INSIDER: Real Reason NLC, TUC Want to Embark on Nationwide Strike: "Minimum wage change is scheduled for 2024, so how can we be demanding N200 ...
fij.ng/article/insider-real-reason-nlc-tuc-want-to-embark-on-nationwide-strike/
Kaiser Permanente workers win 21% raise over 4 years after strike: The health care giant and the coalition of unions that walked out for three days earlier this ...
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/10/13/1205788228/kaiser-permanente-strike-contract-deal-reached
Quick Glance: Kaiser Permanente and Unions Reach Preliminary Agreement
- Kaiser Permanente and the unions have reached a preliminary agreement.
- Staffing shortages at Kaiser Permanente were caused by pandemic burnout, leading millions of healthcare workers to leave their jobs.
- The unions also raised concerns about the company outsourcing work to third-party vendors, which was another key issue during negotiations.
- The previous labor agreement between the unions and the company expired on September 30, but hospitals and emergency rooms remained open during the strike.
Lyft and Uber drivers’ largest strike yet, briefly explained: The protests spotlight how gig workers lack basic labor protections.
vox.com/politics/2024/2/14/24073382/lyft-uber-strike-valentines-day-2024
Quick Glance: Lyft Stock Surges with Celebrities and Layoffs
- Lyft exceeds Q4 profit estimates and projects positive cash flow in 2024.
- Erin Brewer revised 2024 growth projection from 5% to 0.5%.
- Rides to stadiums up over 35% driven by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and sports events.
- New CEO David Risher leads Lyft in aggressive restructuring plan with layoffs and cost reductions.
Nigeria's Tinubu offers wage increase ahead of labour strike: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced an interim wage rise for low income workers and ...
reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-tinubu-offers-wage-increase-ahead-labour-strike-2023-10-01/
Quick Glance: Tinubu Increases Wages Ahead of Strike
- President Tinubu announces temporary wage increase for low income workers ahead of strike
- Mass buses running on gas to alleviate impact of petrol subsidy removal
- Reforms aimed at putting Nigeria's economy on the path to recovery
- Government raises salaries for federal workers and investigates central bank corruption
Pizza Hut workers at an L.A. restaurant strike, alleging wage theft: Although the number of striking workers is small, the wage-theft problem they are ...
latimes.com/business/story/2024-03-07/pizza-hut-workers-in-la-historic-filipinotown-go-on-3-day-strike-alleging-wage-theft
Labor Sec. Bienvenido Laguesma warns that the legislated P100 minimum wage hike can cause a deep impact on operations and wage distortion. But he assures ... Show more
Transport turnaround in Hamburg: Not everything is gold: Hamburg wants to achieve a transport transition with the MOIA shuttle service. The drivers complain ...
zeit.de/hamburg/2024-02/verekehrswende-hamburg-moia-mindestlohn-arbeitsbedingungen
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Uber driver claims he earns below minimum wage ahead of strike : Florin Talos said he works up to 60 hours every week
bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/uber-driver-claims-earns-below-9085726
AFL strikes joint bargaining agreement with players worth $2.2 billion over five years
theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-strikes-joint-bargaining-agreement-with-players-worth-2-2-billion-over-five-years-20230921-p5e6il.html
Kwara workers threaten strike over wage award, others: The Joint Kwara Labour Congress, on Tuesday, has threatened to embark on a strike should the state ...
punchng.com/kwara-workers-threaten-strike-over-wage-award-others/
Minimum wage, tolls and timetable changes on the railway: Huge changes in December 2023
az-online.de/verbraucher/aenderungen-dezember-2023-mindestlohn-fahrplanwechsel-lkw-maut-zr-92703439.html
Quick Glance: Germany in December 2023: New Regulations and Dates
- Tenants to receive 2022 utility bills statements
- Key dates for mail delivery to Germany
- Deutsche Post advises sending letters by December 21st for Christmas
- Schools in North Rhine-Westphalia closed from December 21st to January 6th
Union janitors on Long Island vote to strike if Dec. 31 contract deadline isn't resolved
newsday.com/business/union-janitor-strike-contract-o38b87ok
Metalworkers' collective agreement: agreement on 8.6 percent: Up to a gross income of just under 4,200 euros, the increase is ten percent. The gross minimum wage ...
diepresse.com/17877390/metaller-kv-einigung-auf-86-prozent
Hard-fought agreement for social economy KV: salaries rise by 9.2 percent: The minimum wage in private care and health care and social sector is now 2,067 ...
