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Frankfurt Am Main -
German unions on Wednesday said they had clinched a deal with employers giving public sector workers a "significant" salary boost, following a wave of strikes that hit airports, train stations, hospitals and daycares.The 2.
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Paris -
As unions unleash protests and strikes on Thursday and rail workers threaten rolling action afterwards, here is a look back at the most significant episodes of labour action to hit strike-prone France.
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Buenos Aires -
Subway workers in Buenos Aires plan go on strike late Tuesday over rail cars from Spain used in the Argentine capital's metro system that allegedly contain asbestos.
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Washington -
An Illinois public sector worker could soon be responsible for one of the biggest setbacks in decades to the already declining US labor union movement.
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The Australian government has been criticized for using digital transformation purely as a vehicle for cutting jobs rather than seeking to improve services for the public good.
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Rome -
Three Italian air transport unions on Wednesday announced their intention for a nationwide strike for Ryanair staff on February 10, expressing disappointment after the first meeting with management of the Irish low-cost airline.
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Frankfurt Am Main -
Germany's largest union is bracing for a combative start to the new year as it presses demands for a 28-hour working week, warning employers to expect mass strikes in the battle for a better work-life balance.
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Frankfurt Am Main -
German Ryanair pilots will strike for the first time Friday, union leaders said, dialling up the heat in a Europe-wide battle for recognition from the no-frills airline ahead of the busy holiday period.
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Barcelona -
Caught between euphoria and anguish, their tone increasingly strident, supporters of Catalan independence are gearing up for forceful -- if peaceful -- resistance against Madrid's planned takeover of regional powers.
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Johanesburg -
Thousands of angry South African trade unionists took to the streets across the nation on Wednesday to call for President Jacob Zuma to resign over alleged top-level corruption.
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San Francisco -
The US agency charged with enforcing labor laws filed a complaint on Thursday against Tesla, saying it found merit in worker accusations of labor rights infringement.
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Varsovia -
Poland will stick to its position on the European Union's posted workers directive, Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said Thursday.
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Canton -
Nissan has defeated a bid by the United Auto Workers to unionize employees at a factory in the US Deep South, ending a bitter contest that critics said laid bare a racial divide in the company.
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New Delhi -
An Indian court convicted 31 workers Friday over an outburst of deadly violence at a car plant in 2012, including 13 for murder, during one of the country's worst episodes of labour unrest.
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Bakersfield -
"Who has the power? People have the power!"Small, slender Dolores Huerta, with her soft but firm voice, was whipping up a crowd at a Los Angeles rally against an oil pipeline in North Dakota. Dozens of people boisterously echoed her words.
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Johanesburg -
South African deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday won the support of Cosatu, the biggest union federation, to be the ANC party's next leader, boosting his chances of taking national power.
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Paris -
French estate agent Benjamin Pastor finally found a filling station that had not run out of petrol on Thursday after four others turned him away.
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Paris -
French unions on Friday called on workers to "continue and step up their action" as a wave of strikes against a disputed labour law disrupted transport and fuel supplies.
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Buenos Aires -
Argentine lawmakers handed conservative President Mauricio Macri his first legislative setback Thursday by passing a law aiming to curb job cuts that he says are needed to strengthen the economy.
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Global food giant PepsiCo has been accused of continuing human rights violations and anti-trade union practices in relation to factories in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Rome -
Italy's battle over legalising same-sex civil unions is about to get heated, with supporters and opponents ready to take to the streets as lawmakers address the deeply divisive issue.
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Stockholm -
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, a rising star of the left-wing who's made a name as an uncompromising women's and human rights defender, could see her lustre fade after becoming embroiled in a housing scandal.
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Atenas -
Some 15,000 people demonstrated in Athens on Thursday as unions held a general strike against a planned social security overhaul -- the second walkout in less than a month.
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Lille -
French train drivers who work for Eurotunnel said Thursday they were so overcome with fear and anxiety over the deaths of migrants trying to cross to Britain that they could no longer do their job.
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Edmonton -
An annual barbecue on Labour Day saw unions and politicians in Edmonton feed the less fortunate while connecting with the community.
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Los Angeles -
Sorry Rusty Hicks of Federation of Labor, but unions are not about the individual bargaining, but rather the collective. That's why it's called a union.
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Bras -
Brazilian police and demonstrators clashed Tuesday in the capital Brasilia during a march opposing a congressional bill to increase outsourcing in the workplace.
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Buenos Aires -
Argentina's largest cities ground to a halt Tuesday as transport unions went on strike, demanding tax cuts for low-income workers and putting the government on the defensive seven months out from general elections.
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A strong move on the way to Oscar glory comes through the Directors Guild of America (DGA). They announced their top five directors and Clint Eastwood is in, while Christopher Nolan is out.
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Amiens -
A U.S. tyre tycoon on Friday ridiculed French laws and trade unions that he said had prevented him from investing in a stricken factory, saying France should become "Communist.
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Members of the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW) and Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP).
Local 4948 President Maureen O'Reilly talks to reporters during a scrum about Monday's strike and the current negotiations with the City.
Library workers and union members walk the picket lines outside of Toronto city hall.
Ontario Federation of Labour President Sid Ryan shows up in support of Monday's strike outside of Toronto city hall.
Ken Lewenza, CAW National President, speaking at a press conference in Toronto
Rally for Retirement Security, March 2, 2014
Toronto & York Region Labour President John Cartwright speaking to the large crowd.
Rally for Retirement Security, March 2, 2014
Rally for Retirement Security, March 2, 2014
The large crowd huddles in for speeches outside of Toronto City Hall.
Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament and NDP leadership candidate Peggy Nash speaks with Local 4948 President Maureen O'Reilly outside of Toronto city hall.
Mary Bistol, Toronto Public Library librarian, speaks to the crowd talking about how important libraries are to the community.
Rally for Retirement Security, March 2, 2014
Huge crowd walks the picket line outside of Toronto City Hall in support of libraries and its workers.
Rally for Retirement Security, March 2, 2014
Many library and union members walking the picket line outside of Toronto City Hall.
Gaetan Menard, CEP Secretary-Treasurer and Proposal Committee co-chair speaking at a press conference in Toronto.
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