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Nurses in the US states of California and Nevada will walk out for a day next week in solidarity with striking comrades in Chicago. Other nurses in Chicago and in Maine will be organizing information pickets at their workplace. All are employed by Prime Healthcare, all are concerned that the company puts profits before care. 7 have been suspended for speaking out on behalf of patients. (Photo: NNU) Click here to read more labour news from the USA.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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Australia / New South Wales Opals unplugged: Sydney ferry workers escalate action against foreign-owned Transdev as ferry ticket system to be switched off for almost a month [MUA] 08-09-2026
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1890 United States of America Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America created at a convention in Topeka, Kansas.[more]
1958 Senegal In a rare public demonstration of unity, Senegalese and French railroad workers in Dakar organize a 24-hour warning strike over "equal pay for equal work" demands.
1970 South Africa As they were prohibited from joining a union, a provident fund (GFWBF) was established to help black workers, particularly in the textile and furniture sectors.
1991 Canada More than 100,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada launch a general strike to defend job security for federal public service workers. [more]
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