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FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X looks on during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. Elon Musk was wrongfully ordered to remove a tweet discussing unionization of Tesla workers, a court has ruled. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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US labor board wrongly ordered Tesla’s Musk to delete anti-union tweet, court rules

Elon Musk was wrongfully ordered to a delete a tweet discussing Tesla staff unionizing in 2018, a US court has ruled.

Sebastian Tirintica sits backdropped by solar panels in the RenewAcad training center in Petrosani, southern Romania, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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As coal plants shut in Romania, some miners transition to green energy while others are reluctant

Romania's coal workers resist retraining for green jobs despite industry decline, fearing change amid political inaction.

Unions called the group's 40,000 employees in Italy and workers at its suppliers to observe a 24-hour national strike (AFP)
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Stellantis workers march in Italy over production slump

Thousands of Stellantis workers strike in Rome over layoffs, production halts, and weak demand for electric vehicles.

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Renewable energy jobs saw record growth in 2023, led by China and solar PV

Global renewable energy employment reached 16.2 million jobs in 2023, primarily in solar and wind, highlighting the need for skills development.

FILE PHOTO: The Tesla logo is seen on a car in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2020.  REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
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Swedish court upholds ruling against Tesla in labour dispute

The court upheld a preliminary ruling that Sweden's postal service Postnord does not need to deliver licence plates to Tesla.

O'Reilly Oilfield Services Ltd. has been fined $90,000 after pleading guilty to one count of failing to protect the health and safety of workers under its supervision. Pumpjacks are shown near Hardisty, Alta., on June 20, 2007. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
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Alberta company fined after worker severely burned in 2021 oil and gas site fire

O'Reilly Oilfield has been fined $90,000 after pleading guilty to one count of failing to protect workers under its supervision.

FILE PHOTO: EVGO Inc. Fast electric vehicle chargers are shown charging a Chevy Bolt in Encintas, California, U.S.,October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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UAW chief slams Trump over threat to revoke EV investments

UAW President warns hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs are at risk if Trump revokes the Inflation Reduction Act's EV investments.

Before it turned off the switches in October 2022, the plant fed 121 megawatts into South Africa's grid (AFP)
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South Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant

South Africa’s Komati coal plant shutdown stalls green transition, leaving jobs lost and renewable projects delayed.

Climate groups are calling on the Government to fund the transition to clean energy for oil and gas workers (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Call for £1.9bn a year to help UK oil and gas workers move into clean energy

Climate groups urge £1.9B yearly to support oil workers transitioning to renewables, calling for UK funding through 2030.

Placards are seen as striking UAW workers picket outside a Stellantis facility in this file photo, September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Dieu-Nalio Chery/File Photo
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Stellantis files new suits against United Auto Workers union

Stellantis filed eight more lawsuits against the UAW, alleging contract violations over strike threats tied to delayed investments.

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