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How common is violence against NHS staff in England and what is being done to stop it? [The Guardian] 11-01-2026


Banking, more than 3,300 young people to be hired by the beginning of 2026: Second-level bargaining has guaranteed generational turnover [Il Sole] 10-01-2026


Trade unions call for general strike on February 12, threatens indefinite strike if Labour Codes are not repealed [The Hindu] 10-01-2026


CETWUF strike notice issued to EFL yesterday [The Times] 10-01-2026


Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn't bust a Union so they closed a paper [CWA] 09-01-2026



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Telus Job Cuts Don’t Stop: Union Says Hundreds Offered Buyouts 2026-01-11 [iPhone in Canada]

How common is violence against NHS staff in England and what is being done to stop it? 2026-01-11 [The Guardian]

Google employee made redundant after reporting sexual harassment, court hears 2026-01-11 [BBC]

A popular uprising against the government is underway in more than 200 cities 2026-01-10 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Pennsylvania Pittsburgh city workers win big with new three-year contract 2026-01-10 [AFSCME]

California OC judge to resign as part of plea deal for workers comp fraud 2026-01-10 [LAist]

Environmental Workers Push to Join CWA 2026-01-10 [CWA]

Workers' outlook for quickly finding a job hits lowest level on record 2026-01-10 [Yahoo finance]

Florida Sun Sentinel journalists ratify historic first contract 2026-01-10 [News Guild / CWA]

Co-workers’ Solidarity and Citizenship Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement 2026-01-10 [Jrnl African Biz]

Rural Initiatives: New Scholarships Can Help Recruit Future Rural Healthcare Workers For more info 2026-01-10 [SD Assn Healthcare Org]

Conditions that foster workers' experience and development in technological transitions 2026-01-10 [Work /PubMed]

VIDEO  Young workers hit hardest in latest jobs report 2026-01-10 [Isnetworld]

Meghalaya ASHA workers union refuses to call off strike despite govt assurance 2026-01-10 [Hub News]

FG invokes ‘no work, no pay’ policy against striking health unions 2026-01-10 [The Western Post]

England Mining museum strike extended into summer 2026-01-10 [UNISON]

England West Yorkshire Combined Authority workers to strike next week 2026-01-10 [UNISON]

CETWUF strike notice issued to EFL yesterday 2026-01-10 [The Times]

Trade unions call for general strike on February 12, threatens indefinite strike if Labour Codes are not repealed 2026-01-10 [The Hindu]

Washington SEIU 503 Members Join Starbucks Workers on the Picket Line in Seattle 2026-01-10 [SEIU]

England Durham University staff to vote on strike action 2026-01-10 [BBC]

New York Thousands of New York City nurses set to strike amid contract disputes 2026-01-10 [The Guardian]

Unions Demand Venezuelan Oil Be Imported On American Ships 2026-01-10 [Payday Report]

England Mining museum workers extend strike into summer 2026-01-10 [BBC]

Quebec STM maintenance workers’ overtime strike set to end without deal 2026-01-10 [CITY]

Criminalisation Of Domestic  Workers:  Platform  Providing  Domestic  ‘Help’  Services  Faces  Backlash    2026-01-10 [Outlook]

Why the Dismantling of MGNREGA Disproportionately Impacts Rural Women 2026-01-10 [The Wire]

Banking, more than 3,300 young people to be hired by the beginning of 2026: Second-level bargaining has guaranteed generational turnover 2026-01-10 [Il Sole]

Lawyers representing hundreds of McDonald’s workers over allegations of widespread discrimination and harassment say union complaint is justified 2026-01-10 [Leigh Day]

Telus offering hundreds more buyouts amid shift to self-serve options 2026-01-10 [CITY]

Newfoundland and Labrador Snow crab harvester union rejects rebate amount, threatens action 2026-01-10 [SeafoodSource]

LVMH Champagne union calls for further strikes 2026-01-10 [Fashion Network]

Alberta New Year, Same Old Sobeys Tactics… 2026-01-10 [UFCW Canada 401]

Newfoundland and Labrador NAPE Presents $210,000 to Health Care Foundation 2026-01-10 [VOCM]

Newfoundland and Labrador Union, Producers at Odds Over Crab Rebate 2026-01-10 [VOCM]

Newfoundland and Labrador NAPE says Compensation, Competition Factors in Recruiting Heavy Equipment Operators 2026-01-10 [VOCM]

Naptosa warns of teacher safety concerns ahead of school reopening 2026-01-10 [Jacaranda FM]

Telus delivers New Year gut punch to Canadian businesses, communities 2026-01-09 [USW Canada]

British Columbia 'Deceitful and unfair': Vancouver municipal workers' union files complaint alleging bad-faith negotiation 2026-01-09 [Vancouver Sun]

Ontario Criticisms of Ontario’s return to office mandate hit headlines across the province 2026-01-09 [OPSEU]

Nova Scotia Statement from Nova Scotia Federation of Labour on Ubisoft layoffs 2026-01-09 [NSFL]

British Columbia PPWC President Demands BC and Federal Governments Provide Help for Crofton Workers 2026-01-09 [PPWC]

SADTU statement on the adjustment of employer medical subsidy for GEMS members 2026-01-09 [SADTU]

KwaZulu-Natal SADTU statement on the state of readiness for school re-opening 2026-01-09 [SADTU]

British Columbia Second Labour Board Ruling Finds Executive Hotel Group Broke the Law to Block Unionizing 2026-01-09 [UniteHere Local 40]

Letter to Minister Joly informing Canada’s Aerospace and Defence Industrial Strategy 2026-01-09 [Unifor]

Alberta WestJet Pilots’ Union Elects New Chair and Vice Chair 2026-01-09 [ALPA]

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