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Unilateral salary and benefit cuts at Motus Retail are unlawful and unjustified [FEDUSA] 21-01-2026

Luxon speech devoid of policy or vision [NZCTU] 21-01-2026

Huge Win for TSA Workers as Judge Orders Agency to Honor Contract [AFGE] 21-01-2026

Government must protect workers in event of EU-US trade war [ICTU] 21-01-2026

SPINS announces player strike over employment status and tax reform [FIFPRO] 21-01-2026

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In First Year of Second Term, Trump Governed for and by Billionaire CEOs and Big Tech Companies 2026-01-21 [AFL-CIO]

Kisumu County Workers’ Union Elections Signal Drive for Unity and Stronger Representation 2026-01-21 [Dawan]

From ‘flexible’ to fearful: women gig workers hemmed in by new rules 2026-01-21 [The Hindu]

Communications Workers Union petitions Parliament to protect Safaricom workers amid govt stake sale 2026-01-21 [People Daily]

IAM Union Members Reaffirm Commitment to Civil and Human Rights at AFL-CIO MLK Conference 2026-01-21 [IAM Union]

Nicosia event to screen Channel 4 film on seasonal work abuse in Ayia Napa 2026-01-21 [Philenews]

NTUC boosts support for caregivers and lower-income members in 2026 2026-01-21 [NYUC]

Ministers meet Korea business to debate yellow envelope law before rollout 2026-01-21 [The Chosun Ilbo]

Join the Young Workers March on Washington – February 7 2026-01-21 [IAM Union]

IAM Young Workers Program Builds the Next Generation of Union Leaders 2026-01-21 [IAM Union]

Victoria Carnival Cruise Welcoming Party! 2026-01-21 [Green Left Weekly]

Victoria ‘Not my problem’: Health Workers Union hits out at health minister’s deflection 2026-01-21 [3aw]

Report reveals shocking extent of female exclusion within Australian manufacturing 2026-01-21 [Industry Update]

‘Offensive’: Carnival Cruises slams planned union demonstration 2026-01-21 [HR Leader]

MUA campaigns to end Carnival Cruise’s ‘dirty racket’ 2026-01-21 [Green Left Weekly]

Manitoba Respiratory therapists 'in crisis mode' amid staffing shortage, union says 2026-01-21 [CBC]

Newfoundland and Labrador Unifor concerned by Dominion store closure in St. John's affecting 100 workers 2026-01-21 [Unifor]

British Columbia Workers at Van Gogh Designs, furniture maker, vote to join Unifor labor union 2026-01-21 [Woodworking Network]

Alberta Building Alberta: Passenger Rail, Good Jobs, and Economic MomentumCanada's Building Trades Unions, Building Trades of Alberta and Friends of CABR Sign MOU to Advance Calgary-Banff Passenger Rail 2026-01-21 [CBTU]

Saskatchewan CUPE Saskatchewan endorses Rob Ashton in NDP leadership race 2026-01-21 [CKRM]

Quebec A glimmer of hope for Le Massif ski season? Union, employer called to meeting 2026-01-21 [Radio-Canada]

Alberta Organised labour gains in Alberta putting pressure on employers: report 2026-01-21 [HRD]

McDonald’s UK: Will the company engage to end gender-based violence in its restaurants? 2026-01-21 [IUF]

Communications toolkit | 2026 International Day of Education 2026-01-21 [Education International]

UNI Europa mourns the passing of Mario Petitto 2026-01-21 [UNI Global Union]

Care workers win landmark case on overnight “sleepover” shifts 2026-01-21 [UNI Global Union]

Newspaper Hammihan suspended indefinitely amid ongoing internet restrictions 2026-01-21 [IFJ]

European Parliament recognises risks of 28th Company Regime 2026-01-21 [ETUC]

Facing industrial layoffs, Commission must now bring forward just transition measures 2026-01-21 [ETUC]

Rising hate calls for EU action to reinforce workplace anti-racism measures 2026-01-21 [ETUC]

EPSU leadership meets in Paris 2026-01-21 [EPSU]

EFJ launches National Capacity-Building Fund to support journalists’ organisations 2026-01-21 [EFJ]

IndustriAll Europe applauds European Parliament’s call for a Just Transition Directive 2026-01-21 [IndustriAll Europe]

NUJ members win union recognition and 7.3% pay rise at Wyvex Media 2026-01-21 [NUJ]

Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin re-elected as Chair of the Society of Authors 2026-01-21 [Society of Authors]

Chiatura protest leaders receive long prison sentences on violence charges 2026-01-21 [OC Media]

Four Miners Involved In Chiatura Protests Sentenced to Prison 2026-01-21 [Civil.ge]

Saskatchewan Impasse in bargaining: CUPE education support workers demand fair wages 2026-01-21 [CUPE]

NEHAWU condemns the decision by President Ramaphosa to approve a 3.8% salary increment for public office bearers 2026-01-21 [COSATU]

CUPE tells feds to protect the promise of affordable public child care 2026-01-21 [CUPE]

UASA secures 6% wage increase on set salaries in beauty and haircare sector 2026-01-21 [Polity/UASA]

OWTU: A step in the right direction for workers 2026-01-21 [Newsday]

TUC: Workers and Machines newsletter #1 2026-01-21 [TUC]

No concession on worker protections: Histadrut opposes Dead Sea Concession Law 2026-01-21 [Histadrut]

VIDEO Washington STOP Terrorizing Somali American Community! Seattle Ride Share Ass. Ed Amed Mumin Speaks Out For more info 2026-01-21 [LVP]

“Enough Is Enough!” – DC Workers Strike Over Trump Immigration & Tariff Moves 2026-01-21 [DRM]

Service & Solidarity Spotlight: UFCW Celebrates New Cannabis Worker Protections Law 2026-01-21 [AFL-CIO]

Donate NOW to the AFGE Federal Employee Defense Fund 2026-01-21 [AFGE]

Reclaim democratic control of TfL and bring cleaners back in-house 2026-01-21 [RMT]

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