Strike News

Johannesburg - Thousands of striking platinum mineworkers Thursday marched on the seat of South African government to deliver their grievances to the office of President Jacob Zuma.Leaders of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), whose members...

More than 1,000 workers at an IBM factory in southern China have gone on strike against the terms of their transfer to Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd caused by the U.S.

Johannesburg - Talks aimed at ending a crippling six-week-long platinum miners' strike in South Africa fell apart on Wednesday after producers rejected a revised wage demand.Negotiations "have been suspended indefinitely to allow stakeholders time to reflect on the c...

Johannesburg - Talks aimed at ending a six-week-long platinum miners' strike in South Africa have been suspended after producers rejected a revised wage demand, the companies and mediator said Wednesday.The negotiations "have been suspended indefinitely to allow stak...

Container truck drivers at Canada's largest port reached a new deal on Thursday, narrowly avoiding an expanded job action that would have seen some 400 unionized drivers join about 1,200 non-unionized ...

Frankfurt - Passengers were advised Friday not to bother turning up for flights at Frankfurt airport because of a one-day strike by security staff."We have asked passengers not to travel to the airport for now.

Madrid - US drinks giant Coca Cola vowed on Friday to press on with laying off workers at its bottling plants in Spain after unions refused to strike a deal.Striking workers had until Friday to reach a deal with managers on the company's plan to close four fact...

Frankfurt - Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt, is bracing for travel delays Friday due to a scheduled wage strike by security personnel, the airport's operator Fraport said."Due to strike action planned by security staff for Friday, February 21, flight disrupti...

Johannesburg - Mining giant Anglo American Platinum warned on Monday that a nearly month-long strike at its South African mines could lead to further restructuring, raising the spectre of more job losses.The world's top platinum miner said its strike-hit Rustenburg a...

Tokyo - Japan's unions have started demanding wage hikes from cash-rich firms as annual pay talks get under way, setting up a rare showdown after years of drama-free labour relations.Unionists are questioning if usually quiescent workers should stick by a deca...