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The South African Communist Party leader Solly Mapaila says the party is not budging from calls for a fresh inquest into Chris Hani's murder.

Three unions representing faculty, graduate students, postdocs and EOF counselors will hit the picket lines over what they call a failed contract agreement.

In an unprecedented moment in Rutgers University's nearly 260-year history, three unions voted Sunday evening to strike.

Hundreds of oil and gas platforms will stage a 48-hour strike in a dispute over pay and other working conditions. Unite has warned that the standstill by the walkout has been planned for April 24. Industry experts agree that contractors and operators can afford to give the Unite members a decent pay rise.

Waste workers are set to strike again across Sydney.

More than 9,000 unionized faculty and graduate student workers at Rutgers University in Camden, Newark and New Brunswick have begun the first strike in the university's 257-year history. The unions are seeking better pay and job security. University President Jonathan Holloway has hinted at seeking a court injunction to 'compel' striking workers to return to classes, arguing that the work stoppage is illegal under New Jersey law.

"We have no other choice," says a Rutgers University union as it joins thousands in the fight for fair pay and benefits for faculty and staff.

Here's what to know about the Rutgers University strike.

Garbage truck drivers have walked off the job, leaving rubbish uncollected in parts of Sydney and Canberra as...

Here's what to know about the Rutgers University strike.