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1 – 10 of 22President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration aims to remedy a chronic shortage of doctors in South Korea. Public opinion is firmly behind Yoon, but the KMA has enjoyed past success in…
Union leaders have criticised the government’s preliminary statement on the 2024 budget for lacking measures to alleviate financial pressures on households. They are demanding…
As well as experiencing political attacks on culture and speech issues, and growing public scepticism about rising tuition fees, managers at US universities must now contend with…
The union represents some 340,000 workers at UPS, the largest US package delivery company. The United States is experiencing a rise in strikes and work stoppages espite low union…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280183
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President Alberto Fernandez has appointed new social development and labour ministers, Victoria Tolosa Paz and Raquel Olmos, following the resignations of their predecessors amid…
Industrial action is increasing across unionised sectors of the US economy, driven by the impact of inflation on real wages but also by pandemic-related stresses that have left…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272806
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Employees at the Canada Revenue Agency voted for strike action last week, setting the scene for a potential showdown between the government and as many as 300,000 workers. Any…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278394
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The quick return to work forestalls direct government intervention but also underlines how vulnerable the Canadian economy is to transport disruption. Both the agricultural and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268311
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The disruption at Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold mines reflects wider turmoil in the gold mining sector, including a 13th consecutive month of production decline in October. Meanwhile…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240617
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The move follows a 48-hour strike by the banking union on May 26-27 and stoppages by oilseeds workers affecting the port of Rosario. Supporters of the ruling Frente para la…