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fromIrish Independent
7 hours ago

Ambulance workers to strike next month over pay

"It defies belief that they have spent six years waiting for their skills and expertise to be recognised. Our members have Unite's total support in this fight for fair pay."
Healthcare
#may-1st
France news
fromThe Local France
17 hours ago

French government backtracks on proposed new law for working on May 1st

The bill allows certain shops to operate on May 1st, facing opposition from the left and trade unions.
France news
fromThe Local France
6 days ago

EXPLAINED: France's proposed new law for working on May 1st

French MPs are debating a bill to allow voluntary work on May 1st, a significant public holiday, which is controversial among various groups.
Agriculture
fromFortune
1 day ago

Union workers win their beef: New labor contract sealed at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants | Fortune

Workers at JBS USA's Swift Beef Co. plant reached an agreement after a three-week strike, securing wage increases and improved health care.
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago

Sanders and Mamdani back launch of nonprofit to support union organizing and strikes | amNewYork

Union Now is a new nonprofit supporting workers in organizing, strikes, and contract negotiations against major employers.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Tear gas fired at India workers demanding higher wages as living costs rise

Factory workers in Noida protest rising living costs due to fuel supply issues from the US-Israel war on Iran, leading to violent clashes with police.
Remote teams
fromIndependent
1 day ago

Dear Vicki: Why have 'staff' and 'employees' suddenly become 'colleagues', but without extra pay?

HR departments are enforcing a bland culture by replacing traditional terms like 'workers' and 'employees' with 'colleagues'.
Online Community Development
fromTruthout
2 days ago

What Do Authoritarians Fear Most? People Who Stick Up for Each Other.

Solidarity among communities is essential for resilience against economic and social pressures exacerbated by conflict and local challenges.
Higher education
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago

Fleming, St. Lawrence College union workers 'blindsided' by decision to merge | CBC Accessibility

The merger of Fleming College and St. Lawrence College was unexpected for staff and attributed to provincial underfunding in education.
Atlanta Braves
fromDefector
6 days ago

What Is A Strike | Defector

The Automated Ball-Strike system defines the strike zone based on a batter's height, eliminating human ambiguity in calling strikes.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

'Doctors strikes' and 'paw prints in space'

The Forest of Dean could soon get its first drive through KFC, but Gloucestershire Live reported some residents were concerned it could "blight the area's beauty".
UK news
Education
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

LAUSD strike: Here is where negotiations stand

Three major unions representing 70,000 LAUSD employees are negotiating to prevent a strike that could shut down all schools.
#lufthansa
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Lufthansa cabin crew begin strike

Lufthansa's cabin crew strike has led to hundreds of flight cancellations, marking the airline's third major strike this year.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Lufthansa cabin crew begin strike

Lufthansa's cabin crew strike has led to hundreds of flight cancellations, marking the airline's third major strike this year.
SF politics
fromMission Local
4 days ago

S.F. unions pledge to fight 'every one' of layoffs proposed by Mayor Lurie

Public sector unions oppose layoffs proposed by Mayor Lurie, emphasizing the importance of city workers for San Francisco's recovery.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Workers at LA stadium threaten World Cup strike amid anger over ICE

Kurt Petersen, co-president of Unite Here Local 11, outlined a slew of union demands in a letter addressed to FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Stan Kroenke, calling for fair working practices and a public statement against ICE's presence at the games.
Berlin
fromSecuritymagazine
6 days ago

Baltimore Security Guards On Strike

The union claims the company barred security guards from unionizing, alleging that workers who participated in unions were discriminated against and even fired.
Boston
#immigration
Washington DC
fromWIRED
5 days ago

Meta Cafeteria Workers Did What Execs Won't: Took on ICE and Won

Workers at a Meta café united to support a colleague's family member detained by immigration authorities, showcasing solidarity and activism in the tech industry.
Agriculture
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Meet the Immigrant Workers Who Launched the First Major Meatpacking Strike in Decades

Workers at the Greeley beef-processing plant launched a historic strike after years of exploitation and fear stemming from past ICE raids.
Washington DC
fromWIRED
5 days ago

Meta Cafeteria Workers Did What Execs Won't: Took on ICE and Won

Workers at a Meta café united to support a colleague's family member detained by immigration authorities, showcasing solidarity and activism in the tech industry.
Agriculture
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Meet the Immigrant Workers Who Launched the First Major Meatpacking Strike in Decades

