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UK Scotland Dundee University staff begin 5-day strike [Morning Star] 10-11-2025

South Africa South Africa needs new tools to win the war against tender corruption [Business Report] 10-11-2025

Global Workers on the climate frontline: BWI brings heat and forest justice to COP30 [BWI] 10-11-2025

Switzerland BWI supports thousands of protesting construction workers [BWI] 10-11-2025

France Danone Announces Closure of Historic Blédina Factory in France [IUF] 10-11-2025

Japan Urgent action needed to reduce teachers’ workload and increase education funding [Education International] 10-11-2025

Turkey Swatch workers strike [UNIGlobal] 10-11-2025

Portugal Tens of thousands in Portugal protest proposed labor reforms [CP] 09-11-2025

Canada Alberta An Alberta general strike raises many questions. Key among them are if — and when [CBC] 09-11-2025

Canada A banker’s budget is not a worker’s budget [RadioLabour] 09-11-2025


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ANZ Job Cuts Trigger Employee Health Crisis 2025-11-10 [FNN]

Ian Leavers, former Queensland police union leader, found dead at Brisbane home 2025-11-10 [ABC]

Victoria Workers warn time is running out for new retail laws as Bunnings copies Woolworths and Coles move 2025-11-10 [Yahoo]

‘Set up to fail’: ATO outsourcing to private call centres focused on boosting profit not helping Australians 2025-11-10 [The Guardian]

Ontario U of T Press Workers ratify new collective agreement, narrowly avoiding a strike 2025-11-10 [The Varsity]

Swatch workers strike 2025-11-10 [UNIGlobal]

California California dialysis caregivers authorize strike over unfair labour practices 2025-11-10 [UNI Global Union]

Urgent action needed to reduce teachers’ workload and increase education funding 2025-11-10 [Education International]

It pays to support women’s health in the workplace 2025-11-10 [The Guardian]

Toolkit: Teach for the Planet at COP30 2025-11-10 [Education International]

Danone Announces Closure of Historic Blédina Factory in France 2025-11-10 [IUF]

BWI supports thousands of protesting construction workers 2025-11-10 [BWI]

Workers on the climate frontline: BWI brings heat and forest justice to COP30 2025-11-10 [BWI]

Migrant Workers in Israel Suffer From Wage Withholding, Illegal Brokerage Fees, and Inadequate Housing 2025-11-10 [Davar]

South Africa needs new tools to win the war against tender corruption 2025-11-10 [Business Report]

How fishers live on the Olifants River 2025-11-10 [GroundUp]

Sunday Times expose reveals a decade of alleged corruption, impunity, and political recycling of the implicated 2025-11-10 [SAFTU]

Scotland Dundee University staff begin 5-day strike 2025-11-10 [Morning Star]

FAWU and SAFTU celebrate landmark Labour Court victory against South African Breweries /Anheuser- Busch Inbev 2025-11-10 [SAFTU]

COSATU General Secretary, Solly Phetoe, message of support to NUM TB Campaign 2025-11-10 [COSATU]

Nehawu and Nsfas reach resolution after prolonged wage dispute 2025-11-10 [IOL]

Civil society and COSATU unite to demand a ban on online gambling 2025-11-10 [Daily News]

Tens of thousands march in Lisbon against planned labour changes 2025-11-09 [Reuters]

Alabama Alabama’s workers are missing more pay than many during shutdown 2025-11-09 [AL.com]

New York Judge Declines to Pause New Health Insurance Plan for City Workers 2025-11-09 [The City]

Hundreds of thousands of tech workers are in trouble, new report shows 2025-11-09 [SFGate]

Chemical workers threaten with strikes and protests 2025-11-09 [BT]

Building rural unions 2025-11-09 [Briarpatch]

Alberta Leth. library workers waiting 3 years for new contract 2025-11-09 [Alberta Worker]

UWU: Factory’s stance on protest in breach of Trade Union Act 2025-11-09 [The Nation]

Workers at Aimbridge-operated hotels in Los Angeles and Philadelphia strike during event-filled weekend, UNITE HERE reports 2025-11-09 [UNITE-HERE]

Bus union postpones strike plan until after Suneung, talks to continue 2025-11-09 [The Herald]

Boeing Resorts to Desperation Tactics Instead of a Fair Deal 2025-11-09 [IAM Union]

Utah Oldest LGBTQ+ bar closes amid workers’ union push: ‘We feel extremely disposable’ 2025-11-09 [The Guardian]

Keep the Caribbean a ‘Zone of Peace’—JTUM 2025-11-09 [Trinidad Guardian]

Largest union calls general strike over labour reforms 2025-11-09 [The Sun]

JTUM to join peace vigil over regional US military action 2025-11-09 [Newsday]

Public Sector Workers Left in Limbo: A Broken Promise and Weak Bargaining 2025-11-09 [Modern Ghana]

Western Australia Union urges government to intervene over mining industry ‘inaction’ on workplace sexual harassment 2025-11-09 [The West Australian]

  JOB   Raising retirement age to 61 delays retirement for 50,000 and worsens youth job outlook 2025-11-09 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Debate heats up over extending retirement age to 65 2025-11-09 [The Times]

Record wait times for mental health patients in EDs remain unchanged 2025-11-09 [AMA]

Pharmacy Board ignores evidence in pursuit of risky prescribing agenda 2025-11-09 [AMA]

Tasmania RTBU welcomes the appointment of new Tasmanian Branch Secretary, Mark Dunsby 2025-11-09 [RTBU]

FlySafair talks with Sacca break down, cabin crew given midnight deadline 2025-11-09 [Daily Maverick]

A banker’s budget is not a worker’s budget 2025-11-09 [RadioLabour]

LabourStart Segment Script for RadioLabour Episode of 07-11-2025 2025-11-09 [LNN]

  JOB   WA Branch Coordinator 2025-11-09 [MUA]

Privatised employment services a complete failure 2025-11-09 [CPSU]

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