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“Shunto” Spring Wage Talks Kick Off in Japan

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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


Cambodia and ILO agree action areas to deliver decent work [ILO] 26-01-2026



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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]

Laid off HHS employees win judge approval to seek class action suit 2026-01-26 [Gov Exec]

Minnesota Man fatally shot by Border Patrol agents was a federal employee at VA 2026-01-26 [Gov Exec]

Maine In Maine, community members form a human wall to keep local workers safe from ICE 2026-01-26 [WBUR]

Minnesota Alex Pretti remembered by health care workers at a Minneapolis vigil as a ‘stand-up guy’ 2026-01-26 [STAT]

California Thousands of Kaiser workers walk out as labor dispute escalates 2026-01-26 [SFChronicle]

New zealand Nurses Oranization appalled at US Governments killin of ICU worker 2026-01-26 [NZNO-Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa]

New York NYC home care workers eagerly await Mamdani’s expansion of child care 2026-01-26 [Gothamist]

Tech workers urge CEOs to condemn ICE 2026-01-26 [Axios]

Should companies replace human workers with robots? New study takes a closer look 2026-01-26 [BingU News]

Federal Workers Accuse Trump Administration of Breaking Labor Laws 2026-01-26 [Newsweek]

'Struggle for Survival' Freedoms of Association Report 2025 2026-01-26 [CTUWS]

Bangladesh Garment Workers Expand Workplace Rights with Solidarity Center Support For more info 2026-01-26 [Solidarity Center]

Abuja teachers join JUAC strike 2026-01-26 [The Star]

Kenya Power workers threaten strike over stalled pay talks 2026-01-26 [Nairobi Law monthly]

FCTA Workers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Promotion Arrears, Others 2026-01-26 [Leadership]

Abuja: NUT orders FCT teachers join JUAC strike 2026-01-26 [The People's Gazette]

Federal Workers Forum Backs Nigerian Health Workers' Strike, Warns Of Total National Shutdown 2026-01-26 [Sahara Reporters]

Punjab Ludhiana: Contract bus staff announce statewide strike on Feb 12 2026-01-26 [The Times]

ASURI declares trade dispute with ASCON DG, threatens nationwide strike 2026-01-26 [The Guardian]

England How Wapping shaped today’s media and industrial relations: Marx House conference brings dispute back to life 2026-01-26 [The Morning Star]

JOHESU blames Nigerian govt for patients’ hardship 2026-01-26 [Ripples]

New York NYC nurses clear hurdle with some hospitals on health benefits, union says 2026-01-26 [Spectrum]

FCT teachers join ongoing union strike 2026-01-26 [Vanguard]

Striking FCTA workers, NLC picket industrial court as Wike sues unions 2026-01-26 [The Cable]

FCT Workers’ Strike: Court to Rule on Motion to Halt Industrial Action January 27 2026-01-26 [TVC]

‘Mother of all strikes’: Belgium braces for five days of rail disruption 2026-01-26 [Railtech]

Minnesota Minneapolis shooting: Union members in Twin Cities rally for nationwide strike 2026-01-26 [Fox]

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