Workers at the Greeley beef-processing plant launched a historic strike after years of exploitation and fear stemming from past ICE raids.
#labor-movement
NYC politics
fromHoodline
2 days ago

Bernie Sanders and Mayor Mamdani Headline Union Now Rally in Manhattan

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Mayor Zohran Mamdani will lead a pro-labor rally to strengthen union power and support organizing efforts.
#amazon
New York Islanders
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Trump labor board tells Amazon to negotiate with Staten Island warehouse union

Amazon is ordered to recognize and bargain with the Teamsters union for Staten Island workers after a prolonged standoff.
New York Islanders
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Trump labor board tells Amazon to negotiate with Staten Island warehouse union

Amazon is ordered to recognize and bargain with the Teamsters union for Staten Island workers after a prolonged standoff.
#los-angeles-schools
Education
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Three unions unite in massive LAUSD strike threat: What's at stake for workers, families

Three unions in Los Angeles public schools unite for a strike to demand better contracts and higher pay.
Education
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Families, union workers bracing for a crippling, historic LAUSD strike in exactly one week

Los Angeles schools face a potential historic employee walkout involving three major unions, impacting 390,000 students and families' routines.
Higher education
fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago

NYU professors ratify their first union contract after March walkout

NYU professors reached their first union contract, securing job security, academic freedom, and significant pay raises after a strike.
Education
fromIrish Independent
6 days ago

Teachers warn of industrial action 'firestorm' over pay as AI fears and funding rows dominate conferences

Primary school teachers in Ireland may strike this autumn over unpaid wages and demands for higher pay due to inflation.
#portland-community-college
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Unite fined 265k over bin strike protests

Unite union fined £265,000 for repeatedly breaching an injunction during Birmingham's bin strike, with additional £170,000 interim payment ordered for council legal costs.
fromApaonline
4 weeks ago

Good Work and Economic Democracy

Within the workplace, the content and conditions of work are largely controlled by employers who often have an interest in degrading the quality of work, both to increase productivity and to increase their control over employees in the workplace. Outside the workplace, employers have both an incentive and the power to undermine measures that would improve the quality of work through the political process.
Philosophy
Right-wing politics
fromThe Atlantic
4 weeks ago

The College-Educated Working Class

America experiences recurring mutinies across political divides, with MAGA representing the ur-mutiny that challenges institutional foundations despite holding federal power.
#labor-department
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 month ago

Rotating the Clipboard Built Our Workplace Democracy | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Losing staff could be detrimental to the projects we worked on, and there was a growing dissatisfaction with how meetings were run. These mostly one-sided discussions left the quieter half of us feeling pushed aside, like our thoughts didn't matter much. If things stayed this way, I worried the good people on our team would start quitting one by one.
Non-profit organizations
fromTruthout
1 month ago

The State Is Escalating Charges Against Protesters. Labor Must Defend Them.

It's my responsibility to protect them, and so I've been patrolling the city streets following armed, masked thugs trying to kidnap my neighbors. On July 10, Caravello was present at the site, and, according to witnesses, he was arrested directly after he attempted to dislodge a tear gas canister from underneath a protester's wheelchair.
US politics
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

In the Shadows: Records Show Labor Leader's Campaign to Influence City Councilors

Labor Council executive Laurie Wimmer secretly influenced Portland City Council leadership strategy, including proposing litigation to challenge charter interpretation on mayoral tie-breaking authority.
East Bay (California)
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Monday Morning Headlines: Teachers Begin Strike In Dublin

Dublin teachers strike over budget cuts and layoffs; schools operate limited schedules while multiple regions face economic and social crises including teacher deaths, housing shifts, and enrollment declines.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Unite cuts more than 500,000 from Labour amid bin strike - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Unite members are coming to the end of the line as far Labour is concerned. Workers are scratching their heads asking whose side are Labour on, who do they really represent, because it certainly isn't workers. Workers and communities are paying the price. Labour needs to wake up and smell the coffee. The cut in affiliation fee shows the anger of Unite members.
UK politics
Toronto startup
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Union tries to seize control of works council at Tesla's German factory

