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Union struggle
SUNTRACS-led mobilization in Panama Mulino government seeks to dissolve Panama’s largest union, workers say

Amid a process aimed at dissolving one of Panama’s most active and important unions, the International Labour Organization (ILO) issued a report identifying measures that hinder union organization.

San Francisco teacher's picket during day 2 of strike San Francisco teachers’ strike continues as statewide education battle mounts

The historic strike over wages, healthcare, and school funding has drawn parent and neighborhood support amid a wider upsurge in labor and social movements in the US.

Somali business owners spearhead Minnesota shutdown against ICE

Hundreds of Somali-owned businesses are joining a multi-sector general strike on January 23, as communities across Minnesota mobilize to demand ICE out of the state.

mass protest against ICE in Minneapolis ICE and fire: momentum surges in Minnesota toward a general strike against Trump’s agenda

A statewide shutdown looms in Minnesota as mass opposition to ICE builds into a general strike with implications far beyond the Twin Cities.

Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform is a health hazard

Workers from all sectors in France held a day of mobilizations against President Macron’s proposal of a pension reform on January 19. Health collectives are joining the initiative

NLRB files sweeping complaint against Starbucks for union-busting

Starbucks workers fighting for a nationwide union have won a major victory after the US government agency sided with workers against the company