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Image for First major Irish public sector strike in almost two decades set to go ahead
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First major Irish public sector strike in almost two decades set to go ahead

DUBLIN, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Much of Ireland's public sector is set to go on strike for the first time...

12th October, 2026

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US consulate builder in Milan to pay $35 million over labour probe

(This Sept 27 story has been repeated with no changes to text.) By Emilio Parodi MILAN, Sept 27 (Reu...

28th September, 2026

Image for German union demands 5% raise for workers in strained engineering industry
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German union demands 5% raise for workers in strained engineering industry

By Rachel More BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Germany's top industrial union, IG Metall, is demanding a...

23rd September, 2026

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Italian Apple store employees strike on iPhone 18 Pro launch day

By Alex Fraser and Alvise Armellini MILAN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Italian Apple store employees went on...

18th September, 2026

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French power sector strike takes 6.5 gigawatts offline overnight

PARIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A French labor strike in the electricity sector took 6.5 gigawatts offlin...

14th September, 2026

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Big Oil’s new playbook: How BP's US refinery lockout signals a shift in corporate labor battles

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Don Skalka spent two decades as an operations specialist...

3rd September, 2026

Image for German unions warn of massive opposition in turnaround dispute with Volkswagen
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German unions warn of massive opposition in turnaround dispute with Volkswagen

By Rachel More and Christina Amann DRESDEN, Germany, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Germany's largest union, IG...

31st August, 2026

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Airbus employees in Spain resume strike after rejecting offer

MADRID, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Thousands of Airbus workers in Spain have resumed strike action this week...

26th August, 2026

Image for SAS airline cabin crew in Norway plan to go on strike from August 8
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SAS airline cabin crew in Norway plan to go on strike from August 8

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Cabin crew members at Scandinavian airline SAS in Norway have rejected a proposed...

3rd August, 2026

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Spanish and French firefighters feel the strain from tackling huge blazes

By Juliette Jabkhiro, Elizabeth Pineau and Corina Pons BORDEAUX, France/MADRID, July 31 (Reuters) -...

31st July, 2026

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Thousands of Audi workers protest over threatened plant closure

By Frank Simon and Andreas Buerger NECKARSULM, Germany, July 29 (Reuters) - Thousands of Audi worker...

29th July, 2026

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Union urges investors to pressure BP to end US Midwest refinery lockout

July 22 (Reuters) - The United Steelworkers (USW), AFL-CIO and IndustriaALL Global Union on Wednesda...

22nd July, 2026