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Tamil Nadu Chennai sanitation workers’ hunger strike enters 15th day; 2 protesters hospitalised

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Eskom workers demand massive pay hike [My Broadband] 02-12-2025


NUM and COSATU mark historic milestones: four decades of fighting for South Africa’s workers [NUM] 02-12-2025


Quebec The minister of labour invited to a general membership meeting [CUPE] 02-12-2025


Quebec Unions in Quebec mount legal challenge against newly implemented labour law [CBC] 02-12-2025


Nomadesc honours union historian and activist María Tila Uribe, prepares for the centennial of the Banana Strike [Nomadesc ] 02-12-2025



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Usdaw members overwhelmingly vote for strike action over ‘fire and rehire’ 2025-12-02 [IER]

Strike: FG, ASUU to approve 40% salary rise, extra allowances 2025-12-02 [Punch]

Health NZ and nurses union at loggerheads over strike plan 2025-12-02 [RNZ]

Rally to support striking mining museum workers in Wakefield this weekend 2025-12-02 [UNISON]

Tamil Nadu Chennai sanitation workers’ hunger strike enters 15th day; 2 protesters hospitalised 2025-12-02 [The News Minute]

Rail and Seoul subway unions announce strikes that threaten year-end service 2025-12-02 [The Chosun Daily]

Taxis on 48-hour strike on Tuesday, Wednesday 2025-12-02 [Kathimerini]

Using collective bargaining to regulate the use of technology and artificial intelligence in higher education 2025-12-02 [Education International]

Swatch workers clock up victory 2025-12-02 [UNI Global Union]

UNI Asia & Pacific expresses solidarity with victims of recent floods across South and Southeast Asia 2025-12-02 [UNI Global Union]

BWI affiliates join nationwide protests against new labour codes 2025-12-02 [BWI]

Practical solidarity and climate justice are critical in the face of devastation 2025-12-02 [PSI]

PSI Executive Board EB-167 Underway in Geneva 2025-12-02 [PSI]

Unions Erupt in Protests in India Against Anti-Worker Labour Codes 2025-12-02 [PSI]

Disabled workers can’t depend on goodwill of bosses 2025-12-02 [ETUC]

Even schools at high risk of ‘Uberisation’ without action 2025-12-02 [ETUC]

Interview: Gerhard Tauchner elected new Chair of ETF Railways section 2025-12-02 [ETF]

Defending Europe’s Automotive Industry 2025-12-02 [IndustriAll Europe]

  JOB   We are hiring! Communication officer 2025-12-02 [EFBWW]

Telework and the Right to Disconnect for Europe’s Education Sector 2025-12-02 [ETUCE]

Agreement on Telework and Right to Disconnect 2025-12-02 [ETUCE]

Eastern Cape Business, labour agree on co-ordinated action to halt Nelson Mandela Bay’s economic freefall 2025-12-02 [The Herald]

COSATU in a process of wooing back NUMSA & FAWU, as it celebrates 40-years 2025-12-02 [NewsNote]

Unions call for day of strike action as draft budget enters crucial stage 2025-12-02 [RFI]

Nova Scotia Long-term care workers at Cape Breton facilities facing possible strike action 2025-12-02 [The Post]

Railway Workers' Union to begin strike on Dec. 11 if wage demands aren't met 2025-12-02 [JoongAng Daily]

Quebec Unions plan court challenges as Law 14 comes into force 2025-12-02 [APTS]

Karnataka Mid-day meal workers stage protest demanding wage hike 2025-12-02 [IBC]

Forca criticizes arrest of union leader 2025-12-02 [Life in Northern BC]

Solidarity Center builds capacity for informal workers on prevention of GBVH in workplaces 2025-12-02 [The Pilot]

Night work, overtime and work conditions for women 2025-12-02 [The New Age]

New York Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark NYC Labor Law Settlement 2025-12-02 [New York Times]

Punjab Key demands accepted, bus workers call off stir 2025-12-02 [News Arena India]

Migrant domestic workers seek support, solace after Hong Kong fire 2025-12-02 [PhilStar]

Migrant domestic workers seek support, solace after Tai Po inferno 2025-12-02 [The Free Press]

British Columbia BC Resets Labour Landscape for 5,000 Long-Term Care Workers 2025-12-02 [The Tyee]

Karnataka Karnataka govt warned: Don't pass domestic workers Bill without consulting workers 2025-12-02 [Counterview]

England Strike at ‘frozen turkey capital’ this Christmas 2025-12-02 [GMB]

Workers’ federation joins drive to end violence against women 2025-12-02 [The Khmer Times]

To strike the right balance, unions need to step up 2025-12-02 [Kathimerini]

Sitting Targets: Negligence and Occupational Risk in Sri Lanka 2025-12-02 [Counterpunch]

British Columbia Care-home workers to get benefits, pensions under new agreement 2025-12-02 [The Times-Colonist]

Unionization 'whirlwind' set the stage for Starbucks strike 2025-12-02 [The Guardian]

Ch. Saad Muhammad secures youngest seat on ILO Governing Body 2025-12-02 [The Observer]

‘Why the world still needs trade unions in the 21st century’ 2025-12-02 [The Tribune]

Queensland Teacher aides, school cleaners poised to accept state wage deal 2025-12-02 [The Morning Herald]

Pay win for truckies at GKR Transport after strike action 2025-12-02 [Truck Radio]

Queensland CFMEU inquiry LIVE updates: Union leaders called as witnesses for Queensland probe’s second hearing block 2025-12-02 [Today]

South Australia Nyrstar Port Pirie plant set for strike just months after taxpayer bailout 2025-12-02 [The Nightly]

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