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UK / PHILIPPINES: Filipino nurse in the UK who fought to get Filipinos counted now urges workers to speak up theglobalfilipinomagazine.co…

Filipino nurse in the UK who fought to get Filipinos counted now urges workers to speak up

For years, one of the largest groups of international nurses in British healthcare barely existed on paper. Filipino nurses ran wards, trained newcomers and held shifts together across the National...

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USA: How the UAW beat the political establishment in New York nytimes.com/2026/09/24/nyreg…

How a Labor Union Bested the Political Establishment in New York

The United Auto Workers has grown in size by opening its tent to workers in white-collar professions, and by adopting democratic socialist stances. But its growth has also led to political friction.

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USA: The Rising Left Can’t Ignore Labor’s Ongoing Crisis jacobin.com/2026/09/capitali…

The Rising Left Can’t Ignore Labor’s Ongoing Crisis

Working people in America are facing a crisis of living standards, Sam Gindin argues, but this has not translated into a crisis for the capitalist system. To challenge ruling class power, the Left...

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KENYA: Universities Brace For Disruption As Lecturers Set Dates For Strike sokodirectory.com/2026/09/un…

Universities Brace For Disruption As Lecturers Set Dates For Strike

Public university lecturers across Kenya are bracing for a nationwide walkout after the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) fired off a seven-day strike notice, setting the stage for classes to...

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SENEGAL: Preparations for the FSDT general strike: Coordination of general secretaries of the unions on tour in Thiès seneweb.com/en/news/Societe/…

Preparations for the FSDT general strike: Coordination of general secretaries of the unions on tour...

    The Trade Union Front for the Defense of Labor (CNTS - UNSAS - CNTS/FC - CSA - UDTS - CNTS/FCA - FGTS/A - CDSL - UTS - FES/PUSDS) has launched a new action plan, the first step of which was to...

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KENYA: Public University Lecturers Issue October 2 Strike Notice Over Stalled Collective Bargaining Agreement streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/pu…

Public University Lecturers Issue October 2 Strike Notice Over Stalled Collective Bargaining...

The Universities Academic Staff Union has directed lecturers across Kenya's public universities to strike on October 2 over a stalled funding agreement.

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BELGIUM / PALESTINE: VRT unions threaten to strike during the Eurovision Song Contest eurovisionfun.com/en/2026/09…

Belgium: VRT unions threaten to strike during the Eurovision Song Contest - Eurovision News | Music...

Following the announcement by the Flemish broadcaster VRT that it will participate in this year’s Eurovision contest, reactions have erupted from the unions of the public television workers. Today,...

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PORTUGAL: AIMA workers announce national strike theportugalnews.com/news/202…

AIMA workers announce national strike

AIMA workers have announced a national strike, called by the Union of Migration Technicians (STM).

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BOLIVIA: IMF Loan Deal Triggers 83% Diesel Hike and Transport Union Calls for Nationwide Sept. 28 Strike latintimes.com/bolivia-imf-l…

Bolivia IMF Loan Deal Triggers 83% Diesel Hike and Transport Union Calls for Nationwide Sept. 28...

Bolivia's drivers plan a Sept. 28 stoppage over an 83% diesel hike. What the IMF-linked decree means for families in Bolivia and the U.S.

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SPAIN: The strike in the vegetable canning industry achieves an 80% follow-up according to the unions. democrata.es/en/economy/the-…

The strike in vegetable preserves reaches 80% adherence.

UGT and CCOO estimate the adherence to the strike in vegetable preserves at 80% and warn of new stoppages if the employers do not unblock the state agreement.

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FRANCE: SFR workers in France strike over proposed takeover bebeez.eu/2026/09/25/sfr-wor…
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CHILE: BHP Escondida mine supervisors’ union urges rejection of contract offer, strike looms mining.com/web/bhp-escondida…

BHP Escondida mine supervisors’ union urges rejection of contract offer, strike looms

The new contract comes amid lower production levels, cost pressures and an investment plan for future productive capacity.

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UK: Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6x2…

Glasgow City Council to fire and re-hire over 23,000 employees

It says redundancy notices will be withdrawn if the three unions agree to ballot their members on the pay offer.

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EUROPE: EU Inc. Draws Union Protest Over Worker Rights as Brussels Pushes Single Company Regime eutoday.net/eu-inc-union-pro…

EU Inc. Draws Union Protest Over Worker Rights as Brussels Pushes Single Company Regime - https:/...

Trade unions demonstrated in Brussels on 24 September against the proposed EU Inc. company regime, bringing the treatment of workers’ rights into the debate

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NAMIBIA: Unions demand paternity leave for Namibian fathers namibian.com.na/unions-deman…

Unions demand paternity leave for Namibian fathers

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% Workers’ unions are calling on the government to consider introducing paternity leave to allow both parents to care for newborn...

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2025 SOUTH KOREA: Sex workers in Gyeonggi province members of the Democratic Coalition of Sex Workers, reached the first collective bargaining agreement with brothel owners in the country's history. stories.workingclasshistory.…
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25-09-1995 CANADA: Unions supporting the Liverpool Dockers Solidarity Campaign participate in national actions using the internet. This is believed to be the first time the net was used to organize an international labour solidarity action. labournet.net/docks2/9708/CA…
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25-09-1925 FRANCE: The government recognizes the right of civil servants to organise.
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BANGLADESH: Domestic Workers Protection policy ‘largely remains on paper’ thedailystar.net/news/bangla…

Protection policy ‘largely remains on paper’

Speakers at an event yesterday said the Domestic Workers Protection and Welfare Policy 2015 had largely remained on paper because of poor implementation, leaving domestic workers unaware of rights...

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GHANA: TUC calls for advancement in ILO conventions 190, 183 ratification graphic.com.gh/news/general-…

TUC calls for advancement in ILO conventions 190, 183 ratification

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has pledged its support for the ratification of the International Labour Organisation’s Convention 190, which confronts violence and harassment in the world of work...

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