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Solidarity strikes in support of Tesla workers at Swedish subsidiary spread to Denmark, Norway and Finland for collective agreement, but union’s agenda is corporatism; 24-hour strikes across Middle East including in parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Tunisian teachers walk out to demand ceasefire in Gaza; 170,000 teachers and lecturers still out after 75 days in Iraqi Kurdistan over wage arrears; platinum miners in Bakubung, South Africa stage underground sit-in over three days for better pay and conditions
National wildcat strike over pay and conditions by thousands of Serbian postal workers continues to spread in teeth of union opposition and dismissal threats; steel and construction workers in Iran join strikes and protests over rising poverty and authoritarian rule; nationwide strike in Nigeria over state violence to try and intimidate workers’ struggles over pay
Wildcat strike by postal workers in Serbia over pay and conditions condemned by union spreads nationwide; General strike call in occupied West Bank over Israeli army killings as Gaza genocide continues; South African bus drivers at state owned NTI strike over non-payment of wages for up to four months
Strikes by teachers and support workers continue in parts of Lithuania, Portugal, Belgium, Montenegro, Germany and Serbia over pay, conditions and funding; protests across Middle East including in Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, the Yemen and Jordan in response to Israeli bombing of Gaza; polytechnic workers in Abeokuta, Nigeria begin indefinite strike over non-payment of salaries and allowances for three months