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Tower crane drivers start strike action today [Construction Enquirer] 27-01-2026


‘The Biggest Act of Union-Busting in U.S. History’: Trump’s War on Federal Workers [NYTimes] 27-01-2026


Far Right Takes Its Fight to the Factory Floor - The upstart Zentrum union is growing fast and makes no secret of its political leanings [Bloomberg] 27-01-2026


“Shunto” Spring Wage Talks Kick Off in Japan [Japan News] 27-01-2026


Postal Workers Union raises concerns as NZ Post to close 142 more locations [Newstalk ZB] 27-01-2026



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CPO offers NUGFW $2.6B wage package; cash and non-cash payment deal 2026-01-28 [Trinidad Guardian]

CPO offers NUGFW 10% hike, including non-cash options 2026-01-28 [Newsday]

NZ Post to close more than 140 service counters 2026-01-28 [RNZ]

VIDEO California Kaiser Oakland UNAC/UHCP Healthcare Workers Strike For Staffing & Wages & Against Union Busting For more info 2026-01-28 [LVP]

FEDUSA welcomes Chery's acquisition of Nissan plant in Pretoria 2026-01-28 [FEDUSA]

KwaZulu-Natal NEHAWU welcomes appointment of more than 5000 community health workers by Povinciald Department of Health 2026-01-28 [COSATU]

Air New Zealand flight attendants plan trio of strikes in February 2026-01-27 [Radio New Zealand]

Andrea Egan supports the equal pay fight in Barnet 2026-01-27 [Unison]

Union-led education supports Lithuanian players 2026-01-27 [FIFPRO]

SIFUP provides aid to footballers affected by forest fires in Chile 2026-01-27 [FIFPRO]

  JOB   Industrial Relations Organiser 2026-01-27 [FSU]

  JOB   Executive Officer - Industrial Relations 2026-01-27 [ASTI]

  JOB   Director of Communications 2026-01-27 [INTO]

  JOB   Associate Official (2-Year Fixed-Term Contract) 2026-01-27 [TUI]

Manitoba Retired Canadian battalion chief and IAFF union leader, Dennis Lloyd, dies 2026-01-27 [IAFF]

Trial Opens for Hong Kong Alliance Over National Security Charges 2026-01-27 [HKLRM]

Why Climate Action Is a Trade Union Issue 2026-01-27 [BFAWU]

PAM member survey: Financial concerns shape the lives of service sector workers 2026-01-27 [PAM]

Negotiations in the private social services sector will continue next week – level of pay increases remains a sticking point 2026-01-27 [JHL]

Eastern Cape COSATU Eastern Cape outraged by the senseless killing of teachers at Ntabankulu 2026-01-27 [COSATU]

Bipartisan Legislation Would Guarantee Worker Pay During Shutdown 2026-01-27 [AFGE]

2026 Primer: Key Events and Priorities You Need to Know 2026-01-27 [AFGE]

New EU public procurement rules must contribute to quality jobs 2026-01-27 [CESI]

  JOB   Union organiser 2026-01-27 [PSA]

COTU (K) presents views on the partial divestiture in Safaricom PLC 2026-01-27 [COTU]

Final report of the State of the Sector Survey 2025 released 2026-01-27 [UWU]

Postal Workers Union raises concerns as NZ Post to close 142 more locations 2026-01-27 [Newstalk ZB]

Canadian doctors join nursing colleagues in grieving Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti 2026-01-27 [CMA]

Manitoba RRC, MGEU hail collective bargaining collaboration they say used truth and reconciliation principles 2026-01-27 [CBC]

Union, farm groups say cuts at federal agriculture centres will set sector back 2026-01-27 [CITY]

“Shunto” Spring Wage Talks Kick Off in Japan 2026-01-27 [Japan News]

Rengo says the environment for wage talks this year is not so bad 2026-01-27 [Investing.com]

Ontario Forbes top employer list validates what CUPE 4900 members already know: York Regional Municipality no longer an employer of choice 2026-01-27 [CUPE]

Ontario CUPE 2316: Workers at CAS Toronto vote to strike 2026-01-27 [CUPE]

Far Right Takes Its Fight to the Factory Floor - The upstart Zentrum union is growing fast and makes no secret of its political leanings 2026-01-27 [Bloomberg]

Hawaii Kaiser Permanente workers across CA, HI, go on strike 2026-01-27 [FOX]

‘The Biggest Act of Union-Busting in U.S. History’: Trump’s War on Federal Workers 2026-01-27 [NYTimes]

Varun Beverages reported over labour rights violations 2026-01-27 [New Zimbabwe]

Trade unions file complaint against Varun Beverages over alleged labour law violations 2026-01-27 [Food Business]

Unions warn against ‘heavy-handed’ inspections as government stresses schools should be mobile-free 2026-01-27 [Morning Star]

AI is taking more jobs than it is creating, research finds 2026-01-27 [Morning Star]

UNISON members call for greater flexibility and support for bereavement and pregnancy loss 2026-01-27 [Unison]

Tower crane drivers start strike action today 2026-01-27 [Construction Enquirer]

International Transport Workers Federation strike ballot over union rep sackings 2026-01-27 [Unite]

COSATU urges government to halt the mind boggling planned R372 million budget for Defence Force Day 2026-01-27 [COSATU]

Avi Lewis’s NDP Labour Plan Is A Remarkable Document 2026-01-26 [Maple]

Alberta AFL, Mount Royal Faculty Assn. united in fight for rights of workers 2026-01-26 [AFL]

British Columbia Union frustrated by lack of collaboration on major safety, culture problems at Highland Valley Copper 2026-01-26 [Castanet]

California Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers launch open-ended strike 2026-01-26 [LATimes]

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