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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/34176512

Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28928360

French to join Italian strikes, underlining cross-border solidarity in fighting far-right austerity cuts to social protections

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28846834

Italy: thousands strike against low salaries and weakened public services. "We are forced to do double shifts to give the minimal levels of essential care."

https://www.inverelltimes.com.au/story/8834111/striking-italian-workers-march-for-better-pay-services/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22237324

Greece stopped by 24-hour general strike over cost of living

Summary

A 24-hour general strike in Greece on Wednesday shut down transport, schools, and government offices as workers protested high living costs.

Unions are demanding a 10% pay raise and the return of holiday bonuses cut during Greece’s financial crisis.

They accuse Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of not doing enough to tackle inflation, despite recent minimum wage increases.

Hospitals operated on emergency staff, while protests and marches were planned.

Many say wages have not kept up with the rising costs of energy, food, and rent.

By 2030, Paris will have removed 60,000 parking spaces and replaced them with trees. That’s one of the goals outlined in the French capital’s new 2024-2030 Climate Plan, which was released last week and will soon be voted on by the Council of Paris.

To reach this goal, Paris promises to establish 300 hectares of new green space by 2030, with 10% in place by 2026. Removing parking spaces will be a major component of this. For example, the many curbside spots that flank streets can be replaced with relative ease by lines of trees planted in beds that also aid stormwater absorption. The creation of “oasis squares” in each of Paris’ 20 arrondissements will add other green areas where trees and shade structures such as gazebos offer residents respite from the sun and help lower surrounding air temperatures.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22161530

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts planned as the company struggles to recover from financial and regulatory trouble as well as an eight-week strike by its machinists’ union.

The pink slips went out last week to members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, or SPEEA, The Seattle Times reported. The workers will remain on the payroll through mid-January.

Boeing announced in October that it planned to cut 10% of its workforce, about 17,000 jobs, in the coming months.

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor union, part of thousands of cuts planned as the company struggles to recover from financial and regulatory trouble as well as an eight-week strike by its machinists’ union.

The pink slips went out last week to members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, or SPEEA, The Seattle Times reported. The workers will remain on the payroll through mid-January.

Boeing announced in October that it planned to cut 10% of its workforce, about 17,000 jobs, in the coming months.

Opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane claims to have won the presidential election last month. He’s probably right. But instead of preparing to take office, he has been forced to flee Mozambique

cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/34291866

Sri Lanka’s leftist ruling coalition wins election in landslide

“There is a change in Sri Lanka’s political culture that started in September, which must continue.”

I just learnt about the search engine Ecosia which claims to use its advertising revenue to plant trees. I was going through their website and they seem legitimate on the surface but I wanted to check if its bs or not before using it.