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NJ Transit Averts Major Disruption with Tentative Engineer Agreement

New Jersey Transit and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen reached a tentative agreement ending a three-day strike by 450 engineers, affecting 100,000 daily commuters, after negotiations focused on wage parity with nearby rail systems and avoiding 'me too' clauses in other union con...

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Nestlé Agrees to Social Plan for Thomy Factory Closure in Neuss

Nestlé and the works council of its Thomy factory in Neuss, Germany, agreed on a social plan for the plant's closure in mid-2026, affecting 145 jobs; production will move to Lüdinghausen, creating 30 new jobs, while severance, early retirement, and pension solutions are offered.

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Clyde Tunnel Strike Threatens Major Road Closure

A potential strike by GMB union members working in the Clyde Tunnel control room in Glasgow threatens to close one of Scotland's busiest roads, impacting 65,000 vehicles daily due to a pay dispute where the union seeks 6.5% while Cosla offered 3%.

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CNTE Teachers Block Mexico City Highways, Rejecting Government Pension Offers

Mexican teachers from the CNTE union are holding a four-day strike, blocking major highways into Mexico City to demand the repeal of the 2007 ISSSTE law, rejecting government proposals of salary increases and other benefits as insufficient.

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NJ Transit Strike Ends: Tentative Agreement Reached

A tentative agreement ending New Jersey's first statewide transit strike in over 40 years was reached, impacting 350,000 commuters; train service will resume Tuesday, following a three-day shutdown due to a dispute over wages for train engineers.

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Australia's 1.2 Million Home Target Deemed Unrealistic Amidst Construction Crisis

Australia faces an insurmountable housing crisis as an economist claims the government's plan to build 1.2 million homes in five years is impossible due to record-high construction company insolvencies (up 24 percent in 2025), high construction costs, and unfettered immigration, with the best year f...

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Germany Debates Unpaid Overtime and Flexible Working Hours

Germany's Left party demands a ban on unpaid overtime, citing 600 million unpaid hours in 2022, clashing with the CDU's proposal for a weekly maximum working time to increase flexibility, potentially leading to longer working hours.

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Brooklyn Rental Market Booms Amidst Manhattan Slowdown

Manhattan's new lease signings dropped 7% annually, while Brooklyn's March leasing velocity soared 49% month-over-month and 17% year-over-year, the highest since 2021, due to increased demand for affordable housing options in new mixed-income developments.

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Dutch Wage Talks Stall Amid Union Strike Threats

Negotiations for wage increases in the Netherlands have stalled, with unions threatening strikes as employers cite unaffordable labor costs following years of inflation-driven pay hikes; recent talks at Dutch Railways (NS) collapsed, and strikes are looming in other sectors, including the automotive...

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Netherlands Proposes Labor Market Reform to Curb Excessive Flexibility

The Dutch government proposed legislation to curb excessive labor market flexibility, aiming to balance flexible and permanent jobs by eliminating zero-hour contracts, introducing minimum-maximum hour contracts, and increasing the time between successive fixed-term contracts to five years.

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German Workers Divided on Weekly Maximum Working Time

A YouGov poll reveals that 38 percent of German workers favor a weekly maximum working time, while 20 percent oppose it, and 37 percent are neutral, prompting a debate about flexibility and productivity.

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Berlin Rent Soars 12%, Exacerbating Housing Crisis

Berlin's average cold rent surged 12% to "15.79 euros per square meter" in 2023, despite more listings, due to population growth and insufficient housing supply, creating a stark contrast with existing rents ("under 9 euros") and necessitating 222,000 new apartments by 2040.

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