Germany: hospital management hires union-busting law firm, dismisses union supporters without notice ( mastodon.social )
Birmingham: drivers outside Uber UK premises protest falling pay ( sh.itjust.works )
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw993749e75o
Ireland Branch AGM 2024 ( www.onebigunion.ie )
Information on County Clare Wobblie sought ( www.onebigunion.ie )
Union-busting firms like Littler Mendelson and Morgan Lewis advise corporate management to break labor laws because of low violation costs ( inthesetimes.com )
Grad students signing up 1000 supporters in one day, voting yes within weeks ( labornotes.org )
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 )
Australia, hospital worker strike: "Nurses and support workers don’t expect to get rich working in public hospitals, but they certainly shouldn’t expect to be worse off every year" ( unitedworkers.org.au )
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 )
Nestle Canada: employees strike after rejecting offer given by management and recommended by union ( www.just-food.com )
Dockworkers Push Union Resolution to Block Shipment of Israeli Military Cargo ( truthout.org )
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 )
Whistle Boeing ( youtu.be )
Australia: social workers are leaving the sector, one in three frontline workers rely on financial support from friends and family ( womensagenda.com.au )
Oregon: Preschools close after teachers launch unionization, no attempt to reassign union supporters ( www.portlandtribune.com )
IWW Cyprus: Only recourse is collective action – workers must be organised ( in-cyprus.philenews.com )
In Memoriam: FW Alan Curry ( upstatenyiww.wpcomstaging.com )
Union Drive at Labcorp Is the Latest in a String of Health Care Organizing Wins ( truthout.org )
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 )
https://mastodon.social/@bhasic/112464688887406110