LabourStart

@labourstart

'Where trade unionists start their day on the net' News & campaigning website of the international labour movement

London, England

Joined June 2008

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SOUTH AMERICA / CANADA: Empowering women workers: labour education and Indigenous women miners in South America usw.ca/empowering-wom…

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NIGERIA: Ogun workers’ unions call off strike, amid concerns over unmet minimum wage demand premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssout…

labourstart's tweet card. Despite the agreement, some workers expressed dissatisfaction, accusing union leaders of ignoring the unresolved issue of the N70,000 national minimum wage, which has yet to be implemented.

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CANADA: Fighting for permanent residency: HEU calls out federal government’s exploitative immigration policies heu.org/news/news/figh…

labourstart's tweet card. Hundreds of health care workers in B.C.

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International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)@ITFglobalunion · 4 h

ISU is a sham union registered in Slovenia that undermines seafarers' rights for profit. ✍️ Sign our open letter to Slovenia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Luka Mesec, demanding Slovenia take action. bit.ly/4kUo97w

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BWI Global Union@BWIglobal · 12 h

BWI hails Cuban workers’ resilience and “creative resistance” under decades-long US blockade. BWI General Secretary Ambet Yuson: “Cuba shows the world the strength and unity of the working class.” 🇨🇺✊ #Solidarity Read more: bwint.org/BwiNews/NewsDe…

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LabourStart@labourstart · 6 h

✊🌎 14 trade unions across 12 countries — from Argentina to Austria — are joining forces to demand a global agreement with telecom giant #AmericaMovil. Profits are booming. International growth is accelerating. But workers' rights must not be left behind. 📶🧵

UUNI Américas@uniamericas · 23 h

📢 Desde Croacia a Colombia: ¡Es hora de avanzar hacia un Acuerdo Global con América Móvil! 🌎Para los sindicatos esto garantizaría condiciones laborales dignas y estables para todas las personas trabajadoras, sin importar el país. @carlosslim @Telmex

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LabourStart@labourstart · 6 h

23-07-1965 CANADA: Postal workers across the country begin a wildcat strike that leads to full union recognition. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers soon emerges as one of the most militant public sector unions. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cup…

labourstart's tweet card. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is a labour union that represents over 55,000 members across Canada (2024). Members of the CUPW include Canada Post ...

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23-07-1914 CANADA: In Saint John 1000s of people support striking street railway workers, throwing stones at scabs and overturning trams when the Royal Canadian Dragoons charge the crowd. Order is restored when the company recognizes the union. wfhathewaylabourexhibitcentre.ca/labour-history…

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UK: 'Sense of demoralisation at university' says union at strike action begins msn.com/en-gb/money/ot…

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GLOBAL: The Enduring Lessons of Wages for Housework thenation.com/article/cultur…

labourstart's tweet card. Emily Callaci’s history of the international feminist movement examines the influence of their intellectual and political victories.

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LabourStart@labourstart · 12 h

ASIA: Unions push to close South East Asia's gender pay gap industriall-union.org/unions-push-to…

labourstart's tweet card. Twenty women and men trade union leaders from South East Asia made a clear commitment to take action to reduce the considerable gender pay gap in the region.

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LabourStart@labourstart · 15 h

NIGERIA: Crackdown of union members: Oil workers threaten nationwide strike vanguardngr.com/2025/07/crackd…

labourstart's tweet card. By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, have issued a strike notice...

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KENYA: Mombasa Warehouse Workers Stage Protest over KSh 4 per Bag Pay: “We’ve Suffered” tuko.co.ke/kenya/counties…

labourstart's tweet card. The Mombasa warehouse workers claim the KSh 4 they are paid for loading and offloading is too little. They are demanding a new rate as per the 2023/2024 CBA.

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LabourStart@labourstart · 16 h

SOUTH AFRICA: Outrage as City of Tshwane Blocks Legally Approved Workers’ Protest gauteng.net/whats-on-g/out…

labourstart's tweet card. Outrage as Tshwane blocks a legally approved workers’ protest. Read about the latest municipal labour dispute, constitutional rights, and what it means for service delivery. Full details on the...

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LabourStart@labourstart · 18 h

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: ABU Union to Host Youth Congress 2025 antigua.news/2025/07/21/ant…

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KOSOVO: RTK Union warns of protest over budget non-allocation kosovapress.com/en/RTK-union-w…

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SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Heavy Industries union rejects labor deal amid 64% opposition biz.chosun.com/en/en-industry…

labourstart's tweet card. Hyundai Heavy Industries union rejects labor deal amid 64% opposition

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UK: Union attacks 'outrageous' treatment of bin workers au.news.yahoo.com/union-attacks-…

labourstart's tweet card. The FBU says unions affiliated to Labour will not tolerate a "betrayal" of striking bin workers.

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LabourStart@labourstart · 22 h

SOUTH AFRICA: FlySafair pilot strike continues as parties head to CCMA jacarandafm.com/news/news/flys…

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INDIA: Sanitation workers flay govt.’s ‘stubborn attitude’ thehindu.com/news/national/…

labourstart's tweet card. The sanitation workers of Ongole and Nellore civic bodies who have been staging protests demanding wage hike have expressed dissatisfaction over the State government’s ‘stubborn attitude’ towards the...

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