Labor Strikes and Disputes

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BA, union in last-ditch strike talks

AFP Global Edition 11 hours ago

British Airways and the country's biggest trade union were in last-ditch talks Thursday in a bid to avert a planned strike this weekend by BA cabin crew. BA chief executive Willie Walsh and Unite joint-leader Tony Woodley met face to face with ...

Greece Financial Crises

AP News 7 days ago

A protester from a communist linked union and a protesting police officer applause each other during a rally as more than 10,000 people marched through central Athens, Thursday March 11, 2010, as part of a nationwide general strike against the government's harsh ...

APTOPIX Greece Financial Crisis

AP News 7 days ago

A train company worker walks between parked train carriages as the main entrance is locked with a chain at subway station of Piraeus near Athens Greece, during a 24-hour nationwide strike on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Greek public transport was halted, flights ...

Greece Financial Crisis

AP News 7 days ago

A fisherman prepares his rod in front of idle ferries, at the port of Piraeus near Athens Greece, during a 24-hour nationwide strike on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff ...

Portugal Strike

AP News 10 days ago

A security guard explains to a patient that medical appointments have been canceled at Lisbon'a Sao Jose hospital due to a national strike by civil servants, Wednesday, March 4, 2010. Portuguese civil servants' unions called a strike to protest against a planned ...

Thousands of refinery workers prepare to picket

AP Features 16 days ago

<div><p>A strike by some 24,000 refinery workers was averted, at least for now, as both sides agreed to extend negotiations for at least 24 hours.</p><p>Workers at refineries near New Orleans, Houston and as far away as Billings, Mont., will show up for ...

Strike by 24,000 refinery workers averted for now

AP News 16 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Strike by 24,000 refinery workers averted, for now, as both sides agree to extend negotiations</div><div><p>A strike by some 24,000 refinery workers was averted, at least for now, as both sides agreed to extend negotiations for at least 24 hours.</p>< ...

US oil industry, union return to talks as strike looms

AFP American Edition 16 days ago

<div><p>US oil industry representative and union negotiators entered extended talks on a new contract Monday as the threat of a nationwide strike loomed.</p><p>The contract covering 24,000 employees at the oil majors and independent refiners expired at 12:01 am Sunday.</p><p> ...

Workers reject strike weapon

guardian.co.uk 16 days ago

<div><p>Workers are much less likely to go on strike than they were in the 1970s and 1980s as the UK goes into a recession, according to union activists and industrial relations experts.</p><p>Last month, in a groundbreaking agreement, union members at digger firm ...

Cars smashed as taxi drivers stage rare protest in China

AFP Asian Edition 16 days ago

<div><p>Taxi drivers smashed car windows and police vehicles as they went on strike in one of China's biggest cities Monday, state press said, in a rare bout of industrial action for the communist-run country.</p><p>Thousands of taxi drivers in southwest China's Chongqing city ...

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