New Zealand: government cuts program ensuring disabled workers get at least minimum wage ( union.org.nz )
Over 10,000 truck drivers demonstrate at Korean National Assembly, "Road transport workers shouldn't have to choose between safety and making a living" ( www.itfglobal.org )
Australia: cleaners for private contractors show signs of deceptive recruiting, debt bondage, even forced labour ( unitedworkers.org.au )
Spain: Thousands of CNT members to demonstrate for Suiza 6 (labor activists protesting far right owners of La Suiza) who were sentenced to 3.5 years by judge with history of imprisoning union members ( daytonaslimwrites.wordpress.com )
Singapore: ‘Industrial peace’ is what governments use to justify higher investments in police to break strikes, to bust unions. It’s very nice sounding, but it has very violent connotations. ( labourreview.org )
Amazon India: employees made to pledge not to take water or bathroom breaks in 50°C temperatures ( www.independent.co.uk )
Danish queen and king cancel tour of Faroe Islands due to strike of five major unions ( www.msn.com )
Blue Bird employees vote union in South. Management responds by curtailing lunch breaks and cracking down on worker discipline. ( grist.org )
Saudi Arabia, where unions banned, set to host FIFA 2034, faces human rights challenge for forced labor, debt bondage, denying migrants access to their own documents ( www.theguardian.com )
Amazon’s AI Warehouses Isolate Workers and Hinder Union Organizing, New Report Finds ( www.404media.co )
Starbucks management no longer urging anti-union vote, leads to wave of stores filing for union elections ( portside.org )
Canadian summer of discontent: border management claims employees not allowed to work to rule. "People would be doing their work... How can you discipline people for following procedure?" ( www.thecanadianpressnews.ca )
Germany: hospital management hires union-busting law firm, dismisses union supporters without notice ( mastodon.social )
Union-busting firms like Littler Mendelson and Morgan Lewis advise corporate management to break labor laws because of low violation costs ( inthesetimes.com )
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 )