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Pay in Wales: RCN secures landmark pay increase for nursing support workers [RCN] 20-11-2025


PM raises concerns for journalists’ welfare and wages [IFJ] 20-11-2025


Prime Minister bans Samoa Observer for “unfair reporting” [IFJ] 20-11-2025


Appeal confirms two-year sentence for Sakharov Prize Laureate [IFJ] 20-11-2025


Call to solidarity with Jamaican teachers impacted by Hurricane Melissa [Education International] 20-11-2025



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Strike? Government gives “more time” to UGT, which applauds but delivers prior notice 2025-11-20 [Portugal Pulse]

Public service on strike on Friday. Health and education with the greatest impact 2025-11-20 [Portugal Pulse]

The Algarve Trade Union Confederation/CGTP is already preparing a general strike in the region. 2025-11-20 [Sul Info]

Health workers’ strike won’t end until FG reviews CONHESS — Ogbuani 2025-11-20 [The Guardian]

“Social peace at risk”: concerns raised over general strike 2025-11-20 [Portugal Resident]

Everything we know about the three-day strike hitting Belgium next week 2025-11-20 [The Times]

Country Faces Largest General Strike Over Labor Reform 2025-11-20 [The Grand Pinnacle Tribune]

Colorado Telluride Resort Faces Uncertainty After Ski Patrol Votes 100% for Strike—Scabs Could be on the Way 2025-11-20 [Powder]

Nonregular school workers launch relay strike nationwide 2025-11-20 [JoongAng Daily]

Alberta AFL stands in solidarity with AUPE 2025-11-20 [AFL]

New York Metropolitan Museum Of Art Staff Petitions The NLRB For A Union Vote 2025-11-20 [WNY Labor Today]

Western Cape 'I felt humiliated': officer resigns after 'shameful' period incident on duty 2025-11-20 [The Weekend Argus]

Crisis at Prestea: Ex-mine workers demand immediate exit of Heath Goldfields, citing ‘financial incompetence’ 2025-11-20 [My Joy]

England Hundreds of women launch equal pay claim against Barnet Council 2025-11-20 [IER]

'Mom, Today's School Meal Is 'Castella'... School Non-Regular Workers Begin Relay Strike' 2025-11-20 [Asia Business Daily]

Pay inequality means women 'work for free' until year's end, European Commission says 2025-11-20 [Euronews]

Sign the No Contract, No Coffee Pledge! 2025-11-20 [SEIU]

The National AFL-CIO ‘Commends’ Members Of The House Who Have ‘Forced A Vote To Restore’ Federal Workers’ Union Rights 2025-11-20 [WNY Labor Today]

Minnesota Woman welder’s workplace murder prompts calls for change 2025-11-20 [Construction Dive]

California What this Fascist Moment Demands of Labor Unions 2025-11-20 [The Sentinel]

Ctg Port transport workers block road protesting at extortion, assault 2025-11-20 [The New Age]

Tragedy hits oil workers as PTD National chairman, Augustine Egbon, dies 2025-11-20 [Vanguard]

Childhood choked by brick kilns in Dhamrai 2025-11-20 [Bangi News]

40,000 Greek workers & youth march to commemorate Athens Polytechnic Uprising 2025-11-20 [The News Line]

Forced to work public holidays? Check again 2025-11-20 [Australian Unions]

Workers mental health under threat from violence and aggression, increasing work pressure and discrimination 2025-11-20 [ACTU]

National principles for workers’ compensation and the gig economy now available 2025-11-20 [The National Tribune]

Long-distance truckies at national fleet to park up over pay claims 2025-11-20 [Big Rigs]

Dumping militant union 'will invite construction chaos' 2025-11-20 [AAP]

‘No contract, no coffee’: what to know about the Starbucks workers’ strike in over 40 US cities 2025-11-20 [The Guardian]

UWU boss Tim Kennedy accused of 'misleading' members about links to slush fund 2025-11-20 [ABC]

IAM Union Urges Congress to Support Restoring Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights 2025-11-20 [IAM Union]

Alberta 'No choice': Alberta nurses, health-care aides set to strike Saturday morning 2025-11-20 [The Journal]

Farmers from across Canada gather for National Farmers Union convention 2025-11-20 [Now]

Nova Scotia Unionized part-time faculty ratify agreements with SMU, MSVU 2025-11-20 [CBC]

British Columbia Health workers reach tentative 4-year deal with employers 2025-11-20 [CBC]

Manitoba Construction company broke law by firing employee who pushed for new union at Winnipeg site: labour board 2025-11-20 [CBC]

Quebec If Quebec tribunal finds Amazon guilty of union-busting, what comes next? 2025-11-20 [CBC]

Newfoundland and Labrador Hiring Additional Operators to Carry Out 24/7 Snow Clearing will be Challenging: NAPE 2025-11-20 [VOCM]

PCS Climate Justice Week: Day 3, Green Bargaining & Workplace Action 2025-11-20 [PCS]

Ontario Keep Water Public coalition: Conservative government’s Bill 60 turns water into a business and threatens public health 2025-11-20 [CUPE]

Ontario Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025-11-20 [CUPE]

Ontario School boards need funding and accountability, not random Conservative schemes 2025-11-20 [CUPE]

Nova Scotia CUPE 3912 win historic gains for part-time faculty, ratify agreements with MSVU and SMU 2025-11-20 [CUPE]

Nova Scotia Pictou long-term care workers vote to strike 2025-11-20 [CUPE]

Manitoba Throne speech good for workers 2025-11-20 [CUPE]

Quebec Strike at Pascan: police complaint filed against a manager 2025-11-20 [CUPE]

Working in cold weather 2025-11-20 [PCS]

TUC - Apprenticeship reforms “desperately needed” after failed Tory era 2025-11-20 [TUC]

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