IG Metall union seeks control of Tesla's Berlin gigafactory works council in a clash between German worker protections and Tesla's management approach.
SF politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Teamsters Boss Who Nearly Came to Blows With Markwayne Mullin Endorses His DHS Nomination

Teamsters president Sean O'Brien endorsed Senator Markwayne Mullin's nomination as Homeland Security secretary, despite their heated confrontation during a 2023 Senate hearing.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Psychology of Fair Labor

Decent work—encompassing safety, fair hours, adequate pay, healthcare access, and alignment with personal values—is essential for mental and physical health, while its absence creates chronic stress and undermines overall well-being.
fromMission Local
4 weeks ago

University of California unions reach deal, avoiding potential statewide strike

I think it's really a best case scenario. What I can say is that it was evident that the picket that we held on Thursday was absolutely instrumental in getting us over the finish line. The unions, which are units of the United Auto Workers, represent academic student employees, student services and advising professionals, as well as research and public service professionals across the U.C. system.
Higher education
#teacher-strikes
fromKqed
1 month ago
Education

Teacher Strikes Continue Amid Year of Labor Strife | KQED

California K-12 teachers are striking across multiple districts due to funding challenges from declining enrollment, expensive living costs, and exhausted pandemic relief money.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago
Education

Teachers across California are considering work stoppages

California teachers are preparing for strikes due to insufficient state funding that fails to keep pace with rising school costs and teacher compensation needs.
Education
fromKqed
1 month ago

Teacher Strikes Continue Amid Year of Labor Strife | KQED

California K-12 teachers are striking across multiple districts due to funding challenges from declining enrollment, expensive living costs, and exhausted pandemic relief money.
Education
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Teachers across California are considering work stoppages

California teachers are preparing for strikes due to insufficient state funding that fails to keep pace with rising school costs and teacher compensation needs.
Higher education
fromMission Local
1 month ago

UCSF workers move to unionize - with potential statewide strike on the way

University of California workers are unionizing with UAW to protect jobs and wages amid federal attacks on higher education funding and diversity programs.
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Striking Nurses From Coast to Coast Stood Up to Corporate Forces and Won

Members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), affiliated with National Nurses United, AFL-CIO, went out on a strike to protect their health insurance and pension benefits. Dania Muñoz, a nurse practitioner at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, explained that the private hospitals she and others were taking on are 'some of the top paid hospital systems in the country.'
Public health
California
fromKqed
2 months ago

Teachers' Unions Across the State Mobilizing in Labor Fights | KQED

A San Francisco teachers' strike has left nearly 50,000 students out of school amid statewide teacher labor disputes over wages, staffing, healthcare, and district budgets.
Canada news
fromYahoo News
2 months ago

Union president says 'a strike vote on remote work' could be coming

Federal government requires public servants back in office four days weekly, provoking union outrage and potential strike votes amid simultaneous job-cut announcements.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

More exploitation, fewer rights': Argentina braces for sweeping overhaul of labor laws

Argentina's senate prepares to approve labour law reforms that weaken unions, extend working hours to 12, cut severance pay, and allow direct employer-employee negotiations, despite concerns about rising informal employment and job losses.
Coffee
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Baristas Are the Brand

Starbucks' customer experience depends on baristas, yet they face understaffing, low wages, precarious scheduling, and employer resistance to unionization.
fromFuturism
2 months ago

The Workers Building Labubus Are Allegedly Being Horribly Exploited

But beyond their sky-high resale price, the viral collectibles may come with a steep humanitarian cost as well. As The Guardian reports, New York-based labor rights group China Labor Watch (CLW) has accused the toys' maker, Chinese toy manufacturer Pop Mart, of employing 16- and 17-year-olds without offering them the necessary labor protections required by Chinese law. The group also alleges that these young workers aren't given adequate health and safety training, among other labor rights violations at the company's factory in Jiangxi province.
World news
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

GMB union faces claims of bullying in industrial disputes from rival union leader

GMB officials are accused of bullying TSSA leader Maryam Eslamdoust, causing significant stress and prompting formal complaints and bans.
Social justice
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

World Day of Social Justice 2026: Labor Rights, Spatial Equity, and Resource Governance

Renew and implement commitments to poverty eradication, full and productive employment, decent work for all, and social inclusion through measurable cross-sectoral policies.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

