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March for justice in income and taxation [Birgun] 23-12-2025


ILO estimates up to 374,000 workers affected by the devastating Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka [ILO] 23-12-2025


Top TV anchor taken off air amid alleged political interference [EFJ] 23-12-2025


Journalist killed while covering post-election demonstrations [IFJ] 23-12-2025


Rail union halts strike after concession on bonuses [Korea Herald] 23-12-2025



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Gauteng POPCRU calls for community–police unity after Bekkersdal Tavern mass shooting 2025-12-23 [Eyewitness News]

Festive greetings from 2nd Deputy President and Acting President 2025-12-23 [SAFTU]

COSATU mourns the passing of Professor Renfrew Christie 2025-12-23 [COSATU]

ERA grants injunction preventing seafarer redundancies 2025-12-23 [The Press]

MWUN closes 2025 with grand end-of-year celebration, rewards members with cash prizes 2025-12-23 [The Nation]

Unsung heroes: Women workers build a national platform to claim rights 2025-12-23 [The Tribune]

Unions in Sri Lanka Win as ILO’s C190 is Ratified 2025-12-23 [PSI]

Union calls for RCMP communicators to be included in early-retirement measures 2025-12-23 [rabble]

Health workers’ strike disrupts services across public hospitals 2025-12-23 [The Times]

Karl Beveridge honours Carole Condé’s memory with historic donation to Workers Arts and Heritage Centre 2025-12-23 [rabble]

Teachers union demands halt to child surveillance plan 2025-12-23 [TVBS]

Alberta Ideology still shapes Albertans' views of unions, report says 2025-12-23 [Town and Country Today]

Oettinger strikes wage deal with union 2025-12-23 [Just Drinks]

Workers organized by a key union rally in Bolivia against scrapping fuel subsidies 2025-12-23 [AP]

Canada Post reaches tentative agreements with postal workers’ union 2025-12-23 [Cabin Radio]

Tentative Agreements: Summary of Changes to Collective Agreements 2025-12-23 [CUPW]

Canada Post and union representing workers reach tentative agreement, agree not to strike 2025-12-23 [CBC]

Tentative Agreements Reached between Canada Post and Bargaining Units 2025-12-23 [VOCM]

  JOB   Multinational Company (MNC) Officer 2025-12-23 [IndustriALL]

Education union leaders call for ‘immediate release’ of hunger-striking prisoners 2025-12-23 [Morning Star]

English councils warned against adopting four-day week 2025-12-23 [BBC]

Former mineworkers celebrate ‘historic’ £100-a-week UK pensions boost 2025-12-23 [The Guardian]

North West SAFTU condemns illegal mining operations around communities 2025-12-23 [SAFTU]

SAFTU welcomes High Court decision to block Eskom’s R54 billion tariff clawback 2025-12-23 [SAFTU]

Rail union halts strike after concession on bonuses 2025-12-23 [Korea Herald]

Journalist killed while covering post-election demonstrations 2025-12-23 [IFJ]

Parliament and Member States - link public funding with conditionalities in MFF 2025-12-23 [EPSU]

EPSU Comments on the EU Plan to Strengthen Preparedness for Cross-Border Health Crises. Workers should be at the centre of preparedness plans to make them work 2025-12-23 [EPSU]

2025 Media Industry Outlook report: Media business models hit hard by the ‘attention economy’ 2025-12-23 [EFJ]

Top TV anchor taken off air amid alleged political interference 2025-12-23 [EFJ]

ILO estimates up to 374,000 workers affected by the devastating Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka 2025-12-23 [ILO]

March for justice in income and taxation 2025-12-23 [Birgun]

Cosatu slams plans to increase MPs’ salaries as service delivery declines 2025-12-22 [The Citizen]

Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements 2025-12-22 [CTV]

Food workers’ union calls for stronger protections as avian influenza flu cases grow 2025-12-22 [UFCW]

Alberta AFL calls on supporters to use holiday gatherings to help collect signatures for petition to stop public funding of private schools 2025-12-22 [AFL]

Firefighters say they face increasing rates of violence while on duty 2025-12-22 [Canadian Press]

CUPW, Canada Post reach tentative agreements 2025-12-22 [CUPW]

California LACMA Workers Have Voted to Unionize 2025-12-22 [Surface]

Who knew so many Republicans would support union rights—in defiance of Trump, no less? 2025-12-22 [TNR]

Christmas Cheer(ios) as Wirral cereal workers win £10,000 bonuses after site closure threat 2025-12-22 [GMB]

Bus strike paralyzes 24 bus lines and affects passengers in Rio 2025-12-22 [LNG]

largest trade union federation confirmed the strike against the end of fuel subsidies 2025-12-22 [Pagina Siete]

Meta AI Contractors at Covalen Vote to Strike Amid Major Layoffs! 2025-12-22 [Open Tools]

PTECSSAN Issues Seven-Day Strike Notice to 39 Companies Over Anti-Labour Practices 2025-12-22 [Naija Times]

Andhra Pradesh Withdrawal of anti-labour policies demanded 2025-12-22 [Hans]

Health: The sector paralyzed by 48 hours of strike on December 23 and 24 2025-12-22 [Seneweb]

Secret ballot for strike action underway at Nanuku Resort Fiji 2025-12-22 [The Times]

JOHESU Rejects Calls to Suspend Nationwide Strike, Insists on Consultations 2025-12-22 [Radio Nigeria]

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