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Irvin Jim’s Cosatu push ‘splits Numsa leadership’ [Business Day] 20-01-2026

Number of employed people in UK falls again as wage growth slows [The Guardian] 20-01-2026

Alberta Organized labour continues to make gains in Canada’s most anti-union province [The Conversation] 20-01-2026

Victoria Government inaction means healthcare workers statewide strike will go ahead [HWU] 20-01-2026

BRMGSU Leads Human Rights & Social Security Meet for Unorganised Workers [The Times] 20-01-2026

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More than 200 hospital staff begin week-long strike for NHS pensions equality 2026-01-20 [Morning Star]

Lifeboats charity refuses union recognition as staff 'denied a voice' on major site's closure plans 2026-01-20 [Morning Star]

Failing to settle Birmingham bin workers’ strike has cost £33.4m, council estimates 2026-01-20 [Morning Star]

Strikes off as First Glasgow workers secure pay win 2026-01-20 [Unite]

Union leader calls for 'real change, not half-measures' in wake of water white paper 2026-01-20 [FBU]

Newfoundland and Labrador Unifor concerned by Dominion store closure in St. John’s affecting 100 workers 2026-01-20 [Unifor]

JUAC rejects FCTA statement on meeting workers’ demands, says strike continues 2026-01-20 [The Cable]

NLC declares GhATSEA strike illegal, orders immediate call-off 2026-01-20 [The Times]

Ontario Striking ETFO Support Staff will hold Public Rally on Thursday 2026-01-20 [SEIU]

All Power to the Garbage Workers! 2026-01-20 [Current Affairs]

State oil firm workers kick off three-day strike over privatization plan 2026-01-20 [Reuters]

Petroperu: Workers Launch 72-Hour Strike Against Privatization 2026-01-20 [Energy News Bulletin]

Telangana Hyderabad auto strike fuels commute woes, hits school students hard 2026-01-20 [The Sisiat Daily]

Garment Export Boom Fails to Lift Living Standards, Workers Say 2026-01-20 [The News]

England Week-long walkout over pensions starts at hospital 2026-01-20 [BBC]

ICE Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth & Freedom 2026-01-20 [IndyBay]

Hospital workers celebrate backpay announcement 2026-01-20 [BBC]

Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund employees join Society of United Professionals 2026-01-20 [The Law Times]

Why TikTok Workers In The UK Are Taking Legal Steps As Whistleblowers Go Public 2026-01-20 [ABP]

Activists accuse Govt of insensitivity as health workers strike persists 2026-01-20 [Vanguard]

Nevada Eddy House employees initiate union election, citing workplace safety and equity issues 2026-01-20 [This is Reno]

California Officials join voices, ask Disney to investigate restaurant group for alleged workers rights’ violations 2026-01-20 [The Weekly]

Keidanren Vows to Lead Wage Hike Efforts 2026-01-20 [Nippon.com]

Victoria Victorian unionists join to fight Carnival Cruises 'extreme exploitation' 2026-01-20 [MUA]

Victoria Protest Weds: Carnival Cruises busted paying workers $2.50 an hour 2026-01-20 [The Vic News]

BRMGSU Leads Human Rights & Social Security Meet for Unorganised Workers 2026-01-20 [The Times]

Victoria ‘Come out coward’: Healthcare workers surround Premier Jacinta Allan’s office as thousands strike over pay dispute 2026-01-20 [Sky]

Western Australia Long weekend beer supplies at risk as union warns of strike action 2026-01-20 [Big Rigs]

Victoria Enraged health workers bring strike to premier's door 2026-01-20 [AAP]

AI is coming to transport. Unions want a say before it does 2026-01-20 [ATN]

Victoria Government inaction means healthcare workers statewide strike will go ahead 2026-01-20 [HWU]

Queensland Maggot-Infested Meals Bring $1B Construction Project to a Standstill: 'Wouldn't Feed That to My Dog' 2026-01-20 [People]

Quebec Le Massif de Charlevoix cancels ski season after employees reject contract offer 2026-01-20 [Global]

Thousands of federal government workers receive layoff notices 2026-01-20 [Global]

The real test for the Carney government: Delivering for workers 2026-01-20 [USW]

Opinion: Why can’t Ofsted learn from its mistakes? 2026-01-20 [Unison]

Alberta Organized labour continues to make gains in Canada’s most anti-union province 2026-01-20 [The Conversation]

Strong regulation needed to overhaul failing water system, says UNISON 2026-01-20 [Unison]

Appeal for striking members at the National Coal Mining Museum 2026-01-20 [Unison]

Unite signs landmark sexual harassment policy at Heathrow Airport 2026-01-20 [Unite]

Unite signs landmark sexual harassment policy at Heathrow Airport 2026-01-20 [Unite]

Unite responds to lifeboat charity RNLI's blocking of union recognition 2026-01-20 [Unite]

WestJet Flight Attendants Respond to Reversal of Reconfigured Aircraft 2026-01-20 [CUPE]

Nova Scotia Long-term care home workers vote to strike in Amherst 2026-01-20 [CUPE]

Alberta Latest response from UCP on health care crisis is a lot of nothing 2026-01-20 [CUPE]

Westjet backs off unpopular cabin changes 2026-01-20 [CUPE]

CUPE enters arbitration on flight attendant wages with Air Canada 2026-01-20 [CUPE]

London's unemployment rate almost doubles in less than two years in growing jobs crisis 2026-01-20 [The Standard]

TSSA and GMB exchange accusations of bullying and mistreatment 2026-01-20 [Morning Star]

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