Public unions ask Iowa justices to toss collective bargaining law

Attorneys for Iowa’s two largest public employee unions asked the state’s highest court Wednesday to strike down changes in collective bargaining laws they say unconstitutionally treat some union members differently …

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Argentina: two ex-Ford executives convicted in torture case

Two former executives of a local Ford Motor Co plant have been convicted for human rights crimes over the abduction and torture of company workers during Argentina’s 1976-83 dictatorship in a historic …

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Labour: we’ll restore right to strike in support of overseas workers

Labour would abolish Thatcher-era laws preventing workers in the UK from taking industrial action in solidarity with their counterparts in other countries, the shadow chancellor has announced. At an event in …

Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation prepared an Overview of case law with respect to the financial liability of employees

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation summarized the case law on issues related to the financial liability of employees for the period 2015-2018. In particular, the overview includes cases …

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Deliveroo riders not entitled to collective bargaining, court rules

The UK High Court ruled that Deliveroo riders are not entitled to collective bargaining, as the riders are not classified as workers of the food delivery platform. The Independent Workers Union …

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UK: The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain, R (On the Application Of) v Central Arbitration Committee and Roofoods Limited t/a Deliveroo, [2018] EWHC 3342 (Admin)

In this appellate case, the High Court found that neither United Kingdom case law nor the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”)’s case law supported the Independent Workers Union of …

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US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Labor Chaper

The text of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Labor Chapter and Annex   https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/agreements/FTA/USMCA/Text/23_Labor.pdf

BC Ferries workers want the right to strike and are going to court to get it

Graeme Johnston isn’t contesting that BC Ferries workers, who operate routes departing from Prince Rupert, Victoria and many remote places in between, perform an essential service. As he sees it, …

Hundreds gather in Vancouver to protest back-to-work legislation for Canada Post employees

Against the backdrop of Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” hundreds convened outside the Vancouver Convention Centre Thursday afternoon to deliver both a political and moral message to Prime Minister Justin …

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Union threatens tea firms with international court action

The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) will move to an international court to take to task tea multinationals for violating Kenyan workers’ rights. Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli claims …

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