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  • Germany's EVG trade union, which represents railway and transport workers, has called a series of 'warning strikes' in 2023 over pay, impacting Deutsche Bahn train services and other rail routes. The Mirror
  • Union Syndicale Bruxelles, a trade union representing staff at Eurocontrol - which manages European airspace - is threatening to take industrial action in a row over issues such as recruitment, management and rosters. The Mirror
  • A trade union representing staff at Eurocontrol, which manages European airspace, is threatening to take industrial action in a row over issues such as recruitment, management and rosters. Kent Online
  • Germany's EVG trade union, which represents railway and transport workers, has called a series of 'warning strikes' in 2023 over pay. Euronews.com
  • Due to ongoing strike action by UNITE and GMB Trade Unions, there may be some disruption to the waste collection service provided by Allerdale Waste Services. Cumberland Council
  • Collective action: Since systemic change is needed, women will be more effective working collectively through trade unions, professional associations, and global movements. Global Health Now
  • In 2023 many trade unions are taking strike action due to a cost-of-living crisis amongst working people, while the Tory government's response is to threaten further anti-strike legislation. lipstick socialist
  • Britain will face more strikes by workers demanding higher pay after meetings between ministers and trade unions on Monday failed to end a wave of stoppages across sectors from healthcare to transport. International Business Times
  • Further industrial action by health workers in 2023 could be avoided if the Welsh Government negotiates over pay, a trade union has said. Kent Online
  • Britain's health service faces further disruption in December after thousands of ambulance workers represented by three different trade unions voted for strike action in disputes over pay and conditions. Ballinger & Co.
  • The UK's universal postal service is currently experiencing a wave of trade union strikes, and due to inflationary pressures and rising costs, the Royal Mail price increase 2022 is forecasted to take place earlier than usual. Datagraphic
  • The UK will introduce VAT-free shopping for overseas visitors and that new legislation will be introduced to require trade unions to put pay offers from employers to a member vote to ensure that strike action can only be called once negotiations have fully broken down. GoodTo
  • A worsening cost-of-living crisis in Britain has prompted workers in industries from railways and airlines to barristers and even trade union staff to either threaten or undertake strike action in disputes over pay and conditions. Reuters
  • The next meeting of the trade union caucus will focus on overlapping crisis - the cost of living crisis, the devastating floods in Pakistan and the ongoing strike wave in the UK and across the world. Eventbrite
  • The South African Federation of Trade Unions will hold a nationwide strike in August against the crisis at Eskom, unemployment, and the rising cost of living. Fin24
  • With more than 40,000 UK rail workers participating in the recent very visible strike action, discussions about why people might want to join a trade union have tended to focus on improving pay and working conditions. The Conversation
  • A trade union has threatened industrial action across the London bus network in response to plans to axe 16 routes, which it says would result in hundreds of job losses. inews.co.uk
  • The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), to demonstrate how much more it believes in Covid than even capitalist politicians, recently threatened strike action - to demand free Rapid Antigen Tests! Red Fire
  • DOJ's interagency Health Care Fraud Strike Force will likely continue its focus on misuse of the CARES Act's Provider Relief Fund and improper billing in the healthcare industry related to COVID-19. Morrison & Foerster LLP
  • Without more action from trade unions and better enforcement of China's labour laws, prevention of similar accidents will be difficult to achieve. China Labour Bulletin

Last updated: 29 March 2024



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