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)
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)
Oregon: Preschools close after teachers launch unionization, no attempt to reassign union supporters (www.portlandtribune.com)
Australia: social workers are leaving the sector, one in three frontline workers rely on financial support from friends and family (womensagenda.com.au)
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)
Freeloader (sh.itjust.works)
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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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Mercedes management cuts time to discuss quality and safety to force employees to watch anti-union videos (labornotes.org)
Alabama: companies that voluntarily recognize unions barred from state economic incentives like grants, loans, tax credits (au.news.yahoo.com)
Colombia: 64 human rights defenders, social leaders and peace agreement signatories have been killed so far this year (www.industriall-union.org)
Mercedes Tuscaloosa brings in anti-union pastor, "companies give enough money to churches to purchase their long-term loyalty, and rely on the church leaders to preach an anti-union message." (labornotes.org)
UK teacher strike: union would "not accept privatisation of our schools through a politicised Ofsted process" (www.morningstaronline.co.uk)
Sweden: IF Metall, with $921 million strike fund, may initiate sympathy strikes at Tesla licence plate company, or Tesla internal staff in administrative, HR, and finance roles (www.reuters.com)
Migrants aren't pushing down wages. It's your boss. (sh.itjust.works)
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