LabourStart -

SAFTU on 50th anniversary of Soweto uprising honouring the youth of 1976: The struggle for liberation continues

Top stories


Solidarity Forever: How workers forged a nation through struggle and unity [The Guardian] 15-06-2026


‘Organise, organise, and when you’ve finished organising, organise.’ [Unison] 15-06-2026


Call for safe workplaces, gender equality, living wages for women workers [The News] 15-06-2026


Alleged armed attack attempt on striking mine workers and union leaders [Haberler] 15-06-2026


Oil industry maintenance workers launch strike [The Local] 15-06-2026



Other news


ITUC-Africa urges Nigeria, others to ratify platform workers’ treaty 2026-06-16 [Vanguard]

ITUC, TUC decry governors’ interference in labour unions’ affairs 2026-06-16 [The Guardian]

Municipals move to build digital profiles of returnee migrant workers 2026-06-16 [The Kathmandu POst]

Municipals move to build digital profiles of returnee migrant workers 2026-06-16 [The Kathmandu POst]

Ontario OPSEU workers enter fourth week of strike as union seeks retroactive Bill 124 funding 2026-06-16 [Kawarthanow.com]

Limpopo AMCU responds to dual fatalities at Northam’s Zondereinde 2026-06-16 [Mining Weekly]

Cosatu's call to action: Addressing the rising costs of living 2026-06-16 [Business Report]

  JOB  Ontario National Representative – Temporary Position (12 months) 2026-06-15 [NUPGE]

British Columbia New BC Hydro plan will power the province and put people to work 2026-06-15 [IOUE 115]

Alberta ALRB certified 7 unionized workplaces in May 2026-06-15 [Alberta Worker]

British Columbia BC Building Trades supports diabetes research and children's care 2026-06-15 [BC Building Trades]

Newfoundland and Labrador Early childhood educators join union 2026-06-15 [UFCW]

SAFTU on 50th anniversary of Soweto uprising honouring the youth of 1976: The struggle for liberation continues 2026-06-15 [SAFTU]

Collective agreements in the technology industries shall remain in force until the end of the agreement period 2026-06-15 [Teollisuusliitto]

British Columbia Metro Vancouver outside workers begin full-scale strike with talks stalled 2026-06-15 [CTV]

Pensions divestment in solidarity with Palestine 2026-06-15 [Unison]

‘Migrant workers are not disposable, they’re essential’ 2026-06-15 [Unison]

Conference demands action on rising violence against local government workers 2026-06-15 [Unite]

Scotland Edinburgh airport workers secure new two-year pay deal ending strike threat 2026-06-15 [Unite]

A coalition of public-sector unions and farm advocates say C-30 gives Cabinet too much power over food safety 2026-06-15 [iPolitics]

Ohio MetroHealth refuses to recognize doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants union after two months 2026-06-15 [Signal Cleveland]

Clarification Concerning Trade Union Affiliation Mentioned in Report of 11 June 2026 – Case of Somalia 2026-06-15 [OATUU]

The women workers doing the Indonesian nickel industry’s dirty laundry 2026-06-15 [GLC]

UNI Launches Decent Work Partnership Project to Strengthen Unions Across Pacific 2026-06-15 [UNI]

New UNI report: Injured, unpaid and unable to say no — how extreme weather is punishing cleaners and security officers 2026-06-15 [UNI]

PSI and IUF condemn blocking of SNAPAP Congress 2026-06-15 [PSI]

Unions secure New ILO Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy 2026-06-15 [PSI]

PSI and IUF condemn blocking of SNAPAP Congress 2026-06-15 [IUF]

World Day Against Child Labour 2026: Commitments must become action 2026-06-15 [IUF]

Statement by ITF General Secretary on the US-Iran Peace Framework 2026-06-15 [ITF]

Union power in action: North American railway workers show the way to win 2026-06-15 [ITF]

La FIJ demande l'abandon des charges pesant sur deux journalistes 2026-06-15 [FIJ]

UOM fights back against judicial intervention 2026-06-15 [IndustriALL]

Union gears up organizing Namibia’s auto workers 2026-06-15 [IndustriALL]

Vote against the 'ICE-like' Return Regulation 2026-06-15 [EPSU]

Changing hearts and minds to end child labour and keep girls in school 2026-06-15 [EI]

Education International and its members bring over 5,700 children out of child labour and into school 2026-06-15 [EI]

Defending gender equality at the 114th International Labour Conference 2026-06-15 [BWI]

ILO calls for Action on Myanmar, advances independent monitoring mechanism 2026-06-15 [ILO]

BWI expresses deep concern over Nepal Supreme Court decision on public sector unions 2026-06-15 [BWI]

“Framtidskraft”: SEF holds Congress 2026-06-15 [BWI]

Shawn Fain seeks reelection as UAW convention tackles major policy issues 2026-06-15 [CBT News]

Maharashtra Sanitation workers call off strike; crisis far from over 2026-06-15 [The Hitavada]

Hyundai Motor Union Files for Labor Dispute Mediation, Eyes Strike 2026-06-15 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Some Norway oil service workers go on strike, others reach wage deal 2026-06-15 [Reuters]

Oil industry maintenance workers launch strike 2026-06-15 [The Local]

England Strike action at rail manufacturing giant Vossloh 2026-06-15 [GMB]

United Auto Workers' Fain seeks reelection, buoyed by strike wins 2026-06-15 [Reuters]

Nagaland Domestic workers urged to stand up for their rights 2026-06-15 [The Mirror]

[More News]

This month in labour history