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Labor Disputes & Strikes

Greek state transport workers on strike for a day

tmcnet.com
Oct 8, 2008 4 related
        

ATHENS, Greece_Greek state transport workers have launched a 24-hour strike, disrupting domestic flights and rail services. Debt-ridden Olympic Airlines says it is canceling 100 flights Wednesday, while the state railway...

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Boeing can't afford to be 'strike zone,' exec says

heraldnet.com
Oct 8, 2008 3 related
        

By Michelle Dunlop Herald Writer EVERETT -- Grounded: that's how the Boeing Co. described its position, due to the Machinists' strike, at the governor's aerospace summit in Everett Tuesday. "We can't afford to be known as the...

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Des Moines bus driver honored for safety had 8 accidents

desmoinesregister.com
Oct 8, 2008 1 related
        

Susan Jane Leveke-Meyers, 54, was fired in April from the Des Moines Area Regional Transit bus system. In a letter to Leveke-Meyers informing her of her dismissal, DART officials said she had been involved in 10 accidents...

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Reporter's Notebook: Stevens Trial Presses Forward

foxnews.com
Oct 8, 2008 632 related
        

The government's prosecution of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens will press on, despite a third attempt by his defense team to convince federal Judge Emmet Sullivan to dismiss the indictment against the 84-year-old legislator, or declare...

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INDEX:Agriculture, Business, International, Labour, Mining, Trade

tmcnet.com
Oct 8, 2008 2 related
        

MONTREAL _ A strike which could close down the locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway between Lake Erie and Montreal is looming. Both the Canadian Auto Workers and Seaway officials have an agreement not to take any action that would...

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US: Screen Actors Guild may organize a strike vote

wsws.org
Oct 8, 2008 10 related
        

By Ramon Valle and Rafael Azul 8 October 2008 On October 1, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) negotiating committee advised the union’s national board to organize a strike authorization vote. SAG leaders are attempting to use the...

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Tulare County union on strike

fresnobee.com
Oct 8, 2008 1 related
        

Government employees are protesting a disliked labor contract today. By Lewis Griswold / Fresno Bee The union representing 2,700 Tulare County government employees is staging a one-day strike today to protest a much-disliked...

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bbc.co.uk: Commuters at Waverley Station during strike bbc.co.uk

Rail journeys resume after strike

bbc.co.uk
Oct 8, 2008 6 related
        

Rail journeys across the country were severely disrupted by the strike Normal rail services are expected to resume as signal workers returned to work after the first of two 24-hour walkouts came to an end. It comes as union...

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The strike no one noticed

thestar.com
Oct 8, 2008 1 related
        

Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 picket a bus terminal at Yonge and Finch. Will rise to $29.41 by the end of the contract, which expires in June 2011 GO bus drivers: $26.35 as of Jan. 2008; rises to $29.08 on June...

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Acadian Lines strike averted, deal reached with drivers

cbc.ca
Oct 8, 2008 1 related
        

A tentative agreement has been reached between Acadian Coach and Bus Lines and 70 drivers and mechanics in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, averting a strike. The employees, members of the Amalgamated Transit Union, will...

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