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Strike action to hit Germany next week amid civil servants pay row [DPA] 17-01-2026


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Strike action to hit Germany next week amid civil servants pay row 2026-01-17 [DPA]

New York Nurses Describe Fear on the Job as Bitter Strike Enters Fifth Day 2026-01-17 [The Times]

Alberta NAIT academic staff prepared to strike but hoping to bargain 2026-01-17 [The Journal]

Railway Workers Union elects new leadership after 50 years 2026-01-17 [The Standard]

Massive protest against ‘anti-worker, anti-farmer’ policies of Centre 2026-01-17 [The Tribune]

Minnesota Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota? 2026-01-17 [Labour Notes]

2026 AFL-CIO MLK Conference Kicks Off in Baltimore 2026-01-17 [AFL-CIO]

Convenience economy is booming, but delivery workers say human cost remains overlooked 2026-01-17 [Storyboard 18]

Burnout fears grow as survey shows nearly two in five young workers forced to take time off due to stress 2026-01-17 [The Morning Star]

Ontario 2026 Budget Consultation 2026-01-17 [OFL]

Union Protests CBA’s Controversial Bankwest Closure Decision 2026-01-17 [Filmogaz]

Union urges public against shaming individuals after incident between passenger, SBS bus captain 2026-01-17 [The Straits Times]

New York Met Museum Employees Vote to Unionize 2026-01-17 [The Times]

Treasury Board launches alternation platform for workers 2026-01-17 [PSAC]

Alberta Envoy Air Members in Calgary Ratify First IAM Collective Agreement 2026-01-17 [IAM Union]

Ontario Snowstorm ‘proof’ hybrid work is needed after Doug Ford’s return-to-office mandate, unions say 2026-01-17 [The Star]

BC Court of Appeal denies TELUS appeal alleging judge exceeded jurisdiction in labour case 2026-01-17 [Canadian Lawyer]

Scientists rally against coming job cuts as notices hit desks across the public service 2026-01-17 [The Hill Times]

Trump Administration Reverses NIOSH Cuts After Worker Outcry 2026-01-17 [IATSE]

Movies and water slides – with a side of union education 2026-01-17 [USW]

Nova Scotia Motives for Ubisoft Halifax closure still being questioned 2026-01-17 [Signal]

‘Hunger Games-style anxiety’: Unions raise concerns after 5,400 layoff notices issued to federal workers 2026-01-17 [CTV]

Safety training certifications could be harmonized across provinces by end of year 2026-01-17 [The Safety Mag]

NAV CANADA bargaining: Headed to strike vote as conciliation falls short 2026-01-17 [PSAC]

CWA Canada stands with photojournalist Amber Bracken 2026-01-17 [CWA Canada]

Players unite to honour Hlatshwayo 2026-01-17 [Soccer Laduma]

British Columbia North Island forestry workers reach tentative deal 2026-01-16 [Times Colonist]

Ontario China EV tariff deal raises long-term questions for Windsor, Ont. auto sector 2026-01-16 [CTV]

Quebec F.F. Soucy closure: Unifor urges urgent government intervention 2026-01-16 [Unifor]

Statement – On the Canada-China Strategic Partnership 2026-01-16 [CLC]

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]

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