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Mexico Sets 2030 Shift to 40-Hour Week as Germany Weighs Weekly Cap

The debate turns on balancing work-time flexibility with daily protections.

Brookfield Zoo, Teamsters Reach 4-Year Deal to End Strike

Brookfield Zoo Workers Strike After Contract Talks Stall

Labor Department Proposes Unified Joint-Employer Test Across Wage, Leave and Farmworker Laws

Amazon Disputes Reports Workers Kept Working Near Body After Oregon Warehouse Death

Baja California and Sonora Report Q1 Job Gains as Analysts Question How Much Is New Hiring

JBS Greeley Workers End Strike, Return as Talks Set to Resume

PECO Workers Working Without a Contract as Union Files NLRB Charges

London Underground Drivers Set Six 24-Hour Strikes From March to May Over Four-Day Week Plan

Lula Seeks Tripartite Pact to End Brazil’s 6×1 Work Schedule

Brazil Delays Holiday Work Rule for Commerce by 90 Days, Sets Bipartite Commission

Retailers Test 5x2 Schedules as New Data Casts 40-Hour Week as Economically Manageable

Brazil Weighs Ending 6×1 Workweek as Congress Advances Measure and Business Group Warns of Risks

Clashes Erupt Outside Argentine Senate During Debate on Milei’s Labor Overhaul

Pontevedra Metal Talks Open With Union Pay and Hours Push, Employers Set Jan. 20 Counter

Germany’s Eight-Hour Day Challenged by Weekly Cap Plan as Unions Step Up Fight

Pam Fires Three Tuscany Cashiers After Mystery-Shopper 'Cart' Tests, Unions Mobilize Ahead of Rome Meeting

Mexico Sets Nov. 20 Presentation for 40-Hour Workweek Reform

Starbucks Baristas Launch Open-Ended Strike at 65 Stores on Red Cup Day

Labor Minister Backs Legal Mandate to End 6x1 Workweek at Chamber Hearing