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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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Today in Labour History

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.

2010 China Following a flood, 153 workers find themselves trapped in the Coal Mine 18 of Wangjialing, in Shanxi province. At least 3,000 volunteer miners participate in the rescue by pumping approximately 2,000 m3 of water per hour.

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