Talks between the Regina Public School Board and CUPE 3766 have broken down, and the local has filed for an impasse. The local has been bargaining for over two years. Progress at the bargaining table has stalled, despite a strong 95...
November 11-17 was a week of global action for fast food workers fighting for union rights and recognition, better pay and a safe workplace. In cities around the world unions and fast food workers held strikes, public protests and rallies...
The new agreement, signed on 25 November, covers 23,000 Siemens Gamesa workers around the world and strengthens the company’s commitment to human rights, the environment and sustainable jobs.The new GFA includes some important improvements from the original agreement signed with...
#RatifyC190: mobilising for a world of work free from violence and harassment On 25 November – the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – global trade unions join forces and call on governments to ratify ILO Convention...
The University and College Union has called on its members to go on strike for 8 days starting 25 November over pensions, pay and working conditions. The University and College Union (UCU) announced that 60 universities in the UK will...
Women cheese packers at Lactalis-owned Jindi Cheese in Victoria, Australia are on strike for pay equality with men at other Lactalis sites. The women are members of the IUF-affiliated United Workers Union, which is campaigning to end pay discrimination at...
Gender-based violence and harassment at work is a daily reality for millions of women workers all around the globe.In June 2019, the International Labour Conference said STOP to violence and harassment in the world of work by adopting ground-breaking international...
The adoption of an International Convention (C190) and its Recommendation (R206) on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work represents a victory for workers worldwide, regardless of their sector of employment or status. The workers' group,...
The EU initiated the procedure to suspend the EBA for Cambodia in February this year. A report is to be issued this month and the final decision will be announced in February 2020.According to the EU, systematic violations of workers’...
During its 55th meeting in Brussels on November 19-21, the Executive Board of Education International (EI) adopted a resolution condemning the violence against peaceful protestors in Chile and demanding respect for students, teachers and civil society. Board members unanimously adopted...
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) was formed in 1999 in Toronto-Canada and formally announced its formation in January 2000. In nearly two decades of continuous activism, we have played an impactful role in securing international support for Iranian workers’ struggles against the Islamic Republic of Iran, employers, and the inhumane conditions the capitalist order has imposed on working-class lives in Iran. During these years, our politics and the foundational basis guiding our activism have been predicated on working-class traditions with an uncompromising emphasis on working-class independence and autonomy.