Labor Disputes & Strikes

Sengoku ‘Eleventh Battle’ preview for Nov. 7 HDNet event

With the penultimate month of the year under way, World Victory Road (WVR) hosts Sengoku: “Eleventh Battle” on Nov. 7 at the famed Sumo Hall, Ryogoku Kokugikan, in Tokyo, Japan. This will be the final event before WVR...

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Letters: Striking support for Leeds council workers

In response to Councillor Richard Brett ( Letters , 4 November), refuse collectors in Leeds did not resort to strike action lightly, but because they saw their income and livelihood threatened. Despite eight weeks of the...

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Museum cancels some Nov. 11 programs during strike

Pickets say they won't interfere with visitors during Veterans' Week The Canadian War Museum has cancelled its annual Remembrance Day guest speakers and school programs because of the workers strike, but is encouraging visitors...

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York union taken over after racking up $1.2M strike debt

Slammed by charges of sloppy bookkeeping, $1.2 million in missing paperwork and a "toxic" culture of intimidation, the union that led York University's strike last year has been taken over by its national head office.

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Sheffield: Firefighters, bus, post all in battle

Submitted on 5 November, 2009 - 22:36 Two big and important industrial disputes — on the buses and in the fire service — are currently going on in Sheffield. Workers from First Buses have been out on clusters of 24 hour strikes...

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Bus driver strike over layoffs an 'option'

BY MARY WISNIEWSKI Transportation Reporter mwisniewski@suntimes.com The union representing CTA bus drivers and mechanics is considering a strike if the agency goes ahead with hundreds of layoffs. "We're just exploring every...

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By bike, on foot, they got there

By DANA DiFILIPPO Philadelphia Daily News TAMIR SMITH's route to school is usually a breeze of a subway ride, a straight shot on the Broad Street line from South Philly to the Franklin Learning Center, in Spring Garden, where...

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Nigeria: Minister Wants Judiciary Workers to End Strike

The Minister of Labour & Productivity, Prince Kayode Adetokunbo, has said the Federal Government can only negotiate with federal staff of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) because of the federalist nature of the...

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GM to axe 10,000 jobs as workers stage protest

Workers at Opel in Germany are expected to go on strike today after General Motors (GM) announced it will cut 10,000 jobs following the US carmaker's shock decision to halt the sale of its European division.

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Rail strike halts Belgium's trains

Thousands of commuters have been forced to find other ways of getting to work after a 24-hour strike by Belgian rail staff brought train services in and out of the country to a standstill. No Thalys high speed trains are...

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