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Once-illegal unions were formed in the teeth of violent suppression. Violence was met with violence. Bosses had to hire armed guards as they scurried between their estates and their fancy parties. (pluralistic.net)
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US: approval of unions at highest level in more than half a century (znetwork.org)
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Australia: Coles, Woolworths, Costco, Kmart push to scrap overtime and holiday pay (mastodon.social)
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When working people are scattered, intimidated, and demoralized, the boss has the upper hand. They want us to react fast, and individually. They want us to type “resign” into the email. (sh.itjust.works)
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https://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/01/dont-panic-organize

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Belgium teachers strike. Government plans to replace permanent jobs with indefinite-term contracts (www.ei-ie.org)
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France: port workers strike. "The results of the asbestos analyses carried out in 2021 and 2022 in eleven ports have still not been published." (www.connexionfrance.com)
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Federal workers union tells members: don’t resign via that email (www.theverge.com)
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On the kneecapping of the NLRB: “I expect that workers with assistance from their advocates will take matters into their own hands in order to get well-deserved dignity and respect in the workplace” (www.theguardian.com)
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Whole Foods Philadelphia: first store wins union election after employees given free snacks following filing of petition (apnews.com)
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Tufts strike: professors qualify for subsidized housing and food assistance (mas.wrong.tools)
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Delta workers push for a vote to unionize in MN (www.kare11.com)
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Finland: prime minister worried about wave of strikes, including strikes among expert and managerial staff in 20 companies (www.helsinkitimes.fi)
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Australia: airport employees strike against outsourcing, elimination of full-time and permanent employment (www.thenewdaily.com.au)
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‘Fighting Goliath’: Amazon workers to hold union election at North Carolina warehouse (www.theguardian.com)
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Amazon to close Quebec facilities, but says it's not because of that new union (www.engadget.com)
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Costco employees authorize strike over management's failure to bargain constructively after record-breaking profits (teamster.org)
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Costco union representing 18,000 workers authorizes nationwide strike (www.msn.com)
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the time of his assassination came when he was calling for a coalition of all the poor Black and white, and urging that they create a union. He was arousing a sleeping giant when he was cut down. (sh.itjust.works)
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France: video game bosses are clowns with over-inflated egos, only accepting totalitarian control and vainly trying to hide their incompetence by treating workers and consumers like children (www.stjv.fr)
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Union Election Set at North Carolina Amazon Warehouse - ‘An Historic Moment in South’: Interview with CAUSE President (world-outlook.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24826464

By Mark Satinoff
January 15, 2025

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Providence Health: 5000 nurses, doctors on strike. "Providence used to be a nice community hospital, and now it’s venture capital with health care as a side gig." (www.labornotes.org)
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Canada CUPE strike: "government and school board... don't believe [educational assistants] should be able to afford to live. It's unconscionable. (mstdn.ca)
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Canada: 99% of rail workers at CPKC vote in favor of strike against contract work, forced overtime, and policies damaging work-life balance (www.cbc.ca)
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Greece: call center for Apple, Google, Microsoft and Netflix not allowing bathroom breaks, terminating for sickness and union support (www.theguardian.com)
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Four Things to Know From Our Investigation of the Home Healthcare Workers of America, New York’s Fastest-Growing Union (documentedny.com)
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