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Australia Why paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave is a “game changer” for women [Australian Unions] 16-05-2022
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Sri Lanka Trade unions to launch countrywide protests [The Island] 10-05-2022
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Today in Labour History
1891 Australia Henry Lawson's poem 'Freedom on the Wallaby', written during the great sheep shearers' strike, is published in The Worker newspaper.[more]
1920 Ireland Workers at Knocklong creamery in County Limerick declared a Soviet and established workers’ control of production. They hoisted a red flag and a tricolour and for 5 days ran it with the slogan “We make butter not profits”.
1934 United States of America Minneapolis Teamsters went on strike, shutting down almost all commercial transport in the city. The dispute lasted over three months, ending with most of the workers’ demands being met in a landmark win.
1966 United Kingdom Seamen across the UK walked out on a nationwide strike for the first time in half a century. Holding solid for seven weeks, they won a reduction in working hours from 56 to 48 per week.
1968 France The French general strike gathers pace as around fifty factories are occupied by their workers.
2003 Iraq Iraqi Confederation of Trade Unions is formed
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Australia Why paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave is a “game changer” for women [Australian Unions] 16-05-2022
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Botswana Manual workers cry foul over low salary increment [The Monitor] 16-05-2022
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Canada 3 in 4 Canadian nurses burnt out during third wave [Canadian Occupational Safety ] 16-05-2022
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Eswatini Mswati's government failure to provide security: Nurse gang-raped by two men at Zombodze Emuva Clinic [The Swaziland News] 16-05-2022
Europe Agreement reached on the social dialogue work programme [Eurocadres] 16-05-2022
India Resilient during pandemic, home-based women workers' recovery far from over [Business Standard] 16-05-2022
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Iran Filmmaker: Officials arrest Iran movie industry workers [AP] 16-05-2022
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Ireland Unions accuse RTÉ of breaching policy on new appointment [Irish Times] 15-05-2022
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Jamaica Salary consultations with unions to conclude in 6 months, 'no worker will be worse off' - Finance Minister [Gleaner] 16-05-2022
Jordan Careem drivers in Jordan go on strike to protest unmet demands [The New Arab] 15-05-2022
Namibia Security association takes on NEFF [The Namibian] 15-05-2022
Nepal The benefit offered by the social security fund is higher than those provided by the bank. [GEFONT] 16-05-2022
New Zealand Career firefighter staffing at 'crisis levels' across Auckland, union says [Stuff] 16-05-2022
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Nigeria University unions to consider religious body’s appeal to resume work – Official [The Tribune] 15-05-2022
Pacific Abused RSE workers in Australia too afraid to speak out [Radio New Zealand International] 16-05-2022
Palestine The Democracy and Workers’ Rights Center in Palestine strongly condemns the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh [DWRC] 16-05-2022
South Africa / Gauteng NUMSA threatens to go on secondary strike if demands are not met! [Daily Sun] 16-05-2022
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Spain Spain may be first European country to grant 3-day leave for period pain, legislation next week [News 9] 15-05-2022
UK / Northern Ireland Fermanagh bus drivers getting set to strike [Fermanagh Herald] 16-05-2022
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USA / New York AFL-CIO on racially motivated killing in Buffalo [AFL-CIO] 16-05-2022
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Zimbabwe President Chamisa mourns veteran trade unionist [ZimEye] 16-05-2022