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PORTUGAL: Minimum services ordered during Portugal airport workers strike www.theportugalnews.com/news/2025-12...
Minimum services ordered during Portugal airport workers strike
During the strike, ground handling assistance must be guaranteed for state, military, emergency, humanitarian, and rescue flights, and at least one flight to the autonomous regions.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
PORTUGAL: Minimum services ordered during Portugal airport workers strike www.theportugalnews.com/news/2025-12...
NEW ZEALAND: Firefighters call off Boxing Day strike, to commence next month www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/12/26/p...
Firefighters call off Boxing Day strike, to commence next month
The strike is over a proposed restructure that could slash 160 jobs and significantly change risk management and operational structures.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
NEW ZEALAND: Firefighters call off Boxing Day strike, to commence next month www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/12/26/p...
USA: Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights
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December 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
USA: Despite Crackdown on Activism, Tech Employees Are Still Picking Fights www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/b...
TURKIYE: Organised labour breaks wage chains www.birgun.net/haber/organi...
Organised labour breaks wage chains
The minimum wage, which has become a widespread and average wage, was defeated by hunger and poverty before it even reached people’s pockets. While 63 out of 100 workers earn wages close to the minimu...
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December 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
TURKIYE: Organised labour breaks wage chains www.birgun.net/haber/organi...
INDIA: Gig Workers, Delivery Partners Strike on Christmas Day, Work 'Affected' in 7 States www.newsclick.in/gig-workers-...
Gig Workers, Delivery Partners Strike on Christmas Day, Work 'Affected' in 7 States | NewsClick
The Gig & Platform Service Workers Union said it had formally placed demands before Zomato, Swiggy, Flipkart, Zepto etc. seeking “dignity, safety and security” during work.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
INDIA: Gig Workers, Delivery Partners Strike on Christmas Day, Work 'Affected' in 7 States www.newsclick.in/gig-workers-...
UKRAINE: Expert proposes that trade unions participate in supervisory board of Ukrzaliznytsia with advisory vote en.interfax.com.ua/news/press-c...
Expert proposes that trade unions participate in supervisory board of Ukrzaliznytsia with advisory vote
The Supervisory Board of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia should involve employee representatives in its work, including by allowing trade unions to participate in advisory meetings, according to Vitaliy Dudin, pro...
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December 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
UKRAINE: Expert proposes that trade unions participate in supervisory board of Ukrzaliznytsia with advisory vote en.interfax.com.ua/news/press-c...
SOUTH KOREA: New guidelines on 'Yellow Envelope Law' rekindle dispute between labor, business www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/s...
New guidelines on 'Yellow Envelope Law' rekindle dispute between labor, business - The Korea Times
Sharp differences have emerged between business groups and labor unions following the government’s release of new guidelines on the so-called “Yell...
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December 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
SOUTH KOREA: New guidelines on 'Yellow Envelope Law' rekindle dispute between labor, business www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/s...
AUSTRALIA / CHINA: Memories of the Struggle against Fascism: A story of how Australian dock workers sacrificed their livelihood for Chinese people news.cgtn.com/news/2025-12...
Memories of the Struggle against Fascism: A story of how Australian dock workers sacrificed their livelihood for Chinese people
There are many stories of international solidarity following the Nanjing Massacre. One remarkable act occurred in 1938, when Australian dockworkers refused to load iron onto a ship bound for Japan, fe...
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December 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
AUSTRALIA / CHINA: Memories of the Struggle against Fascism: A story of how Australian dock workers sacrificed their livelihood for Chinese people news.cgtn.com/news/2025-12...
26-12-1966 SOUTH KOREA: Largest organised strike in South Korean history begins with cat & shipbuilders protesting anti-labour laws. Up to 350,000 on strike.
December 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
26-12-1966 SOUTH KOREA: Largest organised strike in South Korean history begins with cat & shipbuilders protesting anti-labour laws. Up to 350,000 on strike.
26-12-1916 FRANCE: In the midst of the war, Renault's bricklayers began a strike that lasts until January 20, 1917.
December 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
26-12-1916 FRANCE: In the midst of the war, Renault's bricklayers began a strike that lasts until January 20, 1917.
26-12-1877 USA: First national convention of the Socialist Labor Party, the first Marxist party founded in the USA.
December 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
26-12-1877 USA: First national convention of the Socialist Labor Party, the first Marxist party founded in the USA.
INDIA: App-based gig workers observe Christmas Day strike over pay and work conditions www.counterview.net/2025/12/app-...
