Amazon management refuses to accept employee petition, saying that would be “recognizing the union.” Employees choose to act like union, whether management likes it or not. ( labornotes.org )
Walmart Chile: 14,000 employees strike, shutting down 75 stores ( www.investing.com )
India: ambulance workers strike amidst not receiving salary for four months, 12-hour work shifts, and no provision for social security benefits ( uniglobalunion.org )
Greece: government aims to impose 6 day work week, increase limits on retirement, increase unpaid work and unpaid overtime ( www.wftucentral.org )
Samsung strike: after collapse of no-union policy, union members making presence felt. Although struggle in early stages, it signifies practical collapse of Samsung's no-union management ( sh.itjust.works )
https://www.industriall-union.org/samsung-electronics-workers-announce-indefinite-strike
New Zealand: nurses set to strike at not-for-profit business that was purchased by private equity firm, "we’re asking for a cost-of-living increase, but their offer is not even close to that." ( www.nzno.org.nz )
Samsung strike: "We are not just fighting for ourselves; we are fighting for better conditions for all workers." ( sh.itjust.works )
https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/why-are-samsung-workers-on-strike-386
Galway Area Meeting Online [Ireland] ( www.onebigunion.ie )
Samsung strike: “I understand if the company is doing poorly they can’t give us our bonuses, but the fact that the executives took home huge bonuses last year, I can’t understand.” ( sh.itjust.works )
https://archive.ph/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/business/samsung-strike.html