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'Where trade unionists start their day on the net' News & campaigning website of the international labour movement
London, England
Joined June 2008
SOUTH KOREA: Debate heats up over extending retirement age to 65
koreatimes.co.kr
Debate is heating up over raising Korea's statutory retirement age, as the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) moves to increase it from 60 to 6...
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INDIA: Domestic workers’ union urges Karnataka govt. to revise draft welfare Bill
thehindu.com
Karnataka Domestic Workers’ Union calls for revisions to the welfare bill, stressing worker rights and clearer definitions of forced labor.
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CANADA: An Alberta general strike raises many questions. Key among them are if — and when
cbc.ca
What are the legalities around a general strike? What moves could the Alberta government take to stop it? And if it does go ahead, when should it happen?
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PORTUGAL: Tens of thousands in Portugal protest proposed labor reforms
thecanadianpressnews.ca
LISBON (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in Lisbon took to the streets Saturday to protest labor reforms put forth by the center-right government.
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BARBADOS: UWU: Factory’s stance on protest in breach of Trade Union Act
nationnews.com
General secretary of Unity Workers’ Union (UWU), Caswell Franklyn, is charging that the Barbados Energy and Sugar Company Inc. (BESCO) is acting illegally
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HONG KONG / CHINA: Alliance Case | Chow Hang-tung Questions: When Did Words Become a Crime?
hklabourrights.org
Chow Hang Tung, former vice-chair of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, appeared at West Kowloon Court today to seek the dismissal of an...
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: JTUM to join peace vigil over regional US military action
newsday.co.tt
The Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM), a key ally of the UNC government, is supporting a vigil for peace, which suggests that the Caribbean should remain a zone of peace.
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IRELAND: SIPTU members in Carroll's Cuisine to take strike action
rte.ie
SIPTU members employed at Carroll's Cuisine in Tullamore, Co Offaly, are to take strike action later this month in a dispute over pay and union recognition.
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09-11-1988 BRAZIL: Security forces murdered three striking metal workers and wounded dozens at the Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional who wanted more pay and reinstatement of victimised workers. Despite the killings they kept striking for 2 more weeks.
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09-11-1935 USA: The Committee for Industrial Organization is formed, breaking away from the American Federation of Labor.
en.wikipedia.org
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09-11-1932 SWITZERLAND: During a union-organised demonstration by 5,000 people in Geneva against fascism, the troops fired on the crowd, killing 13 people and injuring 65.
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09-11-1932 ICELAND: The Battle of Good Templars House—Guttóslagurinn. Mass communist led strike and protest against wage cuts
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09-11-1918 FRANCE: A Soviet, or Workers and Soldiers Council, was formed in Metz. In Moselle as in Alsace, this movement gains momentum following the example of the explosive situation in Luxembourg and the Saar.
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09-11-1918 GERMANY: The German Republic and the Free Socialist Republic of Germany are proclaimed, two hours apart, by Scheidemann (SPD: Social Democratic Party of Germany) and Liebknecht (Spartacist League).
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ITALY: CGIL: General strike on December 12th to protest the budget law
agenzianova.com
CGIL: General strike on December 12th to protest the budget law. Read the news on Agenzia Nova.
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TURKIYE: 169 workers killed in Turkey workplace accidents in October
turkishminute.com
At least 169 workers died in workplace accidents across Turkey in October, bringing the total number of workplace deaths in 2025 to date to 1,737, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing...
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LITHUANIA: Government workers call for pay hike; consider strike
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UK: Rockstar Insider Speaks Out: 'There Were No Leaks—This Was Union-Busting'
inkl.com
A verified Rockstar Games employee claims recent layoffs were aimed at union suppression, not leaks. The studio denies the accusation, but the timing has raised concerns across the gaming industry.
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USA: 86,000 University of California workers to strike statewide Nov. 17-18
eastbaytimes.com
The three bargaining unions involved in the strike said the Oakland-based UC system has failed to “settle contracts addressing the cost of living and affordability crises” facing the university’s m…
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