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Dictatorship of the employer? new labour codes grant employers greater freedom while curtailing the most basic rights of workers, especially the most marginalised

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Betrayal of trust: Principals, teachers at centre of school abuse storm in 2025 [The Citizen] 24-12-2025


Take decisive action to protect migrant workers, ITUC-Africa tells African govts [Nigerian Tribune] 24-12-2025


A Construction Workers Union Faces Its Most Divisive Issue: Immigration [HuffPost] 24-12-2025


Nepal launches national campaign to bring informal workers into social security [ILO] 24-12-2025


A reading list for transforming the labour movement [Briarpatch] 24-12-2025



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Airports brace for travel chaos amid workers’ strike 2025-12-24 [The News]

Pushing workers to the edge 2025-12-24 [Frontline]

Algorithms Decide How Gig Workers Work In India, New Study Finds 2025-12-24 [MediaNama]

Dictatorship of the employer? new labour codes grant employers greater freedom while curtailing the most basic rights of workers, especially the most marginalised 2025-12-24 [Frontline]

CFLPA Academy Announces New Education Partnership with Université Laval’s Faculty of Business Administration (FSA ULaval) 2025-12-24 [CFLPA]

Manitoba Statement from MTS President Lillian Klausen: Donation for EI’s Solidarity Fund 2025-12-24 [MTS]

Celebrating Steelworker fortitude and solidarity for the holidays 2025-12-24 [USW]

VIDEO  In 2025, UAW members took on corporate greed like never before 2025-12-24 [UAW / FB]

Warren, Schakowsky, Renew Fight to Pass Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act 2025-12-24 [Elizabeth Warren]

Sanders Slams Private Equity Scrooges Ending Paid Holidays for Walgreens Workers 2025-12-24 [Common Dreams]

New York Mamdani Appoints Pro-Labor Lawyer To Run Worker Protection Agency 2025-12-24 [Streets Blog NYC]

Central Obrera Boliviana Implements Blockade at Government Headquarters in Protest Against Fuel Subsidy Cuts 2025-12-24 [El Ciudadano]

Rhode Island Lawsuit challenges U. Rhode Island’s ‘preference’ for hiring union members 2025-12-24 [College Fix]

New Jersey Leaf Workers Vote to Join ‘Cannabis Workers Rising’ Union Movement 2025-12-24 [Cannibis Biz Times]

Labor Unions Have a Jew-Hatred Problem 2025-12-24 [RealClear Politics]

Labor’s year in review: Trump, biggest union-buster in history, dominates workers’ struggles 2025-12-24 [People's World]

The twists and turns of Trump’s 2025 war on unions 2025-12-24 [Gov Exec]

Alberta Do nurses have a seasonal song in their hearts? You bet they do! 2025-12-24 [UNA]

Alberta Happy Holidays from United Nurses of Alberta 2025-12-24 [UNA]

Alberta Arbitrator’s ruling resolves UNA grievance over pay-rate differences affecting long-service public health care employees 2025-12-24 [UNA]

Nova Scotia Ubisoft Halifax Workers Win Certification Vote, Officially Join CWA Canada! 2025-12-24 [CWA Canada]

Ontario Hundreds of faculty and support staff at Conestoga College handed lay-off notices before the holidays – province has to step in 2025-12-24 [OPSEU]

Season’s greetings and happy holidays from the National Union of Public and General Employees 2025-12-24 [NUPGE]

Nova Scotia Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! 2025-12-24 [NSFL]

O'Reilly — The government said it would reduce its use of external consultants, but the budget tells another story 2025-12-24 [PIPSC]

Celebrating Outstanding Members 2025-12-24 [PIPSC]

Happy Holidays from the Confederation of Canadian Unions 2025-12-24 [CCU]

VIDEO  Tod Maffin Keynote Speech – Relentless Decency: Finding Canada’s Voice in a World That Demand We Choose Sides 2025-12-24 [CCU]

A new year message from CFNU President Linda Silas 2025-12-24 [CFNU]

Quebec Showing solidarity yesterday and today, ready for 2026 2025-12-24 [FIQ]

End-of-Term Reflection and Holiday Greetings 2025-12-24 [CMG]

  JOB  British Columbia Assistant Director, Field Service Division - Full-time, term position 2025-12-24 [BCTF]

Alberta Labour Relations Board confirms receiving ATA bargaining complaints 2025-12-24 [ATA]

A reading list for transforming the labour movement 2025-12-24 [Briarpatch]

The war on drugs is a war on workers 2025-12-24 [Briarpatch]

Nepal launches national campaign to bring informal workers into social security 2025-12-24 [ILO]

LabourStart Segment Script for RadioLabour Episode of 19-12-2025 2025-12-24 [RadioLabour]

TTUTA: Schools must be safe zone 2025-12-24 [Newsday]

The AI financial bubble will burst and cause a great recession 2025-12-24 [RadioLabour]

Alberta AGLC workers to vote on tentative agreement 2025-12-24 [Alberta Worker]

Alberta Signage workers narrowly approve new contract 2025-12-24 [Alberta Worker]

Alberta Calgary factory workers get new contract 2025-12-24 [Alberta Worker]

Alberta ALRB certified 28 unionized workplaces in Nov 2025 2025-12-24 [Alberta Worker]

AMA welcomes new Director General of Australian Centre for Disease Control 2025-12-24 [AMA]

A Construction Workers Union Faces Its Most Divisive Issue: Immigration 2025-12-24 [HuffPost]

Nova Scotia Ubisoft Halifax workers form first North American union after 6-month fight, and Ubisoft’s response shocked everyone 2025-12-24 [Red94]

Saskatchewan CUPE blasts reductions seen in Regina city budget 2025-12-24 [Today]

Quebec Paramedics, ambulance technicians to strike Dec. 24 but keep essential service 2025-12-24 [CITY]

Postal union claims new deal is a move forward, encourages members to vote yes 2025-12-24 [The Hawk]

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