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SF Mayor Defends Layoffs as Protests Mount Over Budget Cuts

Unions push a CEO tax they say could raise $300 million a year to avoid cuts.

NYC Building Workers Authorize Strike as Contract Deadline Nears

Chicago Council Keeps Tipped Wage Phaseout After Veto Override Fails

New Protests Delay Birmingham Bin Crews as Year-Long Strike Enters Second Year

England’s Four-Stream Recycling Rules Take Effect March 2026 as Councils Step Up Rollout and Birmingham Strike Drags On

La Rinconada Standoff Deepens After Miner’s Killing as Strike Hardens

Galicia Rejects Sargadelos ERTE After Cervo Plant Halt

Santiago Council Backs Urgent Hiring as Overtime Standoff Cripples Police and Fire Coverage

Hilton Americas-Houston Strike Ends With Deal Setting $20 Minimum Wage

Lindsey Oil Refinery to Cut 125 Jobs as Sale Talks Continue

App-Based Taxi Drivers Halt Maharashtra Strike Pending Government Response

Six-Month Bin Strike Leaves Birmingham’s Streets Drowning in Uncollected Rubbish

Municipal Strike Grounds Services as Headliners Boycott Philadelphia’s July Fourth Event

La Bañeza workers intensify protests as Azucarera plans plant closure

Madrid Garbage Strike Continues as Workers Reject Preagreement

French Chemical Plant Vencorex Sold to Chinese Rival Wanhua, Triggering Outrage

Birmingham's Waste Crisis Worsens as Strike Drags On

First Minister Swinney Criticizes Unison's Targeted Strike in Perthshire