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Belarus / Europe Prison sentences demand strong EU stand for trade unions [ETUC] 28-03-2023
Israel Histadrut declares 'historic' general strike [Times of Israel] 27-03-2023
Israel Employers and employees in Israel join forces in historic strike against controversial legislation [Histadrut] 27-03-2023
France ‘Working till we drop’: why women are on the front line of French pension protests [The Guardian] 26-03-2023
Canada ACTRA Launches Boycott of Union Busting Brands [ACTRA] 25-03-2023
USA The Problems With the Amazon Labor Union [The American Prospect] 24-03-2023
Georgia Georgian mineral water company agrees to striking workers’ demands [OC Media] 22-03-2023
Norway Oil service company threatens to fire employees who participate in the strike [Industri Energi] 22-03-2023
Turkey Workers fight union busting in ORGE Furniture [BWI] 21-03-2023
Kenya Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' [Saltwire] 21-03-2023
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1909 France Mounted gendarmes charge a procession of button workers on their way to Méru, injuring twenty, most of them women. Protesters strike back with volleys of stones.
1914 Russia General strike in Saint Petersburg. 45,000 unemployed people and workers form rallies and sing revolutionary songs.
1920 Italy State of siege in Turin, riflemen and royal guards occupy factories, cavalry, machine guns and armoured vehicles patrol the streets. The bosses want workers to recognize "the foremen appointed by management" as the sole authority in the factories.
2006 France Demonstrations bring together 3 million people against the 'first hiring contract' which guts young workers' rights.
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Africa Quality inclusive education must be guaranteed, and publicly funded, top African education unionists say [Education International] 28-03-2023
Asia Youth academy builds strong network of activists in South East Asia [IndustriALL] 27-03-2023
Australia Unions question Labor over AUKUS nuclear submarines [The New Daily] 28-03-2023
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Belarus / Europe Prison sentences demand strong EU stand for trade unions [ETUC] 28-03-2023
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Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador Global People Power: Building Worker Solidarity in a Global Economy [CUPE] 28-03-2023
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Europe Strikes, protests in Europe over cost of living, pay and welfare [Saltwire] 28-03-2023
France Dates and sectors of upcoming pension strikes [Connexion] 27-03-2023
Germany Nearly 5,000 workers gathered in Berlin to demand a pay rise [Turkiye] 27-03-2023
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Ghana Chinese power company bashes Ghanaian union [IndustriALL] 28-03-2023
Global / India VIDEO AIRF/SCRMU Holds Huge Protest Rally Against NPS at Jammikunta For more info ActNOW! [AIRF/SCRMU] 28-03-2023
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Indonesia Legal Aid Condemns the Passing of Job Creation Perpu Into Law [Tempo] 27-03-2023
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Iraq Iraqi unions demand input on draft social security and retirement law [IndustriALL] 28-03-2023
Israel Histadrut calls general strike [ITUC] 28-03-2023
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New Zealand Let Ports of Auckland do its job [MUNZ] 28-03-2023
Nigeria Will NLC strike end cash crunch? [The Nation] 27-03-2023
South Africa Concerns as Stanger sugar mill enters into business rescue [Zululand Observer] 28-03-2023
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Syria Global education union community solidarity helps teachers and other education staff [Education International] 28-03-2023
Turkey / Syria Urgent support needed for hundreds of thousands of workers after Türkiye and Syria earthquakes [ILO] 28-03-2023
UK Food prices: The British public are hostages to ‘greedflation’ [Unite the union] 28-03-2023
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USA / Israel U.S. Union Leaders: We Support the Fight for Democracy in Israel [Jewish Labor Committee] 28-03-2023
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