"Social Democratic Workers"

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8 November 2025

Thousands of members of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions (KFTU) hold placards reading ''A Completely New Labor, 2025 KFTU National Workers' Rally'' and chant slogans during the rally on Yeouidaero in Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, on November 8, 2025. Rep. Jun Hyun-hee (third from left in the front row), a supreme council member of the Democratic Party, attended the event. According to an unofficial police estimate, about 12,000 people joined the rally, where the KFTU called for extending the mandatory retirement age to 65, guaranteeing political rights for teachers and public officials, and introducing a 4.5-day workweek.

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6 November 2025

April Verrett, SEIU President, speaks at a press conference about health care outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on November 6, 2025 on day 37 of the federal government shutdown.

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6 November 2025

April Verrett, SEIU President, speaks at a press conference about health care outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on November 6, 2025 on day 37 of the federal government shutdown.

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31 October 2025

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) speaks at a food drive hosted by a coalition of organizations in front of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., U.S., on October 30, 2025. Unless the government shutdown ends immediately, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will lapse, and furloughed federal workers will not receive paychecks, leaving millions of Americans without enough food.

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31 October 2025

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) speaks at a food drive hosted by a coalition of pro-democracy, labor, and social justice organizations at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., U.S., on October 30, 2025. Unless the government shutdown ends immediately, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will lapse, and furloughed federal workers will not receive paychecks, leaving millions of Americans without enough food.

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31 October 2025

A sign is seed as Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) speaks at a food drive hosted by a coalition of pro-democracy, labor, and social justice organizations at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., U.S., on October 30, 2025. Unless the government shutdown ends immediately, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will lapse, and furloughed federal workers will not receive paychecks, leaving millions of Americans without enough food.

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15 October 2025

Yang Kyung-soo, president of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), attends the National Assembly Joint Declaration Ceremony for Social Dialogue at Sarangjae Hall in the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on October 15, 2025.

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15 October 2025

Yang Kyung-soo, president of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), attends the National Assembly Joint Declaration Ceremony for Social Dialogue at Sarangjae Hall in the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, on October 15, 2025.

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#12836165

6 October 2025

The entrance and exterior view of the VdK Bayern office is in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Upper Palatinate, Germany, on October 4, 2025. The VdK is a German social association that provides advocacy and support for social justice and welfare issues.

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6 October 2025

The signage of the VdK Bayern office is in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Upper Palatinate, Germany, on October 4, 2025. The VdK is a German social association that provides advocacy and support for social justice and welfare issues.

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24 September 2025

Marylise Leon, general secretary of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT), Laurent Escure, general secretary of the National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (UNSA), and Cyril Chabanier, president of the French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC), arrive for an inter-union meeting with the French Prime Minister at the Hotel de Matignon in Paris on September 24, 2025. Union leaders were received five days after issuing an ultimatum to the prime minister, following a mass protest against austerity and for tax justice.

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24 September 2025

Marylise Leon, general secretary of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT), and Laurent Escure, general secretary of the National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions (UNSA), arrive for an inter-union meeting with the French Prime Minister at the Hotel de Matignon in Paris on September 24, 2025. Union leaders were received five days after issuing an ultimatum to the prime minister, following a mass protest against austerity and for tax justice.

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19 September 2025

Marylise Leon (L), secretary general of the French Democratic Confederation of Labor (CFDT), and Sophie Binet (C), secretary general of the French General Confederation of Labour (CGT), take part in a demonstration in Paris during a nationwide day of strikes and protests over France's national budget, September 18, 2025.

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#12735565

9 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31: Dominika Lasota (L), Polish climate activist, joins Danuta Walesa (C), former First Lady of Poland and wife of Lech Walesa, during the live TVP debate Heritage of Solidarity at the European Solidarity Center in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025. The event commemorated the 45th anniversary of the Gdansk Agreement, highlighting reflections on Poland’s democratic movement and the legacy of Solidarity.

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9 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31: Danuta Walesa, former First Lady of Poland and wife of Lech Walesa, is pictured during the live TVP debate 'Heritage of Solidarity' at the European Solidarity Center in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025. Former President Lech Walesa, who recently underwent surgery in Gdansk, was not present at the anniversary events as he departed shortly beforehand for a lecture tour in the U.S. and Canada on democracy and Eastern European resistance during the Cold War.

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9 September 2025

GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31: Danuta Walesa, former First Lady of Poland and wife of Lech Walesa, is pictured during the live TVP debate 'Heritage of Solidarity' at the European Solidarity Center in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025. Former President Lech Walesa, who recently underwent surgery in Gdansk, was not present at the anniversary events as he departed shortly beforehand for a lecture tour in the U.S. and Canada on democracy and Eastern European resistance during the Cold War.

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