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Inclusive unions grow stronger - statement on IDAHOBIT [IUF] 28-05-2026

Nova Scotia Talks with province break down in Nova Scotia long-term care strike, says union [CP] 28-05-2026

BWI affiliates carry out first Joint FIFA World Cup 2026 labour and OSH visits across North America [BWI] 28-05-2026

UNI stands in solidarity with Amcor workers on strike in the UK [UNI Global Union] 28-05-2026

Samsung workers approve pay deal but management still has trying times ahead [Reuters] 28-05-2026

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British Columbia Kelowna Flightcraft Pilots Ratify New Agreement, Delivering Major Gains 2026-05-28 [ALPA]

Gauteng COSATU Johannesburg statement on 2026/27 City of Johannesburg budget speech 2026-05-28 [COSATU]

Gauteng NUM leadership conducts strategic site visit to Benoni’s Gold Plat plant following majority union milestone 2026-05-28 [NUM]

Mpumalanga Tragedy strikes mining community: nine miners and taxi driver killed in horrific crash 2026-05-28 [NUM]

Unions and tenants groups call on ministers to introduce rent controls in open letter 2026-05-28 [Morning Star]

First South Yorkshire Doncaster bus strikes over as drivers win pay parity with Sheffield 2026-05-28 [Unite]

TUC: Workers know it “pays to be in a union” as new figures show union membership soars 2026-05-28 [TUC]

MLB Players Union asks for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum 2026-05-28 [AP]

Celebrating public education 2026-05-28 [AEU]

International court affirms workers’ right to strike 2026-05-28 [FSU]

April inflation figures reinforce union case for 6% minimum wage increase 2026-05-28 [ACTU]

TWU members protest Swissport’s ‘dangerously low standards’ 2026-05-28 [Australian Aviation]

Misleading NCCD compliance advice circulating in schools 2026-05-28 [IEU]

Country moves toward five-day workweek 2026-05-28 [Hurriyet]

Unions push for major pay rise as cost-of-living pressures continue to bite 2026-05-28 [News.com.au]

Member voices heard at joint Microsoft and ACTU AI Worker Summit 2026-05-28 [IEU]

The union election that could upend the Labor Party’s balance of power 2026-05-28 [The Age]

Unions and labour experts hail landmark UN ruling protecting workers’ right to strike 2026-05-28 [PMN]

United Steelworkers welcome 120 new health-care members following organizing victory at Heritage House 2026-05-28 [USW]

Avi Lewis warns of ‘another uprising’ over Mark Carney’s right-to-strike changes 2026-05-28 [The Star]

Massachusetts A Month Without TFs: How HGSU-UAW’s Strike Reshaped the End of the Spring Semester 2026-05-28 [Harvard Crimson]

Samsung avoids strike as workers approve massive bonus deal 2026-05-28 [DW]

Hundreds of Thales defence workers in strike action ballot 2026-05-28 [Unite the Union]

England Further strikes to take place at Kingsbury special school over ‘fire and rehire’ plan 2026-05-28 [Harrow Online]

Nova Scotia Talks with province break down in Nova Scotia long-term care strike, says union 2026-05-28 [CBC]

England Fresh disruption to London buses as Bow drivers continue strikes 2026-05-28 [Unite the Union]

General strike to impact 500 flights and public transport next week 2026-05-28 [The Independent]

Samsung workers approve pay deal but management still has trying times ahead 2026-05-28 [Reuters]

UNI stands in solidarity with Amcor workers on strike in the UK 2026-05-28 [UNI Global Union]

Centenary Congress: Meet IFJ's Gender Council board! 2026-05-28 [IFJ]

IFJ adopts global framework agreement on artificial intelligence in the media 2026-05-28 [IFJ]

BWI affiliates carry out first Joint FIFA World Cup 2026 labour and OSH visits across North America 2026-05-28 [BWI]

Saskatchewan Legal action filed over lockout of striking 15 Wing Moose Jaw workers: union 2026-05-28 [The Daily Herald]

British Columbia Workers to protest changes to Canada Post delivery in Mission, Abbotsford 2026-05-28 [The Progress]

IMPACT: Journalists’ organisations roll out capacity-building initiatives 2026-05-28 [EFJ]

British Columbia Metro Vancouver transit workers vote 99% in favour of strike action 2026-05-28 [CBC]

Public procurement must support digital sovereignty, not corporate control 2026-05-28 [EPSU]

Modern public services in Europe: perspectives from the work floor 2026-05-28 [EPSU]

JOB Job vacancy at the ETF – Communications Manager 2026-05-28 [ETF]

A sustainable Aviation Strategy starts with fair competition and quality jobs 2026-05-28 [ETF]

Flight attendants union urges government to reject airlines' claims on unpaid work 2026-05-28 [BNN]

Landmark report reveals labour social rights gap for sea workers in Europe 2026-05-28 [ETF]

Industrial unions call for urgent measures to protect workers from geopolitical instability and the threat of deindustrialisation 2026-05-28 [IndustriAll Europe]

IndustriAll Europe calls for a stronger Industrial Accelerator Act to rebuild Europe’s manufacturing base 2026-05-28 [IndustriAll Europe]

Nova Scotia Talks with province break down in Nova Scotia long-term care strike, says union 2026-05-28 [CP]

Decarbonisation without Deindustrialisation: IndustriAll Europe’s Demands for the 2026 ETS Review 2026-05-28 [IndustriAll Europe]

Canadian Pacific receives strike notice from signals workers' union 2026-05-28 [Reuters]

AI in EDU Interim survey findings on advocacy : how are education unions engaging with policy? 2026-05-28 [ETUCE]

Nova Scotia Long-term care workers in seventh week of strike headed back to bargaining table in Nova Scotia 2026-05-28 [CUPE]

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