cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agoFiji: town council employees strike, CEO removed, employees return to workplus-squarefijiglobalnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFiji: town council employees strike, CEO removed, employees return to workplus-squarefijiglobalnews.comcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoOmni Air International: 99% of pilots voting authorize strike. 91% report schedules that cause fatigue; 40% say management pushes for unsafe practices and violations of aviation regulationsplus-squareteamster.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkOmni Air International: 99% of pilots voting authorize strike. 91% report schedules that cause fatigue; 40% say management pushes for unsafe practices and violations of aviation regulationsplus-squareteamster.orgcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoUK: Birmingham City Council plans to use scabs to break strike, despite it being unlawfulplus-squareb31.org.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkUK: Birmingham City Council plans to use scabs to break strike, despite it being unlawfulplus-squareb31.org.ukcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoFinland: Professional and managerial staff to strike at major engineering and tech firmsplus-squareyle.fiexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFinland: Professional and managerial staff to strike at major engineering and tech firmsplus-squareyle.ficyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agoCanada: Amazon management accused of hiring a flood of seasonal workers to dilute pro-union sentimentplus-squarethetyee.caexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCanada: Amazon management accused of hiring a flood of seasonal workers to dilute pro-union sentimentplus-squarethetyee.cacyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agoGreece: general strike on anniversary of train crash, involving alleged coverupplus-squarepamehellas.grexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGreece: general strike on anniversary of train crash, involving alleged coverupplus-squarepamehellas.grcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days agoOn the NLRB: Why go into enemy territory? It’s important to recognize that direct action is the only way to receive the benefits you’re looking for. You can’t depend on a government agency.plus-squarecapitalandmain.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkOn the NLRB: Why go into enemy territory? It’s important to recognize that direct action is the only way to receive the benefits you’re looking for. You can’t depend on a government agency.plus-squarecapitalandmain.comcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agoGhana: privatization supporters continue push despite failures to lower prices and improve services. A study led by OECD found that privatized electricity had 23% higher costs.plus-squarepublicservices.internationalexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGhana: privatization supporters continue push despite failures to lower prices and improve services. A study led by OECD found that privatized electricity had 23% higher costs.plus-squarepublicservices.internationalcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agoCyprus: "An Injury to One is an Injury to All!" Entire staff strikes after management terminates employee after forming union and asking for a raise.plus-squarewww.iww.cyexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCyprus: "An Injury to One is an Injury to All!" Entire staff strikes after management terminates employee after forming union and asking for a raise.plus-squarewww.iww.cycyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agoCanada: custodial and maintenance staff approves strike, many without wage increase after a decade seeing 30% inflation. “Many of our members work two or three jobs. Many live on the edge of poverty.”plus-squarecupe.caexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCanada: custodial and maintenance staff approves strike, many without wage increase after a decade seeing 30% inflation. “Many of our members work two or three jobs. Many live on the edge of poverty.”plus-squarecupe.cacyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agoToronto: union of nearly 30,000 municipal employees approves strike due to “years of stagnating wages amid rising inflation.”plus-squareglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkToronto: union of nearly 30,000 municipal employees approves strike due to “years of stagnating wages amid rising inflation.”plus-squareglobalnews.cacyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agoUS: Unions say privatizing postal services in Europe have led to reduced services, increased prices, job losses, and cut off rural communitiesplus-squareuniglobalunion.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkUS: Unions say privatizing postal services in Europe have led to reduced services, increased prices, job losses, and cut off rural communitiesplus-squareuniglobalunion.orgcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agoSouth Korea: government sentences union activists to prison after threatening to break strike with commandos and special forcesplus-squarewww.industriall-union.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSouth Korea: government sentences union activists to prison after threatening to break strike with commandos and special forcesplus-squarewww.industriall-union.orgcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 days agoFrance: unions rally against far-right attack at film screening, beating audience members, stabbing oneplus-squarepeoplesdispatch.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFrance: unions rally against far-right attack at film screening, beating audience members, stabbing oneplus-squarepeoplesdispatch.orgcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 days agopopular resistance will only come from concerted collective action, which is something few people in the U.S. have any experience with. The big exception are union members.plus-squaresocial.sanfranciscan.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkpopular resistance will only come from concerted collective action, which is something few people in the U.S. have any experience with. The big exception are union members.plus-squaresocial.sanfranciscan.orgcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 days agoIndia: Samsung management plans on locking factory gates to prevent strikers from taking over factoryplus-squarewww.outlookbusiness.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIndia: Samsung management plans on locking factory gates to prevent strikers from taking over factoryplus-squarewww.outlookbusiness.comcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agoCanada: LifeLabs employees strike - "we are not going to allow their profit margins to increase on the backs of the patients and our members who work at LifeLabs"www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkCanada: LifeLabs employees strike - "we are not going to allow their profit margins to increase on the backs of the patients and our members who work at LifeLabs"www.cbc.cacyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agoUK: bus drivers approve strike after management intimidates employees into driving despite safety concerns, suspend those who refuseplus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkUK: bus drivers approve strike after management intimidates employees into driving despite safety concerns, suspend those who refuseplus-squarewww.bbc.comcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agoNew Zealand: Minister won't meet with Council of Trade Unions, country’s largest democratic organisation. "she doesn’t want to hear our view, she has a different view – pro-employer and anti-worker"plus-squarenewsroom.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNew Zealand: Minister won't meet with Council of Trade Unions, country’s largest democratic organisation. "she doesn’t want to hear our view, she has a different view – pro-employer and anti-worker"plus-squarenewsroom.co.nzcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agoGreece: nationwide strikes against outsourcing and use of contracts rather than making employees permanentplus-squarewww.tovima.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGreece: nationwide strikes against outsourcing and use of contracts rather than making employees permanentplus-squarewww.tovima.comcyu@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0fedilink
