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Rajasthan Ajmer sanitation workers’ strike enters third day:Garbage piles up as 2,400 employees demand pending payments

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Jobs crisis sparks political outrage! [Daily Sun] 14-05-2026


BDS Movement salutes trade unions' supporting day of action taking place across Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales on May 14th [BDS] 14-05-2026


Why proudly South African clothes are being made in “sweatshops” [GroundUp] 14-05-2026


Disabled man spied upon by bosses wins £300k payout [BBC] 14-05-2026


Nova Scotia Yet another two long-term care homes join strike in Nova Scotia [CUPE] 14-05-2026



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UCU lecturers launch strike at Heriot-Watt University 2026-05-14 [Morning Star]

Benue councils shut down as LG workers begin warning strike 2026-05-14 [The Star]

Paramedic unions to attend Labour Court talks as further strike action planned 2026-05-14 [The Irish Examiner]

NIA Strike Hits Nationwide! Hundreds Stranded Over ID Card Services Shutdown 2026-05-14 [Modern Ghana]

NIA Strike: Labour Commission Summons Management Over Aggrieved Workers’ Action 2026-05-14 [Modern Ghana]

England Children’s social care managers in Bath escalate strike action over pay and grading 2026-05-14 [UNISON]

PCS responds as the King's Speech fails to address cost of living crisis 2026-05-14 [PCS]

Card CRISIS: Thousands Stranded as NIA Staff Strikes Over Conditions of Service 2026-05-14 [Modern Ghana]

Rajasthan Ajmer sanitation workers’ strike enters third day:Garbage piles up as 2,400 employees demand pending payments 2026-05-14 [Bhaskar]

FBU leader stresses importance of Together alliance in fighting the far right 2026-05-14 [Morning Star]

Talks between striking ambulance workers’ representatives and HSE officials move to the Labour Court 2026-05-14 [KCLR]

Ambulance strike: Unions 'looking for sign HSE is serious' 2026-05-14 [The Irish Mirror]

Australian Capital Territory Housing ACT staff strike 2026-05-14 [CPSU]

Kakao Enterprise Union Secures Right to Strike as Mediation Halts 2026-05-14 [Seoul Economic Daily]

Haryana Sanitation Workers End Two-Week Strike After Government Accepts Key Demands 2026-05-14 [ETV Bharat]

Benue LG workers begin strike over delayed 2011/2012 staff reinstatement 2026-05-14 [Business News]

RMT Union Members Conduct New Strikes at Royal Fleet Auxiliary Over Pay 2026-05-14 [Maritime Executive]

650 cleaners in Norway strike for higher wages and sick pay 2026-05-14 [UNI]

California AFSCME members prepare for historic open-ended strike against University of California system 2026-05-14 [AFSCME]

Samsung Electronics Union Says Talks Are Over Ahead of Planned Strike 2026-05-14 [TheElec]

Saskatchewan Saskatoon Dragonfly delivery drivers look to unionize amid ongoing strike 2026-05-14 [Global]

Social Movements Mobilize Against Privatization 2026-05-14 [Jacobin]

Samsung union’s strike threat fuels fears of South Korea’s economic slowdown 2026-05-14 [SCMP]

British Columbia Nurses Can Now Legally Walk Off the Job 2026-05-14 [The Tyee]

Ontario Catholic school support workers vote in favour of strike 2026-05-14 [Today]

Nova Scotia CUPE strike: Long-term care workers continue to walk the picket line in southwest N.S. 2026-05-14 [The Vanguard]

Haryana Trade unions protest labour codes, accuse govt of repression 2026-05-14 [The Times]

ILO urges stronger protections and a renewed commitment to decent work for migrant workers 2026-05-14 [ILO]

‘Short of Blue-Collar Workers’: Ukraine’s Battle for Labour 2026-05-14 [The Post]

Historic rise in foreign workers sees Spain reach new milestone as female employment climbs 2026-05-14 [EuroWeekly]

Women Leaders In Trade Unions Of Pakistan 2026-05-14 [The Friday Times]

Union seeks Africa’s reindustrialisation for job creation 2026-05-14 [The Guardian]

ABWU Educates Final-Year Students on Workplace Rights Ahead of Internships 2026-05-14 [Antigua News]

PEO survey highlights enduring role of unions and their need to adapt 2026-05-14 [Stockwatch]

New South Wales Union denied entry to site after concrete pump death 2026-05-14 [The Chronicle]

ILO supports Ukrainian trade unions in strengthening worker resilience amid war 2026-05-14 [ILO]

Unions increase their minimum wages claim to 6% 2026-05-14 [ACTU]

‘Workers should not go backwards because of Donald Trump’s war’: Unions want 6% minimum wage increase 2026-05-14 [HR Leader]

Unions ramp up minimum wage rise demands as costs soar 2026-05-14 [AAP]

ACTU cites Trump’s war as spark for lifting low wage increase demands 2026-05-14 [News.com.au]

Ontario Armoured car worker shot during robbery 2026-05-14 [Teamsters]

Cleaners across Canada to hold public rallies against Dexterra Group after rampant anti-worker allegations 2026-05-14 [SEIU]

Nova Scotia Halifax phasing out funding for school librarians over five years 2026-05-14 [CBC]

Ontario Lambton Kent District school board reducing custodian posts 2026-05-14 [The Observer]

Ontario Nearly 20 positions cut at Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, unions warns of impact on vulnerable students 2026-05-14 [The Brockvilleist]

Ontario Responsibility extends beyond workers 2026-05-14 [Seaway News]

Ontario Nabbout acclaimed as President of Unifor Local 195 2026-05-14 [CKLW]

Nova Scotia 'It's just really sad': N.S. families say long-term care residents struggling as strike drags on 2026-05-14 [CBC]

Ontario Potential strike looms for engineers on Toronto’s subways ahead of World Cup 2026-05-14 [Global]

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