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• Industrial Action Looms at Tiwai Point as Workers Challenge Rio Tinto’s Labor Practices

  Published: May 2, 2026

  Section: Companies & Industry

  Workers at New Zealand’s only aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point have voted to initiate a series of strikes starting Monday, May 4, 2026. The move follows a prolonged and unsuccessfu...

• New Zealand Police Union and Leadership Clash Over "Repay the Risk" Campaign

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: Politics & Debate

  The New Zealand Police Association has accused police leadership of attempting to intimidate its members following a memo that prohibits the use of campaign materials on uniforms a...

• Apple to Close First Unionized U.S. Store Amid Broad Retrenchment From Struggling Malls

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: Companies & Industry

  Apple Inc. has announced the permanent closure of its Towson, Maryland, retail location, which made history in 2022 as the company's first unionized storefront in the United States...

• Nationwide Strike Action Hits Belgian Refugee Agency as Staff Protest Alleged Reprisals and Policy Friction

  Published: Apr 8, 2026

  Section: Europe

  Employees of the Fedasil refugee reception agency held a coordinated one-hour work stoppage across Belgium on Tuesday to protest management’s treatment of staff who criticized gove...

• Spokane Retrospective Recalls 1976 Teamsters Labor Crisis and a High Speed 1926 Jewelry Heist

  Published: Apr 1, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  A look back at Spokane’s history reveals a massive 1976 Teamsters strike that paralyzed regional freight and a dramatic 1926 downtown robbery. Both events defined their respective...

• Supply Chain Alert: Samsung Workers Authorize Strike Amid Semiconductor Boom

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea have taken a historic step by voting to authorize a strike, marking a significant escalation in a long-standing labor disput...