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Convicted bomb suppliers lose appeal over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder [EFJ] 28-01-2026


Amendments to Criminal Code must be strengthened to ensure full decriminalisation of defamation [EFJ] 28-01-2026


Cancer is Not Part of the Job - a PSI Position on 'Forever Chemicals' [PSI] 28-01-2026


U.S. unions push back as Trump escalates attacks on immigrants and cities [UNI Global Union] 28-01-2026


ICE out of schools! Educators and their unions mobilise for students and demand that immigration enforcement stop terrorizing communities in the United States [Education International] 28-01-2026



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CETWUF, EFL enter talks to break deadlock ahead of planned strike 2026-01-28 [The Times]

England Outsourced cleaners to protest outside City Hall over sick pay 2026-01-28 [The Morning Star]

KBTH lab workers threaten strike over mismanagement 2026-01-28 [Ghana Web]

Colorado Rally Signals Support for Starbucks Workers and the Colorado Labor Movement 2026-01-28 [The Times-Recorder]

KUSPAW Re-elects Wangara as General Secretary, Plans Strike Over KSh 1.8 Billion Wage Arrears 2026-01-28 [Dawan]

Piraeus Regional Union: 24-hour citywide strike on Friday, February 6 2026-01-28 [Πανεργατικό Αγωνιστικό Μέτωπο]

FCT Workers, Trade Unions Say Strike Continues As Court Order Obtained By Minister Wike Affected Only Two Leaders 2026-01-28 [Sahara Reporters]

Minnesota Alex Pretti’s Next-Door Neighbor Talks Grief, Community Meetings, & Organizing Target Workers 2026-01-28 [Payday Report]

Fighting for their patients, UNAC/UHCP Kaiser workers mount second strike 2026-01-28 [AFSCME]

New York Nurses strike enters third week as bargaining continues 2026-01-28 [Spectrum]

Minnesota In The Twin Cities, A Massive Strike Against ICE 2026-01-28 [Labour Notes]

British Columbia Paramedics union will hold strike vote next month after impasse in talks with province 2026-01-28 [CTV]

Scotland Dozens turn out for Clydebank TUC meeting on tacking the far right 2026-01-28 [The Morning Star]

‘Women will be worst affected if MGNREGA is repealed’ 2026-01-28 [The Hindu]

Labour climbdown on fair tips will hurt hospitality workers 2026-01-28 [Unite]

‘Since the Coup, Factory Employers Have Increasingly Worked with the Military to Restrict Organising and Silence Workers’ 2026-01-28 [Global Issues]

Revisit workers’ rights issue 2026-01-28 [The Times]

Tamil Nadu Highway workers in Madurai use ‘parai’ to protest against unfulfilled poll promises 2026-01-28 [The Hindu]

New Labour Codes Put Capital's Priorities First 2026-01-28 [The India Forum]

Kentucky Support for unions, wealth tax growing, new poll shows 2026-01-28 [The Courier-Journal]

Addressing undervaluation of cultural skills 2026-01-28 [AEU]

MPs call on Starmer to bring an end to bin strike 2026-01-28 [BBC]

Amazon job cuts 'show company for what it is' 2026-01-28 [GMB]

APRA failing workers 2026-01-28 [ACTU]

FCT Workers Dispute: Union Condemns Court Ruling, Alleges Violations by Administration 2026-01-28 [Head Topics]

Victoria Outpouring of support for State Library’s “heart and soul” 2026-01-28 [CDB News]

Banking operations impacted as workers' unions observe nationwide strike for 5-day work week demand 2026-01-28 [The Times]

Bank employees join nationwide strike demanding five-day work week 2026-01-28 [The Times]

Minnesota AFGE Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist” 2026-01-28 [AFGE]

Largest Federal Workers Union Demands Ouster of Noem, Miller Over Killing of VA Nurse Alex Pretti 2026-01-28 [Scheer Post]

Karnataka Labour unions welcome Karnataka’s welfare board for Gig workers, seek stronger social security 2026-01-28 [The Hindu]

Ontario SEIU Healthcare Training Centre Secures $1.3 Million to Train Internationally Educated Nurses 2026-01-28 [SEIU]

NDP MP McPherson tables bill to ban company unions 2026-01-28 [The Hill Times]

Ontario Closing Guelph facility will set food research ‘back by decades’: union 2026-01-28 [Village Report]

Labour leaders ask government to not sacrifice one sector of the economy for another as CUSMA review looms 2026-01-28 [rabble]

PSAC announces winners of 2025 scholarship program 2026-01-28 [PSAC]

Around 3,000 ESDC employees notified their jobs could be cut: union 2026-01-28 [The Citizen]

Ontario New report warns of longer wait-times, rushed care, and overcrowded Ontario hospitals as government cuts expected to cause over 10,000 job losses and shortfall of 4,080 beds 2026-01-28 [CUPE]

Quebec ITUC stands in solidarity with workers’ organisations amid an unprecedented anti-union offensive 2026-01-28 [ITUC]

McDonald’s collective bargaining agreement now covers franchised restaurants 2026-01-28 [IUF]

ICE out of schools! Educators and their unions mobilise for students and demand that immigration enforcement stop terrorizing communities in the United States 2026-01-28 [Education International]

U.S. unions push back as Trump escalates attacks on immigrants and cities 2026-01-28 [UNI Global Union]

Workers key to a safer gambling industry 2026-01-28 [UNI Global Union]

Cancer is Not Part of the Job - a PSI Position on 'Forever Chemicals' 2026-01-28 [PSI]

Amendments to Criminal Code must be strengthened to ensure full decriminalisation of defamation 2026-01-28 [EFJ]

EU: EFJ submitted contributions to the 2026 Rule of Law report 2026-01-28 [EFJ]

EU: Further protections for journalists and media freedom needed in Democracy Shield 2026-01-28 [EFJ]

Convicted bomb suppliers lose appeal over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder 2026-01-28 [EFJ]

Protecting Seafarers and Fishers to Strengthen Safety: A Core Principle for Europe’s Maritime Future 2026-01-28 [ETF]

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