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International

Japan manufacturers' union to target US$77 monthly base pay hike next year

The National Delivery Champions Association, National Private Hire Vehicles Association and National Taxi Association are now full affiliates of NTUC.
Singapore

NTUC grants platform worker groups full affiliate status in first constitutional change since 2017

Starbucks Workers United has filed more than 100 charges against the company since December for alleged unfair labour practices, such as retaliation against unionising baristas.
Consumer & Healthcare

US lawmakers urge Starbucks CEO to restart union talks

Above: A closed outlet of Singapore pastry chain Twelve Cupcakes on Oct 31 at Jem. The company was sold to Indian tea company Dhunseri Group in 2017, before shuttering abruptly on Oct 29.
Singapore
BT EXPLAINS

F&B closures: retrenched, unpaid staff may be ahead of most creditors – but will they ever see their salaries?

SNEF has been a steady hand for employers for 45 years, balancing business needs with workers’ well-being and national interest, says Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.
Singapore

How employers develop their workforce will determine how well they adapt to uncertainty: DPM Gan

Although the union group (above) secured the largest nominal pay increases in more than three decades in its latest negotiations, the nation’s real wages haven’t been keeping up.
International

Japan’s unions seek minimum 5% wage hike in upcoming pay talks

Workers protest during a walkout by members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) over contract negotiations, outside Boeing company's facility, Berkeley, Missouri, Aug 4, 2025.
Transport & Logistics

Boeing Defence, union reach tentative deal to end strike

About 3,200 employees based in the midwestern states of Missouri and Illinois walked off the job on Aug 4 after voting down a contract.
Transport & Logistics

Boeing says will hire replacements for striking US defence workers

The talks come as union members approach a key juncture, the loss of their company-paid health care benefits at the end of August.
Transport & Logistics

Boeing, striking defence workers union to start talks on Aug 25

Canada's largest carrier said that flights would be restarting on Sunday evening, but some would still be cancelled over the next seven to 10 days as the schedule stabilises and returns to normal.
International

Air Canada to resume flights after government moves to end strike

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