“It was chaos,” says Nilzete, a nurse at Souza Aguiar Hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Twenty-three years of experience had not prepared her for this. “The situation was already tough …
Acuerdo para reintegrar a pilotos de Avianca que fueron despedidos por la huelga
Luego de cuatro años de realizada la huelga más larga de la historia en el transporte aéreo, en Colombia, decidida por ACDAC sindicato gremial de pilotos, en la empresa Avianca, …
AMAZON v RETAIL, WHOLESALE AND DEPARTMENT STORE UNION, NLRB Case 10-RC-269250
Upon review of the record, the NLRB Regional Director agreed with the hearing officer’s recommendations, affirmed the hearing officer’s rulings, and ordered a second election at the Amazon warehouse in …
Amazon Warehouse Workers in Alabama Will Get a Second Union Election
A U.S. federal labor official has ordered a new union election at an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in Alabama. After losing the first election in April, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store …
Indonesia: Constitutional Court orders government to amend job creation law
The Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the government to amend parts of a controversial job creation law within two years, describing it as conditionally unconstitutional. The legislation, which was passed …
In the absence of federal legislation, US labour unions are laying the groundwork for a post-fossil fuel economy
When Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Green New Deal (GND) to Congress in 2019, many within organised labour responded with deep scepticism. The GND was presented as a non-binding resolution …
Why US Is Suspending Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea From Free-Trade Deal
In response to human rights violations, the United States announced this week that it plans to suspend Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from duty-free access to American markets as of January …
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Workers’ rights in Myanmar: a decade of fragile progress comes under threat
“Labour protections were insufficient before the coup. Now the junta is rolling them back. Since 1962, workers’ rights in Myanmar suffered decades of abuse and neglect under military rule, creating …