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AMCU calls for thorough investigation into various mineworker injuries [Mining Weekly] 16-01-2026

European banking social partners sign landmark statement on violence and harassment [UNI Global Union] 16-01-2026

KFSU reiterates concerns over anti-labour practices as Coupang faces intensifying scrutiny [UNI Global Union] 16-01-2026

Thai trade unions strengthen action on safe and healthy workplaces [ILO] 16-01-2026

The miners strike of 1991 [PN] 16-01-2026

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Hawaii Kaiser Permanente workers announce plan to strike 2026-01-16 [HNN]

Opening door to Chinese EV risks future of Canada’s auto sector 2026-01-16 [Unifor]

Sacked TikTok workers in UK launch legal action over ‘union busting’ 2026-01-16 [The Guardian]

Government urged to act against illicit tobacco trade as BATSA closure looms 2026-01-16 [IOL]

500 EFL workers threaten strike action in Feb, EFL silent 2026-01-16 [Fiji Village]

Union condemns EFL legal action following strike notice 2026-01-16 [The Times]

England Farce at coal mining museum as striking staff given pay offer that could see them disciplined 2026-01-16 [UNISON]

New York In New York City, 15,000 Nurses Are Still on Strike 2026-01-16 [Jacobin]

FCTA workers to shut offices as strike begins Monday 2026-01-16 [Punch]

Colorado CWA Ski Professionals Win Contract After Telluride Strike 2026-01-16 [CWA]

England Hundreds of Liverpool workers on strike this week: what you need to know 2026-01-16 [The Echo]

New York Striking Nurses Demand Fair Contracts and Immediate Reversal of Unlawful Disciplines 2026-01-16 [NYSNA]

New York Alleging ‘unlawful’ acts before NYC strike, nurses union asks NLRB to intervene 2026-01-16 [Politico]

England Airedale hospital workers hand in 7,000 petition ahead of strike 2026-01-16 [GMB]

Unpacking the Challenges of Professional Truck Drivers’ Strikes and Social Media’s Impact on the Sector 2026-01-16 [Get Transport]

Louisiana Louisiana Starbucks Workers: ‘No Contract, No Coffee!’ 2026-01-16 [The Progressive]

Ontario 'Strike-ready': York Region's biggest union pickets over affordability concerns 2026-01-16 [Today]

Assam Moran Tea Estate weaves empowerment beyond tea with women-led initiative 2026-01-16 [The Tribune]

Labour leader Iqbal Abro’s arrest sparks human rights outcry 2026-01-16 [The Voice]

Empowerment or Entrapment: The question of women in the Gig Economy 2026-01-16 [Countercurrents]

Ministers meet business leaders to resolve Korea's yellow envelope law disputes 2026-01-16 [The Chosun Ilbo]

AT&LU Marks 87 Years of Advocacy and Commitment to Workers 2026-01-16 [Antigua News]

Union signals February strike at EFL 2026-01-16 [FBC]

Queensland Kidston workers raise further camp grievances 2026-01-16 [IQ]

Union advocacy cuts mine worker fatalities in Pakistan in 2025 2026-01-16 [IndustriALL]

Western Australia Prison officers union wins appeal in public holiday overtime case 2026-01-16 [Lawyerly]

Time to take profit out of NDIS, union urges 2026-01-16 [ASU]

South Australia Union slams retailers in SA after recent heatwave 2026-01-16 [Inside Retail]

Workers and union complain of overcrowding on offshore facility 2026-01-16 [Upstream]

After decades of decline, this is how unions can rebuild their role in Australian work 2026-01-16 [The Conversation]

Our plans for workers’ welfare in 2026 —Maritime Workers Union 2026-01-16 [Vanguard]

California Unions push for levy tied to salary inequity 2026-01-16 [Magzter]

30 Mexican Unions Unite in Face of USMCA & Labour Demands 2026-01-16 [MSM]

Harmonizing trades safety training will only work if ‘partisanship gets out of the way’ 2026-01-16 [The Daily Commercial News]

Unions To Rally for 40 Hour Workweek… With Two Days of Rest 2026-01-16 [MSM]

Ontario Toronto child welfare workers consider strike action over workload 2026-01-16 [Global]

Quebec Construction of New Manufacturing Center in Dorval: IAM Union Welcomes Bombardier Investment 2026-01-16 [IAM Union]

CEO pay at record highs as workers struggle to make ends meet: report 2026-01-16 [The Independent]

British Columbia Unions cannot sign away grievance rights to other agencies: B.C. labour board 2026-01-16 [Journal of Commerce]

Newfoundland and Labrador FFAW Encouraged by Latest Meeting with Government 2026-01-16 [VOCM]

Cheap as Chips enters Voluntary Administration 2026-01-16 [SDA]

SDA takes action to keep members safe during extreme heat 2026-01-16 [SDA]

Players unveil Ready for Takeoff – a new player vision to transform the A-League Women and seize Australian sport’s biggest opportunity 2026-01-16 [PFA]

RMT secures inflation proof pay deal on Network Rail 2026-01-16 [RMT]

TB outbreak at Amazon Coventry 2026-01-16 [GMB]

In Memory of Lynn Gailey 2026-01-16 [MEAA]

Northern Ireland Staff at Glen Dimplex, Portadown end industrial dispute after vote to accept improved pay offer 2026-01-16 [Unite]

Scotland Unite secures significant win for Glenrothes based Bosch Rexroth workers 2026-01-16 [Unite]

Heathrow cabin crew at SAS airline win pay victory after strike action 2026-01-16 [Unite]

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