derstandard.at/story/3000000197217/sozialwirtschaft-kv-gehaelter-steigen-um-92-prozent
Workers stage strikes, police deployed to secure Bekasi area: Police deploy hundreds of personnel and divert traffic as national strike begins.
thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2023/11/30/workers-stage-strikes-police-deployed-to-secure-bekasi-area.html
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Unions double down on strike threat after wage announcements: Following Tuesday’s announcements of the 2024 provincial minimum wages, labor leader Said Iqbal ...
thejakartapost.com/business/2023/11/22/unions-double-down-on-strike-threat-after-wage-announcements.html
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Hubertus Heil: "You shouldn't think the other person is stupid": From budget crises to rail strikes - negotiating skills are more in demand than ever in politics ...
zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2023-11/hubertus-heil-kompromiss-verhandlung-cdu
Millions of workers to strike over 2024 minimum wage: Unions: Labor unions have expressed their dissatisfaction with the 2024 minimum wage formula and announced ...
thejakartapost.com/business/2023/11/15/millions-of-workers-to-strike-over-2024-minimum-wage-unions.html
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Unison school strikes: Schools and nurseries across four council areas close as support staff go on strike
news.stv.tv/west-central/unison-school-strikes-schools-and-nurseries-across-four-council-areas-close-as-support-staff-go-on-strike
More than 75,000 Kaiser workers go on strike amid clash on wages: The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions said unions were negotiating wages and other issues ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-10-04/75000-kaiser-workers-go-on-strike-disrupting-healthcare-in-california-and-beyond
Collective bargaining dispute: rail union sticks to 50-hour warning strike: An ultimatum passed without result. Now rail workers want to strike for two days as ...
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/deutsche-bahn-gewerkschaft-evg-haelt-an-50-stunden-streik-fest-a-c585f212-4ce7-40f4-8875-e32f1bb44e2d
50-hour strike: union plans to paralyze rail traffic from Sunday to Tuesday evening
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/evg-und-deutsche-bahn-50-stunden-streik-soll-bahn-von-sonntag-bis-dienstagabend-lahmlegen-a-efad4628-6098-49ee-9b56-3afcfe74ccc8
Quick Glance: Major Railway Strike from Sunday: EVG to Paralyze Train Traffic for 50 Hours
- Next nationwide warning strike at the railway is imminent
- EVG announces details of upcoming labor dispute
- In wage dispute with employers, EVG plans to paralyze train traffic nationwide from Sunday evening for 50 hours
- Deutsche Bahn's head of personnel, Martin Seiler, to speak on Thursday at 11:15 am at Cologne Central Station
Labour warns FG over delayed MOU, threatens strike: The organised Labour has expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of implementation of the Memorandum of ...
punchng.com/labour-warns-fg-over-delayed-mou-threatens-strike/
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Here are some of the news that you should not miss this morning:
1. Multiple taxation: Tinubu panel asks govt to drop 190 ... Show more
N30,000 minimum Wage: Bayelsa teachers threaten indefinite strike: The Nigeria Union of Teachers has threatened to commence an indefinite strike in public ...
punchng.com/n30000-minimum-wage-bayelsa-teachers-threaten-indefinite-strike/
Fuel Subsidy Removal: TUC meets Tinubu's delegation, makes demands to avert strike
premiumtimesng.com/news/602596-fuel-subsidy-removal-tuc-meets-tinubus-delegation-makes-demands-to-avert-strike.html
Scotland schools: Strikes set to go ahead as engagement fails: Strikes in 24 of Scotland’s local authorities are set to go ahead this week after councils and a ...
heraldscotland.com/news/23810410.scotland-schools-strikes-set-go-ahead-engagement-fails/
Unite rejects branch that told members to cross Scottish school strikes picket line
news.stv.tv/scotland/unison-decision-to-continue-scottish-schools-strikes-branded-bizarre-by-unite
Fuel Subsidy Removal: Labour suspends planned strike: The organised labour rescinded the decision to go on with its planned strike in a Memorandum of ...
premiumtimesng.com/news/630214-fuel-subsidy-removal-labour-suspends-planned-strike.html
One union leader said some staff couldn’t even afford groceries their own employers were selling. Full story: bit.ly/ColesWooliesProtest
Fuel Subsidy: Shelve your planned strike, Abbas tells NLC: Mr Abbas said the strike, if embarked upon, will aggravate the current economic challenges facing the ...
premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/628609-fuel-subsidy-shelve-your-planned-strike-abbas-tells-nlc.html
Nigerian President #BolaTinubu raises minimum wage for 6 months amid workers calling off their indefinite strike.
