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BWI affiliates carry out first Joint FIFA World Cup 2026 labour and OSH visits across North America

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


/ North America USMCA panel: Canadian company used organized crime to violate the labour rights of mine workers in Mexico [PBI] 11-04-2026


/ North America Steelworkers solidify cross-border worker alliances amid CUSMA review [USW] 12-03-2026


/ North America Steelworkers fighting for Canadian, American and Mexican workers [RadioLabour] 28-02-2026


Steelworkers Plan Parallel Trip to Mexico During Labour-Excluded “Team Canada” Trade Mission [Mexico Solidarity Media] 19-02-2026



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

North America UAW urges tougher labor rules in US-Canada-Mexico trade talks 2026-05-22 [Reuters]

North America FIFPRO Central and North America elects Juan Ramón Solís as new president 2026-04-19 [FIFPRO]

North America USMCA panel: Canadian company used organized crime to violate the labour rights of mine workers in Mexico 2026-04-11 [PBI]

US says Canadian mining company undermined workers’ rights in Mexico 2026-04-01 [News Nation]

North America Steelworkers solidify cross-border worker alliances amid CUSMA review 2026-03-12 [USW]

North America USW congratulates Ken Neumann on new role as International President of Steelworkers retirees 2026-03-05 [USW]

North America Steelworkers fighting for Canadian, American and Mexican workers 2026-02-28 [RadioLabour]

Steelworkers Plan Parallel Trip to Mexico During Labour-Excluded “Team Canada” Trade Mission 2026-02-19 [Mexico Solidarity Media]

USA IAM Union Joins Labor Allies to Press Worker-Centered Reforms in USMCA Review 2026-02-06 [IAM Union]

North America Rubber and tyre workers discuss the future of the sector in the Americas 2025-12-03 [IndustriALL]

SMART brings nearly 500 sisters and allies to Chicago for Tradeswomen Build Nations 2025-10-10 [SMART]

South America ILO Adopts Punta Cana Declaration to Advance Democracy, Decent Work in Americas 2025-10-05 [Devi Discourse]

South America A&B’s Blair Rose among key speakers as Brazil hosts International Youth Union Forum 2025-09-22 [The Observer]

South America Mexican unions, left parties to host continental gathering for migrant rights, national sovereignty 2025-09-21 [Green Left Weekly]

Worker Voices Matter in Deciding the Future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) 2025-08-30 [Cornell ILR]

Air Canada labor deal may reshape pay for North American airline crews 2025-08-21 [Reuters]

North America Ten Thousand Air Canada’s Flight Attendants Stand Firm Against Back-to-Work Orders, Escalating Pay Disputes and Resulting in Major Flight Disruptions Across North America 2025-08-18 [TTW]

South America International Court Victory! Unions Secure Care as a Human Right Across Inter-America 2025-08-11 [PSI]

South America Health sector workers in Inter-America strengthen regional union organization 2025-06-05 [PSI]

Labor Documentaries for May Day 2025-05-01 [Labour Notes]

North America The Amazon Strike: Performative or Substantive? 2025-03-17 [Sam Gindin / The Bullet]

North America AFL-CIO president responds to Trump administration tarriffs targeting Canada and Mexico 2025-03-05 [AFL-CIO]

North America Quebec Unifor Quebec welcomes awarding of CF-35A training contract to CAE and reiterates the importance of strategic procurement for the Canadian aerospace industry For more info 2025-02-18 [UNIFOR]

North America Ontario Nurses, Health-Care Professionals at North York Family Health Team Seek Fairness as they Head to Conciliation to Negotiate a First Contract For more info 2025-02-18 [ONA]

North America 25% tariffs, eh? So was NAFTA a mistake? 2025-01-25 [RadioLabour]

What Could Workers Win in a New NAFTA? 2025-01-25 [Labour Notes]

South America UNI Americas women leaders unite in Argentina: driving change with hope and action 2024-12-07 [UNI]

South America UNI Americas Youth Conference Calls for Solidarity, Inclusion, and Action 2024-12-07 [UNI]

Domestic Workers: A New Face of Solidarity 2024-11-21 [Dollars and Sense]

A New Look for the IAM: Committee on the Future Members Discuss Rebranding the Union 2024-09-05 [IAM]

North America Tasmania Burnie Saputo workers' pay fight extending into US, Canada 2024-07-30 [The Advocate]

Advancing worker-centred trade in the 2026 CUSMA review 2024-05-30 [Monitor]

Global FIFA: Publish Robust Rights Framework for 2026 World Cup 2024-05-17 [Human Rights Watch]

North America Mexico hosts successful FIFPRO Central and North America general assembly 2024-05-04 [FIFPRO]

  JOB   PSI Sub-regional Secretary, North America 2024-03-08 [PSI]

Starbucks Is Sending 1 Lucky Barista To Costa Rica, But Not If They're In A Union 2024-02-08 [HuffPost]

North America Educators ready to play an active role in transforming education in North America and the Caribbean 2024-01-28 [EI]

Former Bath Iron Works pipefitter installed as new leader of international union 2024-01-09 [The Herald]

Canada The UPS Agreement in its ‘Concrete Context and Outcomes’: A Response to a Response 2023-09-07 [Sam Gindin/The Bullet]

North America NUJP North America Marks the First Year of the Fight for Press Freedom 2023-07-05 [NUJP]

India Ford preparing for new round of layoffs for US salaried workers, Wall Street Journal reports 2023-06-23 [Reuters]

SIU stays on course with leadership changeover and relishes new challenges ahead 2023-02-19 [ITF]

Latin America BWI World Council welcomes first IFA signed at regional level 2022-10-08 [BWI]

North America PSI Inter-America�s Young Workers, LGBTQIA + and Anti-racism and xenophobia committees meet virtually 2022-10-01 [PSI]

Only one Starbucks in North America is currently unionized, and it's in Victoria, B.C. Why is Starbucks so afraid of unions? 2022-04-23 [The Star]

Moving Toward a New Era of Labor Rights in Trade Policy? 2021-08-31 [The Regulatory Review]

Google union in turmoil following global alliance announcement 2021-01-30 [Verge]

North America Jailing Of Labor Activist Raises Concerns About Mexico's Readiness For USMCA 2020-06-30 [NPR]

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