Finland: right-wing government restricts political and sympathy strikes (www.industriall-union.org)
First ever Samsung strike, employees asking for raise and bonus pegged to company earnings (au.finance.yahoo.com)
Australia, hospital worker strike: "Nurses and support workers don’t expect to get rich working in public hospitals, but they certainly shouldn’t expect to be worse off every year" (unitedworkers.org.au)
Grad students signing up 1000 supporters in one day, voting yes within weeks (labornotes.org)
India: unions call for end to outsourcing, withdrawal from WTO, policies favoring farmers and labourers, return of former pensions, release of union activists (indianexpress.com)
Nestle Canada: employees strike after rejecting offer given by management and recommended by union (www.just-food.com)
Indonesia props up for-profit water by intimidating protestors at their homes; forcing them to cancel event; blocking venues, food, and lodging; hacking organisation websites; attack conference (publicservices.international)
Kenya: air traffic workers denied union by misclassifying them as managers (www.itfglobal.org)
Australia: social workers are leaving the sector, one in three frontline workers rely on financial support from friends and family (womensagenda.com.au)
Oregon: Preschools close after teachers launch unionization, no attempt to reassign union supporters (www.portlandtribune.com)
Billionaire attempting to roll back farmworker protection laws to pre-César Chavez unionizations (www.latimes.com)
Boeing: union plans whistleblower training after alleged threats of termination and violence against employee (gizmodo.com.au)
To Win Big, Labor Has to Lose More (www.laborpolitics.com)
Niagara strike against forced overtime: scabs can't keep up, management asks for custody agreements if employee wants time with kids (archive.ph)
Google introduced mandatory training for full-timers on interacting with contractors to ensure it can avoid claims of “co-employment”, make clear that it’s not a “joint employer” (fortune.com)
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Three weeks into strike, Del Monte management closes factory without notice or severance. By using temp agency, they avoid having to provide benefits, pensions, vacations, sick pay, etc (rabble.ca)
Mercedes official “principles” say executives remain neutral in organizing campaigns. German government investigating Mercedes for illegal union-busting. (www.labornotes.org)
Master control yes man: movies, press, advertising, radio... (sh.itjust.works)
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