Hotel and restaurant workers have started their strike - In this country Negotiations between trade unions and employers in Norway have broken down, leading to a large-scale strike in the hotel and restaurant industry. The trade unio...

NORWAY: Hotel and restaurant workers have started their strike medianews.az/en/otel-ve-r...

‘It’s actually an insult’: Zimbabwe’s nurses go on strike over salary increases | News24 Zimbabwe’s nurses embarked on a strike on Monday for better salaries, after the government raised their wages by only US$30 (about R492), despite them having sought more than US$1 000 (R16 300).

ZIMBABWE: ‘It’s actually an insult’: Zimbabwe’s nurses go on strike over salary increases www.news24.com/world/africa...

Bpost strike: New negotiations to take place amid postal service disruptions "Staff want more detailed information about the plans. It’s still too vague. We hope to get more clarity this afternoon."

BELGIUM: Bpost strike: New negotiations to take place amid postal service disruptions www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2087...

Union Now Is America’s New Strike Fund - The American Prospect The new nonprofit will put money directly into the hands of workers so they can fight harder and win bigger.

USA: Union Now Is America’s New Strike Fund prospect.org/2026/04/20/u...

Our latest Photo of the Week: Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, French teachers and union activists, were arbitrarily detained in Iran for 4 years. After intense campaigning by their union and Education International, they were released and arrived back in Paris on 8 April 2026. (Photo: CSEE-ETUCE)

Hyundai Union Demands 30% Net Profit Bonus Hyundai Union Demands 30% Net Profit Bonus Demand exceeds SK Hynixs 10%, Samsungs 15%; shareholders push back on priority over dividends

SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Union Demands 30% Net Profit Bonus www.chosun.com/english/mark...

UK: Luton Arriva bus engineers strike over serious sexual harassment and assault issues www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...

AUSTRALIA: Unions Microsoft AI Workers’ Summit www.actu.org.au/media-releas...

Court orders Albert Heijn to permanently hire long-term temp fired after labor strike Albert Heijn has been ordered to employ a former agency worker on a permanent basis after he spent over seven years working at the same distribution centre. The District Court in The Hague found that ...

This is great news - and follows a LabourStart campaign in late 2025 which had nearly 5,000 supporters: nltimes.nl/2026/04/18/c...

HONDURAS: The Network Against Anti-Trade Union Violence remembers the trade union commitment of Juan López in Honduras pbicanada.org/2026/04/19/t...

20-04-1914 USA: Ludow Massacre in southern Colorado, one of the deadliest attacks against striking workers in U. S. history. Tent colony of displaced strikers and their families beaten and fired upon by Natl Guard and private agency. Two dozen men, women, children killed.

20-04-1902 BERLGIUM: The General Council of the Belgian Workers' Party votes to resume work ending the general strike in progress since the 14th. The disappointment in the ranks is immense.

Russia: ITUC expresses concern over the situation involving the Confederation of Labour www.ituc-csi.org/russia-ituc-...

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Government must protect workers, not business interests The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has today met with Government, warning it to stop capitulating to business interests and focus on maintaining workers’ living standards.

IRELAND: Government must protect workers, not business interests www.ictu.ie/news/governm...

How Dutch union VVCS is fighting to protect players from country's growing gambling crisis When the Netherlands legalised online sports gambling in October 2021, the doors to a new and largely unregulated world swung open almost overnight. For professional footballers, the consequences were...

NETHERLANDS: How Dutch union VVCS is fighting to protect players from country's growing gambling crisis www.fifpro.org/en/articles/...

Why FIFPRO Africa and African Leagues memorandum of understanding is a key step forward for African football FIFPRO Africa Secretary General Kgosana Masaseng (FIFPRO Africa Secretary General) and Khaled Refaat (Egyptian Pro League Executive Board Member) reflect on the significance of this milestone and what...

AFRICA: Why FIFPRO Africa and African Leagues memorandum of understanding is a key step forward for African football www.fifpro.org/en/articles/...

New NPGU Union in Frontline Region with Female Leader - КВПУ, Конфедерація вільних профспілок України The Regional Association of the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine (NPGU) of Western Donbas has been joined by a new primary organization. It

UKRAINE: New NPGU Union in Frontline Region with Female Leader kvpu.org.ua/en/trade-uni...

Hong Kong Press Union Lambasted by Security Bureau Following Reports of Journalist Stalking - Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor 香港勞權監察 In a chilling development for what remains of Hong Kong’s independent media, journalists have reported a systematic campaign of intimidation and "obvious" stalking. However, attempts by the city’s lea...

HONG KONG: Press Union Lambasted by Security Bureau Following Reports of Journalist Stalking hklabourrights.org/news/hong-ko...

The Finnish Musicians’ Union’s Friend campaign: invite your friend to join the union – and you’ll both get one month of membership for free! The Finnish Musicians’ Union is a trade union for music performers, supporting its members at every stage of their working life. With over 100 years of experience, we are experts in the working life…

FINLAND: The Finnish Musicians’ Union’s Friend campaign: invite your friend to join the union – and you’ll both get one month of membership for free! www.muusikkojenliitto.fi/en/2026/04/0...

PAM demands quick and impactful penalties for labour exploitation PAM demands immediate and tough sanctions for labour exploitation, more resources for authorities and preemptive monitoring.

FINLAND: PAM president demands quicker, more impactful penalties for labour exploitation www.pam.fi/en/stories/q...

2023 Canadian federal worker strike - Wikipedia

19-04-2023 CANADA: After more than a year of bargaining, 155,000 public service workers across 30 federal government departments go out on a successful strike, marking one of the largest strikes by federal employees in Canadian history. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ca...

19-04-2003 NIGERIA: Striking workers occupy 4 offshore oil rigs.

Postal History Corner Canadian Postal Strikes 1974-1987 [This is the second in a series of articles dealing with postal strikes in Canada. The 1968 strike post ...

19-04-1974 CANADA: In a targeted campaign for pay equity, postal workers begin a seven-day illegal strike that wins women postal code machine operators the same pay as male postal clerks. postalhistorycorner.blogspot.com/2011/03/cana...

19-04-1968 ITALY: While 6,000 textile workers were on strike in Valdagno, scabs were snuck into the factory under police protection. Strikers fought 1000 police and toppled the bronze statue of the factory’s founder.

19-04-1947 SENEGAL: A strike on the eve of a visit by the President of the French Republic obtained an agreement on a unified framework for railway workers, and the maintenance of 3,000 jobs. The employers then thwarted the negotiations, causing a wave of strikes.

19-04-1924 RUSSIA: The Kronstadt revolt was crushed by the Red Army commanded by Trotsky: 4,836 sailors were deported, 6,528 arrested, 2,168 executed. 10,000 dead on the Red Army side in repeated failures to retake the city.

19-04-1905 FRANCE: 10,000 at Vardelle's funeral in Limoges, "victim of the capitalist regime", "our brother assassinated on April 17 by French bullets".

19-04-1889 ARGENTINA: Feminist and worker activist Juana Rouco Buela was born in Spain. Moving to Buenos Aires, she organised female sugar workers, took part in tenants' and workers' strikes, was deported but returned and never gave up.

Public service workers say strike action is possible if new pay deals aren’t reached within six weeks Owen Reidy, General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), has cautioned that strike action may become unavoidable if the Government fails to

IRELAND: Public service workers say strike action is possible if new pay deals aren’t reached within six weeks www.nova.ie/public-servi...