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The Workers’ and Employees’ Union of Norteña (SOEN), are fighting to safeguard jobs and secure the future of AB InBev’s Cympay malting plant in Paysandú, Uruguay. The company is demanding job cuts in exchange for reopening the facility which has been closed since March. AB InBev is the world’s largest brewer and the company behind some of the world’s best-known beer brands, including Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois, and Beck’s. (Photo: UNI) Click here to read more labour news from Uruguay.Got a photo that should be here? Post it to our group on Flickr. To see an archive of all our recent photos, click here.
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Belgium / Global WTO forum examines links between trade and labour mobility For more info [The Labour Pulse] 19-09-2026
Canada Unifor reaches tentative agreements with St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation [Unifor] 18-09-2026
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Global / Ireland ILO Chief Renews Equal Pay Call as Global Gap Holds Near 18% For more info [The Labour Pulse] 19-09-2026
New Zealand Media release: ARA polytechnic staff picket lack of negotiation progress in Christchurch today [TEU] 18-09-2026
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Spain / Global Unions Convene in Madrid to Confront Far-Right Threat to Public Services For more info [The Labour Pulse] 19-09-2026
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1920 Italy An agreement was signed between employers and CGIL granting 4 lire or 10 to 20%, cost of living allowances, improvements in overtime and minimum wages, 6 public holidays and severance pay.
1942 Belgium The 838 workers of the factories and foundries of Baume and Marpent decide to strike despite the ban by the Nazi occupier. 3 days in a row, they are forced to return to work by soldiers armed with machine guns.
1981 United States of America More than 400,000 unionists march in Solidarity Day demo in Washington, DC, for sacked striking air traffic controllers.
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