba and the Rivonia Generation and confronting the betrayal of our own mission 2025-12-08 [SAFTU]

The twin transformation on the ground – The reality in Southern Europe’s industrial sectors 2025-12-08 [IndustriAll Europe]

EXCOM Adopts Building Trade Union Power Action Plan 2025-12-08 [IndustriAll Europe]

EU Quality Jobs Act: EFFAT Demands Subject to Social Partners Consultation 2025-12-08 [EFFAT]

ETF Welcomes Quality Jobs Roadmap, Demands Ambitious EU Legislation and Stronger Enforcement 2025-12-08 [ETF]

Open letter to Croatian Prime Minister Plenković over unlawful political pressure against weekly Novosti 2025-12-08 [EFJ]

Parliament discusses Health and Safety in high-risk professions 2025-12-08 [EPSU]

Workers need strong protections from dangerous chemicals – Parliament must deliver 2025-12-08 [ETUC]

Armenia ratifies the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment 2025-12-08 [ILO]

New ITF report exposes a global fatigue crisis in aviation 2025-12-08 [ITF]

Critical Chinese journalist detained again after campaign of harassment 2025-12-08 [IFJ]

ITUC alarmed by escalating violations of trade union rights 2025-12-08 [ITUC]

VIDEO  Labour Movement in Turkey (15 October - 15 November) 2025-12-08 [UID-DER]

90% of registered workers denied benefits: PILER demands universal social security coverage 2025-12-08 [Business Recorder]

SESSI benefits to all workers: Experts, trade unionists demand reforms 2025-12-08 [Business Recorder]

“Trump failed us”: Nearly 5,000 Tyson workers in Trump counties are losing their jobs as the Trump-era beef bubble crashes down 2025-12-08 [r/antiwork]

Indiana Horseshoe Indianapolis casino workers vote to unionize For more info 2025-12-08 [CDC Gaming]

Numsa to march to the Union Buildings amid closure of smelters 2025-12-07 [NewsNote]

Transat pilots issue 72-hour strike notice, causing some flight suspensions by Monday 2025-12-07 [Canadian Press]

Food couriers deserve the basic rights of Finnish working life and true freedom 2025-12-07 [PAM]

Negotiation meetings continue in the private early childhood education and care sector 2025-12-07 [JHL]

TUC Condemns Electricity and Water Tariff Increases 2025-12-07 [GTUC]

CSIF achieves pay rise and reforms 2025-12-07 [CESI]

Quality Jobs Roadmap: Time to deliver 2025-12-07 [CESI]

  JOB   Union Organisers x2 2025-12-07 [PSA]

  JOB   Payroll Administrator 2025-12-07 [NZCTU]

Free Lee Cheuk-yan 2025-12-07 [CALRMM]

Reports of maladministration not surprising to workers 2025-12-07 [Eurocadres]

Paperweight roadmap lacks intent to deliver 2025-12-07 [Eurocadres]

Education Department workers targeted in layoffs are returning to tackle civil rights backlog 2025-12-07 [AP]

U.S. Minimum Wage Increase 2025 – Updated Hourly Pay Rates Starting From 1st January 2025-12-07 [CA Partnership]

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