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Strike at international jewellery store [BT] 2022-06-30

General strike over fair wages [IUF] 2022-06-29

Brussels Airlines unions demand meeting with CEO following three-day strike [The Times] 2022-06-26

Journalists acquitted for stalking and breach of privacy in SLAPP-case [EFJ] 2022-06-23

80.000 workers on the streets of Brussels for higher pay and better conditions [EPSU] 2022-06-22

Why are unions organising another national strike next week? [The Times] 2022-06-16

Steelworkers show wartime solidarity [IndustriALL] 2022-04-12

Local government services and trade unions during Covid times: lessons learnt from Belgium and Ireland [PSI] 2022-04-08

Belgium decriminalizes sex work [MoveUP] 2022-04-04

Teaching should no longer be “despised” [EI] 2022-02-11

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Today's labour news


Strike at international jewellery store 2022-06-30 [BT]

General strike over fair wages 2022-06-29 [IUF]

Brussels Airlines unions demand meeting with CEO following three-day strike 2022-06-26 [The Times]

Journalists acquitted for stalking and breach of privacy in SLAPP-case 2022-06-23 [EFJ]

80.000 workers on the streets of Brussels for higher pay and better conditions 2022-06-22 [EPSU]

Major labor unions to lead demonstration 2022-06-20 [Cr]

  JOB   Secretary / Administrative Assistant 2022-06-17 [EPSU]

Why are unions organising another national strike next week? 2022-06-16 [The Times]

Strikes get little sympathy from Government 2022-06-02 [TBT]

Ryanair faces possible disruption in Belgium as crews threaten to strike 2022-04-21 [The Irish Times]

Ryanair cabin crew on strike on weekend from 22 to 24 April 2022-04-16 [Aviation 24]

Steelworkers show wartime solidarity 2022-04-12 [IndustriALL]

Local government services and trade unions during Covid times: lessons learnt from Belgium and Ireland 2022-04-08 [PSI]

IndustriALL and Solvay renew and improve benchmark GFA 2022-04-06 [IndustriALL]

Belgium decriminalizes sex work 2022-04-04 [MoveUP]

  JOB   Research, Policy and Advocacy Coordinator 2022-03-21 [EI]

 VIDEO  More and more women joining construction 2022-03-12 [BWI]

KBC Bank accused of showing ‘complete contempt’ for staff and industrial relations 2022-02-15 [Irish Times]

Teaching should no longer be “despised” 2022-02-11 [EI]

Belgian authorities support BWI's health and safety declaration covering 18M workers worldwide 2022-02-07 [BWI]

‘Right to disconnect’: boss may no longer call employees after hours 2022-01-05 [BT]

 VIDEO  Health Workers Protest Obligatory Vaccinations 2021-12-08 [News.com]

Organising gig workers in Belgium: Interview with Martin Willems of ‘United Freelancers’ 2021-11-09 [Brave New Europe]

Strike closes 100 Lidl stores 2021-10-15 [VRT]

Lidl staff still on strike: here is the list of stores closed this Friday 2021-10-15 [News in 24]

Brussels Airlines strike: ‘No intention to punish passengers’ 2021-08-23 [Cheraw Chronicle]

Unions back work permits for undocumented migrant hunger strikers 2021-07-14 [ETUC]

BWI expresses concern over school construction site collapse 2021-06-25 [BWI]

Unions and football association agree to a platform to monitor Qatar’s migrant workers 2021-06-10 [BWI]

Unions and football association agree to a platform to monitor Qatar’s migrant workers 2021-06-09 [BWI]

25,000 companies and 250,000 workers want OHS as a right 2021-04-29 [BWI]

Strike threat stops labour subcontracting at HeidelbergCement 2021-04-21 [BWI]

Strike threat stops labour subcontracting at HeidelbergCement 2021-04-19 [BWI]

KBC looks at exit plan with Bank of Ireland deal 2021-04-16 [RTÉ]

National strike by Belgian trade unions sends a strong message to employers 2021-04-15 [BWI]

Coronavirus poses new dangers for sex workers 2021-01-11 [Deutsche Welle]

Domestic Workers, all Women were Elected as Shop Stewards in their Companies to Represent the Rights and Interests of all Workers 2020-12-28 [IDWF]

Air traffic control unions threaten strike action 2020-12-18 [The Bulletin]

Brussels: in solidarity with Belarus 2020-10-06 [ITUC]

Hospital staff turn their backs on Prime Minister in silent protest 2020-05-20 [Upworthy]

Social partners in construction sector conclude agreement during pandemic 2020-04-22 [BWI]

Construction unions decry employers’ disregard of COVID-19 measures 2020-04-15 [BWI]

Workers strike at Belgian supermarkets amid coronavirus crisis 2020-04-04 [Politico]

Workers deal with COVID19 lockdown 2020-03-19 [BWI]

Care workers call out dangerous levels of understaffing in Orpea nursing homes 2020-03-15 [UNI]

IFJ Brussel's headquarters closed for at least 3 weeks 2020-03-15 [IFJ]

Invitation to the European Forum on self-regulation in the digital age 2019-12-18 [EFJ]

Orwell in Brussels and the future of social dialogue 2019-11-29 [Social Europe]

Silence Hate final conference – Changing words, change the world, 18 November, Brussels 2019-11-08 [EFJ]

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This month in labour history


6-07-1932 Strikers spontaneously set off by bicycle to the Centre basin to shut down the coal mines and factories. At Borinage, managers and employees are stranded in their homes. The gendarmes are overwhelmed. [more]

13-07-1932 300 striking mineworkers leaders are arrested in an effort to break the strike. [more]