The country marks its 63rd Independence Day ... Show more
Lincat workers continue strike as company 'refuses' to engage: They are demanding a pay rise
lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/lincat-workers-strike-one-month-8778882
Spain's female footballers call off strike after pay deal: Players from Liga F have reached an agreement with the league over the minimum wage ...
lemonde.fr/en/football/article/2023/09/14/spain-s-female-footballers-call-off-strike-after-pay-deal_6135202_130.html
Wrigley Field concessions workers authorize strike ahead of the final home weekend of the Chicago Cubs’ regular season
chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-wrigley-field-concessions-strike-vote-20230922-qeyp4f3bh5bzfja75fy7wfudpq-story.html
Spain's women footballers call off strike after deal reached in pay row: The new deal will increase the minimum wage for the women's league to €23,500 (£20 ...
news.sky.com/story/spains-female-footballers-call-off-strike-after-deal-reached-in-pay-row-12961214
The TUC’s misguided war on the Tory strike crackdown: The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has vowed to report the government to the UN workers' rights watchdog over ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-tucs-misguided-war-on-the-tory-strike-crackdown/
Los Angeles public school district, service workers reach bargaining agreement: The agreement comes following a three-day strike that closed schools.
abcnews.go.com/US/los-angeles-public-school-district-service-workers-reach/story
Quick Glance: The Los Angeles Unified School District and the teachers' union have reached an agreement.
- Following a three-day strike, the Los Angeles Unified School District and Service Employees International Union Local 99 reached an agreement, officials announced at a news conference Friday evening.
- CNN has contacted the school district and the union for additional information.
- According to a school district news release, if the agreement is ratified, it will be in effect until June 30, 2024.
- Separate contact negotiations are taking place between the United Teachers Los Angeles union and the district.
Food delivery services sue NYC over minimum pay rates for app-based workers: Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub have sued New York City to block its new minimum pay ...
apnews.com/article/nyc-delivery-workers-minimum-wage-lawsuit-b92cbeee033e3965484f6b683b8bd95b
Quick Glance: Food delivery services file lawsuit against NYC over app-based worker minimum wage
- Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub sue New York City to block new minimum wage regulations for food delivery workers.
- Recently announced regulations have the potential to nearly triple app-based delivery workers' average earnings in the coming years.
- Uber and New York-based Relay Delivery have separately filed their own lawsuits.
- Vilda Vera Mayuga, the commissioner of New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, emphasizes the importance of "fair compensation for delivery workers."
US actors' union strike: Everything you need to know: Hollywood and the creative industry at large has been dealt another blow following the announcement of ...
rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0714/1394491-us-actors-union-strike-everything-you-need-to-know/
Quick Glance: SAG strike disrupts films and shows beyond Hollywood
- Production on many shows already impacted by the US screenwriters strike in May.
- Now, with Hollywood actors joining the writers on union picket lines, studios have come to a halt.
- Filmmaker Shawn Williamson, founder of Brightlight Pictures, compares it to driving into a lot during Covid.
- The Canadian film and television industry heavily relies on American writers, actors, and studios.
Nigeria's labour unions suspend strike after meeting president: Nigeria's main labour federation has agreed to return to talks with the government following a ...
reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-unions-begin-strike-against-fuel-price-hike-rising-costs-2023-08-02/
Quick Glance: Nigerians Protest Fuel Price Hike and Rising Costs
- Hundreds march through Nigerian cities in protest against the removal of fuel subsidy and for a new minimum wage.
- Businesses remain open, but reduced traffic is observed in some areas.
- Unions plan a one-week strike, but may face challenges due to the large number of informal sector workers without union representation.
Manitoba minister attacks NDP and union in video about liquor stores strike: Progressive Conservative ministers blasts NDP ‘and their union friends’ for Manitoba ...
theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-manitoba-minister-attacks-ndp-and-union-in-video-about-liquor-stores/
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Can a voluntary progressive wage system work?: A letter from DR GOH LIM THYE, Senior lecturer Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya.
thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2023/08/12/can-a-voluntary-progressive-wage-system-work
Hollywood's writers are on strike. Here are five things you need to know: Hollywood's writers have gone on strike for the first time in 15 years amid a sea ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-05-02/prewrite-hollywoods-writers-have-gone-on-strike-heres-five-things-you-need-to-know
Quick Glance: Here's What Will Happen to Your Favorite TV Show If Writers Go On Strike
- It would be the first WGA strike since a 100-day strike in 2007.