No working, no shopping: Thousands of people hit the Trump administration where it hurts

The strike is a response to the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota. In the days since, calls for a nationwide shutdown have spread rapidly across social media, shared by activists, nonprofits, and everyday people urging a halt to economic activity. Celebrities including Pedro Pascal, Edward Norton, and Jamie Lee Curtis have amplified the message to their followers.
US politics
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Ontario union leader won't be seeking re-election in May vote | CBC News

Fred Hahn will not seek re-election as CUPE Ontario president this spring after controversy over a social-media video; he has led the union since 2010.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Workers at London councils to be balloted on pay strike

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: The way the LGA has conducted pay negotiations has been nothing short of a disgrace. Craft workers who do difficult and highly skilled jobs deserve better than the LGA playing politics with their livelihoods and imposing a poor pay offer without negotiations. They will have Unite's full backing throughout this dispute which is of the LGA's own making.
UK politics
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Germany braces for more strikes in 2026

Widespread strikes across multiple German industries caused massive flight cancellations and disrupted public services as collective bargaining for millions of workers intensifies in 2026.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

The Affordability Crisis Is Real. Only Worker Organizing Can Offer Solutions.

A friend recently told me a story that made this reality impossible to ignore. Her elderly parents live near an elementary school not far from the nation's capital. For several years, they had been quietly raising money to provide groceries and basic supplies for families whose children were going hungry. When Republicans suspended SNAP benefits, the need surged overnight. What had been a steady act of care suddenly became an emergency response.
US politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago

Brits are being urged to 'strike for a week' in protest over Starmer's policies - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Donaldson calling on Brits to "go on strike for a week" from 2 to 9 February, the right-wing activist says that "native Brits must always come first." On his website he explains that mending "immigration" is not "anywhere near as complicated as politicians pretend." He is calling on the government to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and to "deport" all illegal immigrants from the UK and those who commit sexual and violent crimes.
UK politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

More and More Unions Are Joining the Fight Against ICE

People gather for National Day of Truth & Freedom at Union Square on January 23, 2026, in New York City. 1199SEIU frontline healthcare workers, faith leaders, students and community members stood in solidarity with Minnesota, after community groups, faith-based organizations, and unions in the state came together to call for an "economic blackout," as part of National Day of Truth & Freedom to stand against corporations profiteering from Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) actions.
US politics
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

America's largest labor movement joins the fight against ICE

Minnesota unions and community groups endorsed a statewide economic blackout on January 23 to protest ICE actions and federal enforcement presence.
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Trade Unions Alarmed by Robots Designed to Do Blue Collar Work

When past generations imagined the best version of the future, it was one of leisure. Advertisements, cartoonists, and pulp novelists dared us to dream of a world where the spoils of industrial development were shared with all: robot butlers, transit by pneumatic tube, and more familiar tropes. These developments, it seemed, would make our lives more convenient, more secure, and - dare we say - more abundant.
US politics
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Unionized Veterans Are Joining Labor's Fight Against Trump

Military veterans are more likely to join unions; 1.3 million are union members, and veterans’ discipline, leadership, and social standing strengthen labor organizing.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

US protesters begin nationwide strike as DOJ launches Pretti killing probe

On Friday, the US Department of Justice announced it would open a civil rights probe into the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by border patrol agents on January 24. However, it has still not moved to investigate possible rights violations of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in her fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on January 7.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Thousands of anti-Trump protesters expected to walk off the job Tuesday

Tens of thousands plan a coordinated protest on President Trump's one-year anniversary to demonstrate withdrawal of consent and demand change.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Is Union Power Growing in Mamdani's New York?

Three adjunct CUNY professors fired after participating in a Brooklyn College protest have been reinstated following union organizing and talks involving Mayor Mamdani.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Medium gives employees Friday off to participate in national strike protesting ICE | TechCrunch

Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine allowed employees to take the day off to join a nationwide general strike protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Report Finds Workers Are Less Safe After Trump's First Year in Office

Federal enforcement of wage, hour, and workplace safety regulations fell sharply during the first year of President Trump's second term, reducing protections for workers.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Thousands of Minnesotans Are Taking Part in General Strike Against ICE

Minnesota will hold a statewide general strike demanding ICE leave the state, accountability for killings, an end to federal ICE funding, and corporate economic disengagement.
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