Labor Disputes & Strikes

                   

NSW teachers vow more strikes over pay (AAP)

yahoo.com     Sep 2, 2008   13 related          

NSW teachers have threatened further strike action and say their campaign could stretch into next year unless the Iemma government meets pay and staffing demands. There was minimal supervision in place for some 750,000...                    

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Gagne can't hold lead for Sheets

mlb.com     Sep 2, 2008   22 related          

Reliever allows three runs in eighth; starter leaves with injury By JR Radcliffe / Special to MLB.com MILWAUKEE -- It could not be a worse time for the Milwaukee Brewers to experience this particular variety of déjà vu....                    

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IBM splashes out on 'scab' labour

builderau.com.au     Sep 2, 2008   7 related          

IBM has been recruiting "scab" labour to fill the gap that could be left by striking IBM Flightdeck workers, according to the Australian Services Union. In order to watch video content you need to enable javascript and...                    

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Civil servants' union to pursue right to strike at European court

todayszaman.com     Sep 1, 2008          

The Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (KESK) will file a lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights to nullify the results of recent salary talks between the government and civil servants’ unions on grounds...                    

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Thai state railway board resigns after labour unionjoins anti-gov't protest

people.com.cn     Sep 1, 2008   2 related          

Board members of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on Monday resigned en masse after its labor union joined anti-government protests by taking on a strike, paralyzing nearly half of train services nationwide for the...                    

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PM to lose power, and water

nationmultimedia.com     Sep 1, 2008   6 related          

By The Nation Published on September 2, 2008 Selective union action targets Samak, Cabinet, police stations The Confederation of State Enterprise Unions yesterday threatened to cut off electricity and tap water to state...                    

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Strike threat for courts system

bbc.co.uk     Sep 1, 2008          

Hundreds of staff have voted for strike action which could cause disruption to Scotland's justice system. Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) workers in five agencies and public bodies are unhappy with a 2% pay...                    

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College classes to go ahead

thestar.com     Sep 1, 2008   5 related          

Tentative agreement ends threat of strike by 7,000 support staff at Ontario schools Be the first to comment on this article... Sarah Barmak Staff Reporter Sandra Firman spent the long weekend concerned about a possible...                    

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Guyana cane cutters end weeklong strike over pay

iht.com     Aug 31, 2008   4 related          

Thousands of cane cutters ended a weeklong strike in Guyana after the government ordered binding arbitration in a bid to reopen the state-run sugar industry and avoid interrupting exports to Europe, a labor leader said...                    

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Hard work went into your extra day off: Unions still hold importance, say experts, even as...

tmcnet.com     Sep 1, 2008   25 related          

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sep. 1--Down Main Street they rolled, a raucous, curb-to-curb tide of khaki-clad boilermakers, meat cutters, hod carriers, carpenters, painters, pipe fitters and electricians. Twenty-five years...                    

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