A Leon County circuit judge has rejected arguments by teacher unions that a controversial 2018 education law violates collective-bargaining rights and improperly singles out teachers among public employees. Judge Angela Dempsey on …
American scores victory as judge rules against mechanics in lawsuit
American Airlines scored a victory against the unions which represent its mechanics in federal court Monday. U.S. District Judge John McBryde granted a permanent injunction against the Association — a joint venture …
Morrison’s union-busting laws will further repress right to strike
It is well-established that the right to strike is protected under the International Labour Organization’s 1948 Freedom of Association Convention and 1949 Convention on the Right to Organise. However, this is another internationally …
Draft Law on Right to Strike in Morocco Stirs Controversy
The draft law 15-97 on the right to strike, submitted to Parliament for approval, created tensions between work unions and the government. The draft law establishes the basic rules and principles …
Indian unions hold nationwide protest against anti-worker labour law ‘reforms’
A massive wave of protest across the country on 2 August against the Modi government’s corporate friendly labour law reforms highlights the crisis of social dialogue in India. Workers across …
One Year Since the Jasic Incident. Arrests and Detention System with Chinese Characteristics
In July 2018, the labour action at Jasic Technology Co., Ltd in Shenzhen was succeeded by a series of crackdowns towards the strike workers and their fellow supporters as well …
‘Extraordinary act of vandalism’: Burrow calls on Senate to block union-busting bill
The world’s top union leader says the Morrison government’s union-busting legislation has sent “shockwaves around the world”, calling on the Senate crossbench to block it to protect workers’ rights. Sharan …
Secretaría del Trabajo impugna las suspensiones contra la reforma laboral que promueve CTM
La Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) impugnó las dos suspensiones definitivas en contra de la reforma a la Ley Federal del Trabajo que le fueron otorgadas al Sindicato Samuel Chávez Ayala de …
Centrales obreras hacen frente común contra la legitimación de CCT
Representantes de las confederaciones de Trabajadores de México (CTM), la Revolucionaria de Obreros y Campesinos (CROC) y las demás centrales afiliadas al Congreso del Trabajo (CT) han comenzado a organizarse …
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