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BULGARIA: Teachers’ unions unite behind call to fund public education and strengthen the teaching profession ei-ie.org/en/item/33177:bulg…

Bulgaria: Teachers’ unions unite behind call to fund public education and strengthen the teaching...

Education union leaders from across Southeast Europe gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria, for a three-day strategic forum under Education International’s (EI) Go Public! Fund Education campaign. The meeting...

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CZECHIA: Škoda Auto wage freeze: unions threaten strike at three Czech plants aroundprague.cz/en/news/econ…

Škoda Auto wage freeze: unions threaten strike at three Czech plants

Škoda Auto has been told to freeze wages, and unions threaten to halt all three Czech sites. Meanwhile, operating profit jumped 140 percent to CZK 2.7 billion.

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LIBERIA: Fighting for Tomorrow: How Liberian Workers Won a Game-Changing Victory for Their Families solidaritycenter.org/fightin…

Solidarity Center - Fighting for Tomorrow: How Liberian Workers Won a Game-Changing Victory for...

Heading to the schoolhouse where she teaches each morning, Asatu N. Bangalee-Willie travels between two sections of the Firestone Rubber plantation in Harbel, where thousands of Liberians work and…

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CYPRUS: Education programme staff in Cyprus to hold 24-hour strike ua.news/en/world/na-kipri-pr…

Cyprus education programme staff to hold 24-hour strike

Staff of Cyprus Education Ministry support programmes will hold a 24-hour strike on Friday over employment issues and unmet government commitments.

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GREECE: Food Delivery Workers Stage Four-Hour Strike tovima.com/society/greek-foo…

Greek Food Delivery Workers Stage Four-Hour Strike - tovima.com

Fourteen unions are taking part in a work stoppage and protest in Athens as delivery workers demand stronger labor protections, fair pay and greater transparency from digital platforms ahead of a...

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GLOBAL: Amazon’s Secret 'Atlas' AI: How the Retail Giant Uses Data to Predict Whether Workers Will Join Unions gadgetreview.com/amazons-sec…

Amazon’s Secret 'Atlas' AI: How the Retail Giant Uses Data to Predict Whether Workers Will Join...

Amazon's Atlas system scores warehouse union risk on a 100-900 scale, with two UK sites reportedly flagged as Tier 1 for imminent labor action.

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NORWAY: SAFE Workers Strike at Reach Subsea rigzone.com/news/safe_worker…

SAFE Workers Strike at Reach Subsea

Nearly a dozen members of the Norwegian energy workers union SAFE have gone on strike at Reach Subsea after government mediation failed to result in an agreement.

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FRANCE: Disappointed after meeting, French unions call for 5 November action euronews.com/2026/10/21/disa…

Disappointed after meeting, French unions call for 5 November action

Trade unions, unanimously disappointed after their meeting with the government, are calling for a large mobilisation on 5 November. The CGT's general secretary is urging workers to "generalise the...

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COLOMBIA: Nelson Javier Alarcón elected the president of the Central Union of Workers (CUT) pbicanada.org/2026/10/20/nel…
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SUDAN: IFJ to organise solidarity mission to support Sudanese journalists ifj.org/media-centre/news/de…

Sudan: IFJ to organise solidarity mission to support Sudanese journalists / IFJ

At its online meeting on 19 and 20 October 2026, the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) unanimously adopted a motion to organise a solidarity mission to Sudan in...

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INDIA: MGMGH contract staff toil sans toilets & change rooms newindianexpress.com/states/…

Tamil Nadu: MGMGH contract staff toil sans toilets & change rooms

TIRUCHY: Nearly 300 contract workers at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH), who clean wards, handle hospital waste and assist patients, continu

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NIGERIA: Tax Reform: NASU warns FG against overburdening workers vanguardngr.com/2026/10/tax-…

Tax Reform: NASU warns FG against overburdening workers

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, has urged the Federal Government to ensure that Nigeria’s tax reforms do not impose a dispropor...

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NORTH AMERICA: Building worker solidarity across North America in uncertain times usw.ca/building-worker-solid…

Building worker solidarity across North America in uncertain times  - USW Canada

The jobs of thousands of USW members have been plunged into uncertainty due to U.S. tariffs, outsourcing and offshoring. In 2025, the Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) has supported initiatives that...

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SOUTH KOREA: Labor ministry confirms Coupang cover-up orders but forgoes indictment biz.chosun.com/en/en-society…

Korea labor ministry confirms Coupang cover-up orders but forgoes indictment

Korea labor ministry confirms Coupang cover-up orders but forgoes indictment Ministry cites lapsed statute of limitations as it flags 206 safety breaches and nearly 2 billion won in fines

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Vietnam: Independent Trade Unions Suppressed; Hostility to Labor Rights Undercuts Claims of Reform [Human Rights Watch] bit.ly/4887jOu

Vietnam: Independent Trade Unions Suppressed

The Vietnamese government is systematically suppressing the rights of workers to organize independent unions.

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GREECE: Public sector workers and teachers joined student protesters, amid growing youth-led demonstrations across Europe aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2…

Thousands march for school funding in Greece

Teachers joined nationwide student protests amid growing youth-led demonstrations in Europe.

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Congratulations to the Canadian workers who stood up to Walmart. Retail giants that squeeze store workers also squeeze garment workers in Bangladesh. When we organise, we win. Solidarity! @ilo
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CANADA: How a Canadian Union Finally Bested Walmart jacobin.com/2026/10/canada-l…

How a Canadian Union Finally Bested Walmart

Walmart has long stymied attempts to unionize any part of its business. Which is why the breakthrough union victory won by 800 workers at a Mississauga, Ontario regional distribution center is worth...

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22-10-2012 PERU: Doctors return to work after 33 day long strike wins first pay rise in a decade.
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22-10-1981 USA: The US Federal Labor Relations Authority votes to decertify the Air Traffic Controllers Organization for its previous strike.
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