Labor Disputes & Strikes

Fry's, Safeway Prepping for Possible Strike

Fry's readies for possible walkout by union members; advertises for strike replacements PHOENIX November 7, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment In less than a week, unionized workers at two Arizona grocery store...

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Talks in Philadelphia transit strike break off

PHILADELPHIA — Negotiations aimed at ending a transit strike in Philadelphia broke off Saturday night with Pennsylvania's governor calling on the union to let its members vote on the transit authority's offer. "In my 32 years...

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Unions To Ballot BA Crews Over Xmas Strikes

4:33pm UK, Saturday November 07, 2009 Passengers flying British Airways over Christmas could face big disruptions after union leaders served notice to ballot thousands of cabin crew staff on strike action. Union leaders expect...

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Measuring Democracy - The ICFTU’s Reports on Violations of Union Rights - Artur Victoria Studies

and has 225 affiliated organizations in 148 countries. Affiliates are unions, union confederations or peak level associations. Association maintains close links with different UN bodies and has consultative status in some of...

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CUPE BC: Paramedics' Legal Strike Ended by Force

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA - (Marketwire - Nov. 7, 2009) - The Liberal government has forced an end to the Ambulance Paramedics legal strike following an all-night session in the B.C. Legislature. The final vote took place...

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Why did we risk it all? Because we won't go down without a fight.

untitled.JPG In August and September 2009, about 250 members of teaching staff at Tower Hamlets College went on strike over compulsory redundancies and cuts to course provision. Catalyst spoke to one of the strikers, Rachel, in...

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Liberals push through bill to end strike by B.C. paramedics

Union's 3,500 members head back to work under retroactive one-year contract Vancouver — The Canadian Press Published on Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009 6:46PM EST Legislation forcing British Columbia paramedics back to work will do...

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The city that looks and smells like a landfill site

The rats are having a field day. The scavengers have been pigging out on the rich pickings of the refuse collectors' strike in the suburbs of Leeds. For two months the rodents have been fattening themselves up for the coming...

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Waterways workers go on strike

Around 1.5 lakh water transport workers under five labour organisations began an indefinite strike from 12:00 last night to press home their 22-point demand. The strike will continue until fulfilment of their demands, said...

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SEPTA strike drives commuter to protest

By Jeff Gammage, Robert Moran and Kia Gregory Inquirer Staff Writers By yesterday evening, a frustrated Tili Ayala had decided to fight back, staging a one-woman protest at Suburban Station to demand an end to the transit...

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