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Who Could Strike in 2026? [Press Progress] 13-01-2026


Mineros leader Gómez Urrutia says There are Those Who Want to Eliminate Unions [MSM] 13-01-2026


Birmingham bin strike: Birmingham leadership statements to council ‘inaccurate and misleading’ [Unite] 13-01-2026


UA Zensen: Japan’s largest industrial union at a turning point [IndustriALL] 13-01-2026


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



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England Snooker textiles firm staff strike over pay 2026-01-13 [BBC]

New South Wales Rural Fire Service: Consolidated District Cost Centre implementation 2026-01-13 [PSA]

Austraffic POTM: Mata and Samba crowned winners of December award 2026-01-13 [PFA]

Victoria Aruma Moves to Terminate Transferred Services Agreement 2026-01-13 [HACSU]

Victoria An Update on the HACSU & VAHPA Merger 2026-01-13 [HACSU]

Queensland Fatality at Mammoth Underground 2026-01-13 [MEU]

Queensland Union urges caution across drenched coal region 2026-01-13 [IQ]

Queensland Maggot outrage as hydro venture accused of failing workers 2026-01-13 [IQ]

UA Zensen: Japan’s largest industrial union at a turning point 2026-01-13 [IndustriALL]

Derek Russell: Tributes to father-of-six who died in demolition site incident 2026-01-13 [BBC]

Birmingham bin strike: Birmingham leadership statements to council ‘inaccurate and misleading’ 2026-01-13 [Unite]

Gig worker safety row: Blinkit drops ‘10-minute’ delivery claim after huge strike 2026-01-13 [The Times]

Mineros leader Gómez Urrutia says There are Those Who Want to Eliminate Unions 2026-01-13 [MSM]

Saskatchewan St. Paul’s workers call for change after hospital death puts spotlight on violence 2026-01-13 [Global]

Ontario Workers protest job cuts at The Royal's long-term care facility 2026-01-13 [CBC]

Alberta Calgary Transit workers feel the impact of social disorder 2026-01-13 [CBC]

Nova Scotia Ubisoft Halifax closure: What does labour law allow? 2026-01-13 [The Chronicle-Herald]

CBTU passes unanimous resolution to harmonise safety standards for trades 2026-01-13 [HSI]

Ontario Union members protest health cuts at Royal Ottawa Place long-term care 2026-01-13 [The Citizen]

Alberta Unions Continue To Deliver For Workers Despite UCP Attacks 2026-01-13 [The Maple]

Who Could Strike in 2026? 2026-01-13 [Press Progress]

Canada Post agreement with union to be finalized this week, expert says ratification likely 2026-01-13 [The Star]

Newfoundland and Labrador DF Barnes workers vote overwhelmingly to join United Steelworkers union 2026-01-13 [USW]

We shall engage political parties to know what policies they have for workers – ZCTU 2026-01-13 [News Diggers]

KwaZulu-Natal Schools face resource crisis impacting meals & textbooks ahead of Jan 14 reopening 2026-01-13 [The Mercury]

SAFTU on 2025 Matric results: record pass rate cannot hide systemic failures in education 2026-01-13 [SAFTU]

WFTU congratualtoey letter to the new leadersip of CITU 2026-01-13 [WFTU]

WFTU action day in solidarity wit Venezuela 2026-01-13 [WFTU]

Record matric pass rate welcomed, but Naptosa flags cheating and ‘gatekeeping’ risks 2026-01-13 [IOL]

Car dealer under fire for cutting jobs 2026-01-13 [TopAuto]

Ontario Unifor 1090 members ratify new contract with Sobeys 2026-01-12 [Unifor]

Ontario Over 6,000 food retail workers at Metro ratify new agreement 2026-01-12 [UFCW]

Newfoundland and Labrador DF Barnes workers vote overwhelmingly to join United Steelworkers 2026-01-12 [USW]

VIDEO New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will join NYC 15,000 nurses on strike 2026-01-12 [PIX11]

Unite demands support for Scotland’s social care workers in budget 2026-01-12 [Unite the union]

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]

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