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Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn't bust a Union so they closed a paper [CWA] 09-01-2026


Zimbabwe workers and pensioners will suffer more in 2026 [Bulawayo24 News] 09-01-2026


Unions accuse McDonald's of 'repeated harassment' against 'mostly teenage' staff [BBC] 09-01-2026


Bus drivers to go on strike amid management ‘bullying’ at Leyton depot [Waltham Forest Echo] 09-01-2026


Canada Post workers to vote on tentative agreement [rabble] 09-01-2026



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Saskatchewan Negotiations Update 2026-01-09 [SUN]

Ontario Government needs to stop treating heroes like zeroes 2026-01-09 [OPSEU]

Corporate executives getting richer, while the rest of us struggle 2026-01-09 [NUPGE]

Canadian Labour Congress Launches New Webinar Series: The Issues and You 2026-01-09 [CLC]

Texas Trump-gutted NLRB abandons one labor complaint against Musk's SpaceX 2026-01-09 [Bloomberg]

Alberta Government report confirms teachers’ concerns about mandatory testing 2026-01-09 [ATA]

A rare conviction shows how inadequately Canada enforces worker safety 2026-01-09 [rabble]

Alberta 26 companies convicted of OHS violations in 2025 2026-01-09 [Alberta Worker]

England No balls please! Tennis ball and snooker cloth makers go on strike over pay 2026-01-09 [Unite]

Drivers of SEND transport strike over safety fears 2026-01-09 [BBC]

Ontario Titan Tool and Die lockout hits 150 days 2026-01-09 [CKLW]

Usdaw to call another day of action in a ‘fire and rehire’ dispute at Tetrosyl 2026-01-09 [IER]

Monte de Piedad Strike: 3 Months In Without Resolution 2026-01-09 [MSM]

FCTA Workers Threaten Strike, Give Wike Seven Days To Resolve Pay, Pension, Promotion Disputes 2026-01-09 [Sahara Reporters]

Fast deliveries, slow reform 2026-01-09 [The Mirror]

New York NYSNA Strike Notice ‘Rescinded At Some’ New York Hospitals, But 16,000 Nurses ‘Still Eye’ January 12th Strike - Union To Hold Daily Press Briefing Today Ahead Of Monday Deadline 2026-01-09 [WNY Labor Today]

  JOB   Labour Relations Advisor 2026-01-09 [YEU]

  JOB   Membership Services Officer 2026-01-09 [AUPE]

  JOB   Manager of Communications 2026-01-09 [AUPE]

  JOB   Union Labour Relations Officer 2026-01-09 [UFCW Canada 401]

  JOB   Union Labour Relations Officer (Temporary) 2026-01-09 [UFCW Canada 401]

  JOB   Research Analyst (12 month term) 2026-01-09 [AJC]

England 'We're absolutely determined to carry on': Birmingham bin worker's message to Brummies as strike hits one year 2026-01-09 [The World]

Colorado Democrats revive legislation to change decades-old union law 2026-01-09 [The Post-Independent]

Gig workers write: This is why those Deepinder Goyal calls ‘miscreants’ go on strike 2026-01-09 [The Indian Express]

England Met Police staff plan second strike over pay 2026-01-09 [HR Reporter]

Unions concerned about secret sale of Limburg petrochemical firm Sabic 2026-01-09 [NLTimes]

Scotland Doctors strike called off as union backs latest pay deal 2026-01-09 [BBC]

California University of California graduate workers demand immigration legal fund as visa fears mount 2026-01-09 [Face2Face]

'The Demands Also Affect My Family': The Unseen Side Of Gig Work In india 2026-01-09 [SheThePeople]

Filcams CGIL stands up for Sunday closures 2026-01-09 [Il Sole]

Majority of largest teaching union’s members now back Green Party 2026-01-09 [The Canary]

SIPTU calls on Government to honour commitment on apprenticeship pay rates 2026-01-09 [The Gazette]

Workers' voices shape NTUC pre-Budget 2026 talks on jobs, costs and security 2026-01-09 [NTUC]

New York Employees of Tel Aviv bakery spinoff in NYC call for Jewish Israeli owners to cut Israeli ties 2026-01-09 [The Post]

England WSP Textiles strike before Australian Open and Masters Snooker 2026-01-09 [The Gazette]

Quebec ‘Total failure’: FTQ denounces Legault government for housing, cost of living crises 2026-01-09 [CITY]

Nova Scotia 'Why torment people?': Union's questions unanswered following sudden Ubisoft Halifax closure 2026-01-09 [The Chronicle-Herald]

New Brunswick NB Power loses bid to impose 4-month wait for post-leave merit increases 2026-01-09 [HR Reporter]

Alberta Calgary Quest members vote in favour of offer 2026-01-09 [UFCW Canada]

Nova Scotia Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after unionisation 2026-01-09 [Pocket Gamer]

Unions condemn US actions in Venezuela 2026-01-09 [rabble]

Nova Scotia CWA Canada vows to fight Ubisoft Halifax closure, defend workers 2026-01-09 [CWA Canada]

Nova Scotia CWA Canada demands documents from Ubisoft over Halifax studio closure 2026-01-09 [CWA Canada]

Nova Scotia CWA Canada says it will 'pursue every legal recourse' to protect unionised Ubisoft Halifax workers 2026-01-09 [Games Industry]

Ontario Workers protest job cuts at Ottawa's Perley Health 2026-01-09 [CBC]

Nova Scotia Former Ubisoft Halifax workers looking for answers after studio shut down 2026-01-09 [CTV]

British Columbia Union wants laid-off Crofton mill workers to get federal support 2026-01-09 [Tree Frog]

Ontario OLRB clears union that cut retirees out of Bill 124 settlement 2026-01-09 [HRD]

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