- But, while we can look back to that strike for some guidance, the times are a-changin', and things are looking a little different these days.
- The strike would occur during the summer, when most major-network TV shows (Abbott Elementary, the Chicago procedurals, Ghost, and so on) are wrapping up for the season.
- Streamers have already altered how we watch television, so how they handle a strike will reveal exactly how much they rely on American staff writers.
Doctors in Nigeria continue strike action over pay and conditions | Africanews: Thousands of doctors in Nigeria have walked out over pay and conditions ...
africanews.com/2023/07/28/doctors-in-nigeria-continue-strike-action-over-pay-and-conditions/
'We are not your enemy', say South Korean truckers striking for minimum wage protections
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/we-are-not-your-enemy-say-skorean-truckers-striking-minimum-wage-protections-2022-12-05/
Today's Headlines: Hotel worker strike begins: Plus: Migrants continue to arrive on Texas buses and West Hollywood reaches the highest minimum wage in the ...
latimes.com/world-nation/newsletter/2023-07-03/todays-headlines-hotel-worker-strike-begins-todays-headlines
Wage dispute with EVG: Why rail strikes are still possible: Although the 50-hour strike at Deutsche Bahn is off the table for the time being following a ...
tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/streiks-deutsche-bahn-zukunft-verhandlungen-100.html
Germany ticket, minimum wage: That will change in May: The Deutschlandticket starts on May 1st. In view of the pandemic situation, the federal government is also ...
stern.de/politik/deutschland/deutschlandticket--mindestlohn--das-aendert-sich-im-mai-33423424.html
EVG: "We could paralyze the railway for weeks": Further warning strikes on the railways are very likely after the latest wage round. Both sides blame each other ...
wz.de/thema-des-tages/evg-wir-koennten-die-bahn-wochenlang-lahmlegen_aid-89346803
Warning strikes paralyze rail and air traffic in Germany: this is what travelers must expect now
t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/id_100163094/deutsche-bahn-evg-kuendigt-streik-an-damit-muessen-reisende-am-freitag-rechnen.html
Railway cleaners launch first ever national strike over pay: Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) who work as cleaners for several rail ...
metro.co.uk/2022/12/31/railway-cleaners-launch-first-ever-national-strike-over-pay-18019393/
Göttingen train station: train cancellations despite canceled train strike: The 50-hour strike on the railways was averted on Saturday, but there will still be ...
goettinger-tageblatt.de/lokales/goettingen-lk/goettingen/bahnhof-goettingen-zugausfaelle-trotz-abgesagtem-bahnstreik-FZNELUW3HREMPO6HG7UWVYWPEU.html
Amazon raises hourly warehouse pay to £11 as strikes threatened: Online retailer says minimum pay has risen by 10% in past seven months and 37% since 2018
theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/22/amazon-raises-warehouse-pay-11-hour-strikes-threatened
LAX catering workers launch unfair labor practice strike: The employees’ primary aim is to secure a significant raise to keep pace with the soaring cost of ...
dailynews.com/2023/04/10/lax-catering-workers-launch-unfair-labor-practice-strike
Progressives have a new minimum wage goal: $20 and up: After inflation rocketed upward last year, those pushing for higher minimum wages see a new opening to ...
politico.com/news/2023/03/22/progressives-new-minimum-wage-20-00087966
Insider reveals breakdown of six months of pay talks at Fife firm which could lead to strike action
thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-environment/business/4305079/insider-reveals-breakdown-pay-talks-fife-firm/
California low-wage workers demand more amid rising living costs: California workers from fast food to school staff are demanding better wages and benefits ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-23/labor-unions-california-workers-wages-benefits
Strike of the Lieferando couriers: Ah, how good unions are!: The drivers at Lieferando, together with their union NGG, are demanding a minimum hourly wage of 15 ...
freitag.de/autoren/nina-scholz/streik-der-lieferando-kuriere-ach-wie-gut-sind-doch-gewerkschaften
South Korean truckers vote to end strike for minimum wage protections: South Korean truckers voted to end their strike on Friday as it entered a third week with ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/truckers-union-south-korea-ends-strike-vote-2022-12-09/
Why the British are suddenly so strike-happy: Double-digit inflation has spurred a wave of strikes across the UK not seen for 40 years ...
dw.com/en/why-the-british-are-suddenly-so-strike-happy/a-64965078
Ireland found in breach of labour rights in European Social Charter: Too low a minimum wage for young workers and Garda strike ban are among breaches ...
