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


How common is violence against NHS staff in England and what is being done to stop it? [The Guardian] 11-01-2026


Protest held over ‘disappearance’ of labour leader in Karachi [Dawan] 11-01-2026


New Labour Codes: TUs Pledge to Make Feb 12 General Strike ‘Unprecedented’ [Newsclick] 11-01-2026


Harare City Council Workers Threaten Strike Over Unpaid December Salaries [Pindula] 11-01-2026



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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]

VIDEO Minnesota The War On Minneapolis Immigrants, Healthcare Workers & Business Unionism For more info 2026-01-12 [LVP]

VIDEO Minnesota The ICE Occupation Of Minneapolis & Labor With CWA 7250 President Kieran Knutson For more info 2026-01-12 [LVP]

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]

VIDEO  1.2 Million Workers Homeless — RVs, Cars & Parking Lots Turn Into Housing (2026) 2026-01-12 [Rollin With Rver]

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]

New York Nurses strike in NYC looms as major hospitals, union face midnight deadline to reach deal to 2026-01-11 [CBS]

AFL-CIO stands with WNBPA members in fight for fair contract 2026-01-11 [AFL-CIO]

ICE actions are putting working people in danger 2026-01-11 [AFL-CIO]

Thousands of New York City nurses to strike Monday if deal isn't reached with hospitals 2026-01-11 [Stuff]

Tell Art+Feminism: No New Anti-Worker Case Law! 2026-01-11 [Action Network]

Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation 2026-01-11 [Atlantic]

Tell Congress: Keep ICE Out of Schools 2026-01-11 [AFT]

Cosatu urges long-term solutions as job cuts hit motor industry 2026-01-11 [Sowetan]

Telus delivers New Year gut punch to Canadian businesses, communities 2026-01-11 [USW]

Newfoundland and Labrador FFAW Meets with Provincial Government: Tuesday Deadline for Intervention 2026-01-11 [FFAW-Unifor]

Colombian player union opposes decision to cut squad sizes ahead of 2026 season 2026-01-11 [FIFPRO]

Statement of the KVPU on the Critical Situation in Ukraine after Russian Attacks 2026-01-11 [KPVU]

New holiday location for JHL members becomes available for booking soon – be quick and get a winter holiday at a bargain price 2026-01-11 [JHL]

Free legal aid brings security in working life – read about victories that JHL has achieved for its members 2026-01-11 [JHL]

Meet JHL actives at your workplace – we have launched a year-round workplace visit initiative 2026-01-11 [JHL]

Invitation to advocacy training for members covered by the collective agreement in rural industries, horticultural branch, rur production branch and landscaping branch 2026-01-11 [Teollisuusliitto]

PAM survey: what happens in the day-to-day reality of the property services sector and how employment conditions are implemented in practice? 2026-01-11 [PAM]

The employee organisations have made a joint proposal on pay rises in the collective agreement negotiations of the private social services sector 2026-01-11 [JHL]

ZCTU demands end to casualisation 2026-01-11 [ZNBC]

KZN and Northern Cape schools face readiness crisis as unions raise alarms 2026-01-11 [IOL]

Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Raja Krishnamoorthi for Election to the U.S. Senate 2026-01-11 [AFGE]

  JOB   Intern position 2026-01-11 [Eurocadres]

Harare City Council Workers Threaten Strike Over Unpaid December Salaries 2026-01-11 [Pindula]

Punjab Employees’ unions to protest outside CM’s house on Feb 15 2026-01-11 [News Arena India]

No Work, No Pay: JOHESU Vows To Sustain Industrial Action, Rejects ‘Intimidation’ 2026-01-11 [The Will]

Strike: JOHESU Kicks Against FG’s ‘No Work, No Pay’ Order 2026-01-11 [Leadership]

Assam Trade Unions’ convention supports February 12 strike, opposes labour codes 2026-01-11 [The Sentinel]

New York 'They're ready for us to walk': Nurses at top NYC hospitals prep for historic strike 2026-01-11 [Politico]

Nevada From Barista to Union Delegate: The Beginning of Reno’s Red Cup Rebellion 2026-01-11 [The Ally]

New York Union members vote to strike against Parker Lord in Erie 2026-01-11 [YourErie]

Telangana TGPWU files complaint against Urban Company over wage theft 2026-01-11 [The Mail]

New Labour Codes: TUs Pledge to Make Feb 12 General Strike ‘Unprecedented’ 2026-01-11 [Newsclick]

Fighting For The Right To Decent Work 2026-01-11 [Behan Box]

Pennsylvania ‘The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Owners Couldn’t Bust The Union, So They Shut Down The Paper’ - The CWA ‘Responds To The Retaliatory Closure Of A Historic News Outlet’ For more info 2026-01-11 [WNY Labor Today]

VIDEO  Nairobi Health Workers Union issue a seven day strike notice over unpaid salaries 2026-01-11 [KTN]

Pennsylvania The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to Shutter After Workers Held Longest Strike in the History of U.S. Newspapers 2026-01-11 [DropSiteNews]

Michigan Minimum wage referendum ramps up signature collection efforts 2026-01-11 [MPR]

Protest held after trade unionist goes missing, activists demand his release from 'illegal custody' 2026-01-11 [ANI]

December Jobs Report Caps a Year of a Stalling Labor Market Under Trump 2026-01-11 [CAP]

Protest held over ‘disappearance’ of labour leader in Karachi 2026-01-11 [Dawan]

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