App-based gig workers observe Christmas Day strike over pay and work conditions
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December 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
INDIA: App-based gig workers observe Christmas Day strike over pay and work conditions www.counterview.net/2025/12/app-...
USA: Unions gear up to fight against Trump’s ‘Billionaire First’ agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US labor unions gear up to fight against Trump’s ‘Billionaire First’ agenda
AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler says union ready to stand up for struggling Americans: ‘Which side are you on?’
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December 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
USA: Unions gear up to fight against Trump’s ‘Billionaire First’ agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
25-12-2007 POLAND: Miners hold underground Christmas protest over merger, wages.
December 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
25-12-2007 POLAND: Miners hold underground Christmas protest over merger, wages.
25-12-1968 INDIA: Forty-four Dalits are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu. Retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilvenm...
Kilvenmani massacre - Wikipedia
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December 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
25-12-1968 INDIA: Forty-four Dalits are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu. Retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilvenm...
25-12-1904 USA: Philip Vera Cruz, labour leader & activist in Asian American civil rights movement, is born. Co-founder of United Farm Workers' Union.
December 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
25-12-1904 USA: Philip Vera Cruz, labour leader & activist in Asian American civil rights movement, is born. Co-founder of United Farm Workers' Union.
25-12-1831 JAMAICA: The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt begins; an 11 day rebellion that started involving up to 60,000 of Jamaica's 300,000 slaves following Baptist preacher, Samuel Sharpe. Over 200 slaves lose their lives.
December 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
25-12-1831 JAMAICA: The Great Jamaican Slave Revolt begins; an 11 day rebellion that started involving up to 60,000 of Jamaica's 300,000 slaves following Baptist preacher, Samuel Sharpe. Over 200 slaves lose their lives.
VANUATU: 18-month teacher strike ends with multimillion-dollar deal www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog...
18-month teacher strike ends with multimillion-dollar deal in Vanuatu - ABC Pacific
Vanuatu's National Teachers Union has ended an 18-month-long strike after reaching a $54 million settlement deal with the government, which will see teachers return to classrooms in the new year.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
VANUATU: 18-month teacher strike ends with multimillion-dollar deal www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog...
USA: Starbucks Union Keeps it Dancing on the Picket Line paydayreport.com/starbucks-un...
Starbucks Union Keeps it Dancing on the Picket Line
On Saturday, with Pittsburgh bracing for an arctic blast, forty baristas gathered for a picket line in front of the Bloomfield Starbucks to complete the first month of their strike. They stayed warm w...
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December 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
USA: Starbucks Union Keeps it Dancing on the Picket Line paydayreport.com/starbucks-un...
NEW ZEALAND: Woolworths customer care workers on strike till midnight www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Woolworths customer care workers on strike till midnight
It's the third strike by Workers First Union members in the past fortnight following four rounds of negotiations.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
NEW ZEALAND: Woolworths customer care workers on strike till midnight www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
SOUTH KOREA: Seoul's city bus union threatens to strike Jan. 13 over wage dispute www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/southkor...
Seoul's city bus union threatens to strike Jan. 13 over wage dispute - The Korea Times
Unionized intracity bus workers in Seoul said Wednesday they will go on a general strike on Jan. 13, as their wage hike negotiations with the manag...
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December 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
SOUTH KOREA: Seoul's city bus union threatens to strike Jan. 13 over wage dispute www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/southkor...
BRAZIL: Union set to accept Petrobras labor offer, end strike www.oilandgas360.com/brazil-union...
Brazil union set to accept Petrobras labor offer, end strike – Oil & Gas 360
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December 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
BRAZIL: Union set to accept Petrobras labor offer, end strike www.oilandgas360.com/brazil-union...
TUNISIA: Leader of Tunisia's main union resigns ahead of planned national strike www.newarab.com/news/head-tu...
Head of Tunisia’s main union resigns ahead of planned strike
Noureddine Tabboubi’s exit comes as the union faces both an internal struggle and a deepening crisis with the authorities.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
TUNISIA: Leader of Tunisia's main union resigns ahead of planned national strike www.newarab.com/news/head-tu...
PORTUGAL: Airports brace for travel chaos amid workers’ strike news.az/news/portuga...
Portugal airports brace for travel chaos amid workers’ strike | News.az
However, Portugal’s arbitration court has ruled that minimum services must be maintained, according to Lusa. During the strike, ground handling ...
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December 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
PORTUGAL: Airports brace for travel chaos amid workers’ strike news.az/news/portuga...