irishtimes.com/business/work/2023/03/22/ireland-found-in-breach-of-labour-rights-in-european-social-charter/
In South L.A., cafeteria and other workers join picket line: A worker at Parmelee Elementary School in South Los Angeles helps prepare over 1,500 meals a day ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-21/a-16-year-district-employee-pickets-over-earnings-just-1-41-over-minimum-wage
Why are Bangladesh tea garden workers protesting?: Nearly 150,000 tea garden workers, who are among the lowest paid in the country, demand rise in daily wage by ...
aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/21/why-are-bangladesh-tea-workers-protesting
Temple grad students overwhelmingly ratify agreement, ending their six-week strike
inquirer.com/news/temple-university-graduate-students-strike-settlement-20230313.html
Criminal barristers begin strike in row over legal aid fees: The CBA says the offer of a 15% uplift in fees is insufficient and is calling for a 25% rise to make ...
theguardian.com/law/2022/jun/27/criminal-barristers-begin-strike-in-row-over-legal-aid-fees
What changes in France in February 2023?: From the carnival of lemons and pancake day to rising bills for homes and drivers and - of course - strikes ...
thelocal.fr/20230127/what-changes-in-france-in-february-2023/
On the Agenda: What's happening in France this week: From the French pancake festival to school holidays and another mass strike, here's what is happening in ...
thelocal.fr/20230130/on-the-agenda-whats-happening-in-france-this-week-42/
Sudan: Striking Sudan Teachers Reach Agreement With Khartoum Govt: The Sudanese Teachers Committee, whose members have been participating in months of strike ...
allafrica.com/stories/202301270073.html
Bolton: Unison members back pay rise for 'vital' workers: Thousands of Bolton workers have swung behind a major new claim aimed at raising pay for ‘vital’ ...
theboltonnews.co.uk/news/23291457.bolton-unison-members-back-pay-rise-vital-workers/
Saccawu to strike at Makro over wages: The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union has served Makro with 48 hours' notice of intention to ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-01-25-saccawu-to-strike-at-makro-over-wages/
Hundreds of people attend Enough is Enough rally: The gathered crowd heard from UNISON, the Communication Workers Union, and the University and College Union
plymouthherald.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/enough-enough-rally-plymouth-city-7653577
Chris Mason: Why health service strikes will not end any time soon: Relations between the health unions and the government have soured since talks last week.
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64344961
NHS workers had to be given salary top-up to avoid minimum wage breach, GMB union head says
news.sky.com/story/nhs-workers-had-to-be-given-salary-top-up-to-avoid-minimum-wage-breach-gmb-union-head-says-12771910
UC strike causes union organizing surge for academic workers: The massive and successful strike by University of California academic workers has helped energize ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-02/uc-strike-energizes-labor-surge
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Ambulance staff take to picket lines for second day over pay: On the second ever day of ambulance worker strikes, paramedics and drivers manned picket lines for ...
gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/striking-ambulance-workers-gloucestershire-take-8018058
Bin workers call off strike action after deal reached: Bin workers in east Suffolk have called off planned strikes after a deal was reached.
suffolknews.co.uk/ipswich/news/bin-workers-call-of-strike-action-after-deal-reached-9285969/
Quick Glance: The RCN Wales has announced strike dates in connection with the nurse pay dispute.
- The Welsh Government, which administers the NHS in Wales, has stated repeatedly that it supports a fair wage offer for nurses but is limited by the funds it receives from Westminster.
- "The Welsh Government was allocated an extra £1.2bn in the Autumn Statement," she stated.
- The Welsh Conservatives' shadow health minister, Russell George, said a strike would have "will have devastating consequences for patients"
- Instead, the Senedd approved an amended motion urging the Welsh Government to "to meet with the Royal College of Nursing Wales to discuss its campaign for fair pay and safe staffing to avoid strike action this winter"
Food delivery riders strike in a fight for better pay and treatment: AROUND 100 food delivery drivers take part in a strike in Bournemouth to fight for better ...
bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23163177.delivery-riders-strike-fight-better-pay/
Ongoing labour dispute brings Dutch trains to a halt again: Dutch railway workers went on strike again on Friday, bringing trains across the country to a halt as ...
reuters.com/world/europe/ongoing-labour-dispute-brings-dutch-trains-halt-again-2022-09-09/
Taiwanese producer of Adidas footwear won’t reinstate 26 fired workers in Myanmar
rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/fired-12142022183708.html
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