Labor Disputes & Strikes

Talks fail, North Island miners still striking

Solid Energy's North Island workforce is back on strike after rejecting an offer from the company.Talks are continuing today.Solid Energy was hopeful of reaching a settlement but spokeswoman Vicki Bly...

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Strike stops output at Rusal bauxite mine in Guyana

Workers at the islands largest bauxite mine are resisting pressure from the company for 75 layoffs in return for a 10% wage increase for those who remain. Posted: Tuesday , 24 Nov 2009 GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - A strike over wages...

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Union warns over tube overtime in pay row

By Alan Jones, Press Association Union leaders will today consider calling an overtime ban among engineering and electrical workers on London Underground in a row over pay, which they warned would disrupt services. Officials...

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IHC support workers to go on strike

Over 3000 community support workers will strike on Friday after negotiations with disabled care provider IHC failed to secure them a pay rise.Workers would strike between 11.30am and 8.30pm to protest against low wages, said...

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National Business News: Construction workers agree deal after power station strikes

Construction workers agree deal after power station strikes A DEAL has been agreed in a long-running dispute involving engineering construction workers which led to a series of wildcat strikes at power stations and other sites,...

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Egyptian Artisans Strike

First Recorded Labor Strike in History Egyptian workers who carved out and painted the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings stopped working to demand delivery of their proper pay. The workmen who built the tombs of the New...

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UPDATE 1-Unions reject TNT deal to prevent massive job cuts

AMSTERDAM, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The risk of strike action at Dutch mail company TNT NV grew on Monday after members of its two largest unions rejected proposals that included a pay cut of up to 3.5 percent to prevent massive job...

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Strike averted at auto parts plant

Workers at Johnson Controls are reporting for work Monday morning after Canadian Auto Workers union members ratified a tentative contract with the auto parts manufacturer on Sunday. More than 91 per cent of the workers who cast...

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Strike Looms at CUNY

Barring a major breakthrough with management, a union representing staff members at the City University of New York Research Foundation is likely to strike Tuesday for the first time in its more than 30-year history,...

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DJ Zambia KCM, Miners Resume Labor Talks Tuesday-Union

Nov 23, 2009 (Dow Jones Commodities News Select via Comtex) -- DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Zambia's largest copper miner, Konkola Copper Mines, will resume labor talks with its miners Tuesday following the return of a calmer atmosphere...

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