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AUSTRALIA: ACTU cites Trump’s war as spark for lifting low wage increase demands news.com.au/finance/money/…

HONDURAS: CESPAD reports use of military equipment in eviction of CNTC union members in Honduras pbicanada.org/2026/05/13/pbi…

HONG KONG / UK: Labour Rights Monitor Welcomes Guilty Verdict in London HKETO Espionage Case hklabourrights.org/press-release/…

GLOBAL: ILO urges stronger protections and a renewed commitment to decent work for migrant workers ilo.org/resource/news/…

FINLAND: Another Supreme Administrative Court ruling on food couriers’ employment status – PAM demands that Wolt comply with the rulings and expects authorities to enforce workers’ rights pam.fi/en/stories/ano…

SOUTH AFRICA: COSATU demands urgent and decisive action to tackle the unemployment crisis mediadon.co.za/cosatu-demands…

CANADA: Montreal sex workers to strike during Grand Prix weekend ctvnews.ca/montreal/artic…

CANADA / PALESTINE: Historic win for Hot Cargo on Israel labourforpalestine.com/statements/his…

N-B: Les candidats de l’AIP (IAFF) remportent des victoires écrasantes lors des élections municipales du Nouveau-Brunswick iaff.org/fr-ca/news/les…

EUROPE: Bare minimum a digital bridge too far eurocadres.eu/news/bare-mini…

NIGERIA: Plateau varsity ASUU threatens indefinite strike over unpaid salaries, arrears punchng.com/plateau-varsit…

15-05-1950 KENYA: A general strike broke out in Nairobi. 100K walked out demanding the freedom of two jailed union leaders, and better pay and benefits. British authorities repressed the strike and it ended after 10 days.

15-05-1946 CANADA: A 6-week strike by loggers in British Columbia begins, the first after the achievement of collective bargaining rights during the war. It set postwar standards by achieving higher wages, shorter hours, and an industry-wide contract. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bri…

15-05-1935 USA: Folk singer, labor organiser and IWW member Utah Phillips is born.

15-05-1919 CANADA: A general strike in a major city brings 1000s out in support of labour rights and social change. Winnipeg comes to a standstill in an urban rebellion that exposes the unresolved class conflicts of capitalist democracy in Canada. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg_…

15-05-1918 FRANCE: The workers of the Seine war factories strike until the 18th. Their demand: the end of the war.

15-05-1905 AUSTRALIA: The Merchant Service Guild of Australasia became the first trade union to be registered under the Australian Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904

15-05-1895 FRANCE: In Champagnac-les-Mines, created in 1894, the miners' union launched a 3 months-long strike for the 8-hour day and a better sharing of profits. lamontagne.fr/clermont-ferra…

15-05-1872 CANADA: Some 1500 workers in Hamilton, Ontario take to the streets under the banners of the Nine Hours movement, to demonstrate for a reduction in working hours. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nin…

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