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'System failure': Unions blast UIF and Compensation Fund as workers left waiting for benefits

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Teachers on hunger strike [SendikaOrg] 19-06-2026


'System failure': Unions blast UIF and Compensation Fund as workers left waiting for benefits [IOL] 19-06-2026


Police admit destroying files in Spycops inquiry [Morning Star] 18-06-2026


South Africa named among countries where attacks on workers are increasing, global index finds [IOL] 18-06-2026


Energy workers in Bursa stand up for union rights [Sendika] 18-06-2026



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Governments parental leave decision steals from new families/ 2026-06-19 [NZCTU]

Vote against protections for gig workers 'embarassing 2026-06-19 [RNZ]

'System failure': Unions blast UIF and Compensation Fund as workers left waiting for benefits 2026-06-19 [IOL]

Anti-immigrant sentiment ‘orchestrated’ to hide state failures: FEDUSA 2026-06-19 [Channel Africa]

Gauteng Forensic pathology services risk losing skilled workers due to poor working conditions 2026-06-19 [The Star]

Vavi warns migrants are being used as scapegoats for South Africa’s economic problems 2026-06-19 [Joburg(etc}]

Immigrants make an enormous contribution to the food security in South Africa 2026-06-19 [Daily Maverick]

SADTU supports COSATU’s high cost of living marches 2026-06-19 [SADTU]

SAFTU welcomes withdrawal of liquidation application against Tongaat Hulett sugar 2026-06-19 [SAFTU]

  JOB   Teachers on hunger strike 2026-06-19 [SendikaOrg]

Saudi Arabia’s skills certification programme for Nepali workers suspended after protests 2026-06-19 [The Kathmandu POst]

VIDEO Nevada Teamster Fearless Presidential Candidate Richard Hooker Jr. On The Results of IBT Election For more info 2026-06-19 [LVP]

Eastern Cape COSATU marches against high cost of living and austerity measures 2026-06-18 [COSATU]

VIDEO  Oxfam Workers Discuss Strike 2026-06-18 [CPAC TV]

Ontario Union Warns of Possible Ontario Cannabis Store Labour Action as Negotiations Continue 2026-06-18 [Stratcann]

COSATU to protest cost of living crisis nationwide 2026-06-18 [COSATU]

COSATU welcomes application for Post Office to exit business rescue 2026-06-18 [COSATU]

Gauteng COSATU to lead Cost of Living march In Pretoria 2026-06-18 [COSATU]

Quebec Negotiations remain stalled; paramedics in the Quebec province have been without a contract for more than 3 years 2026-06-18 [CBC]

KwaZulu-Natal COSATU statement on National Day of Action Against Rising Cost of Living Crisis 2026-06-18 [COSATU]

Saskatchewan SGEU Health Providers Rally for Safe, Quality Patient Care 2026-06-18 [SGEU]

Detroit automakers, union set to open bargaining against backdrop of tariffs, CUSMA review 2026-06-18 [CBC]

Trade unions support workers to study to improve professional skills 2026-06-18 [LaoDong]

Rally 'For a Democratic Europe' - Live streaming available 2026-06-18 [ETUC]

Workers send rallying cry for a different Europe 2026-06-18 [ETUC]

Hospitality workers win major victory after six-week strike 2026-06-18 [IUF]

Concerns remain over law on public broadcaster LRT 2026-06-18 [EFJ]

Critical juncture for media freedom ahead of 2027 elections 2026-06-18 [EFJ]

Trade unions to protest in Delhi on June 29 against Labour Codes 2026-06-18 [Hans]

International Labour Conference 2026: Historic new protections for platform workers and stronger commitments to gender equality at work 2026-06-18 [ITUC]

Airport strikes set to cause travel chaos 2026-06-18 [Wales Online]

Five construction workers died. Nobody is being held responsible 2026-06-18 [EFBWW]

Txingudiko Zerbitzuak employees intensify protests after 165 days of strike 2026-06-18 [Diario]

Workers warned: 30 June protests not a protected strike – risks of job losses loom 2026-06-18 [News 24]

Students’ Abductions: NLC Backs NUT Strike, Demands Urgent Govt Action 2026-06-18 [Leadership]

Andhra Pradesh RTC JAC: Give up move to privatise E-buses in Andhra Pradesh 2026-06-18 [The New Indian Express]

Victoria Services disrupted as council workers strike 2026-06-18 [The Star Weekly]

With or Without UAW Momentum, Southern Autoworker Activists Determined to Fight On 2026-06-18 [Payday Report]

Amazon Organizing Campaign Builds Momentum at Teamsters Convention 2026-06-18 [TDU]

Postbank Workers Face 75% Strike Threshold as Germany's June Strike Wave Intensifies Across Sectors 2026-06-18 [Ad Hoc News]

Oilseed labor dispute deepens, raising concern over export dollar inflows 2026-06-18 [Datamar News]

Ontario Community Living workers enter fourth week of strike 2026-06-18 [The Spectator]

Minnesota From Cell to Cell, Jailed Minnesota Unionists Sang of Freedom 2026-06-18 [Labour Notes]

Morrisons Wakefield, Stockton-on-Tees and Cheshire HGV drivers’ strike threat ends in victory 2026-06-18 [Unite]

The Troublemakers of the Labor Movement Are Still Fighting—and Winning 2026-06-18 [The Nation]

UGT and CCOO strike at Iberdrola again over ‘Just Transition’ that leaves workers behind 2026-06-18 [IndustriALL]

Paris airport unions call for strike over security clearance rules 2026-06-18 [A News]

Legal Aid employees strike over staff shortages and working conditions 2026-06-18 [The Daily Dispatch]

Alberta Safeway workers in Alberta ready to go on strike 2026-06-18 [Alberta Worker]

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