Unions News
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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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By AFP
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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By AFP
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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Washington -
Hundreds of federally-contracted government workers staged a day-long protest strike Thursday in an effort to persuade President Barack Obama to issue executive orders that would increase pay and benefits for workers on government contract.
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Shortly after being unable to come to an agreement with local unions Walmart closed a Quebec area store. Now they will have to pay damages to almost 200 workers after a Canadian Supreme Court ruling.
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Rio De Janeiro -
Brazil's two biggest unions on Tuesday lent their backing to the World Cup and the 2016 Rio Games on the grounds they would "generate tax receipts and jobs" for the hosts."Large events open the possibility of numerous public and private investments, wh...
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By Reuters
The Teamsters union representing conductors, yard workers, and traffic coordinators agreed to meet with Canadian National Railway Co one last time in hopes of reaching a new a settlement.
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By Reuters
Canadian National Railway Co and the Teamsters union will meet in Montreal on Wednesday to make a final attempt at reaching a labor deal for some 3,000 conductors, yard workers, and traffic coordinators,...
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By AFP
Nicosia -
Cyprus is to hold a new vote on a privatisation bill hours before a deadline for the release of the next tranche of a 10-billion-euro bailout, after parliament rejected an initial draft.MPs failed to adopt a first version of the controversial bill in a...
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Lansing -
The proposed law grants businesses the ability to gain an injunction against anyone picketing their premises and imposes massive fines on protesters.
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By AFP
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.
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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...
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Madrid -
Spanish flag carrier Iberia said Wednesday it had reached a deal with its pilots to slash their salaries by at least 14 percent, part of its bid to return to profit.Iberia's roughly 1,400 pilots will see their salaries reduced by 14 percent, and possib...
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Los Angeles -
Now, the Oscar race for top prize may have become more clear. Filling out those ballots for many people will now include Alfonso Cuaron and "Gravity" simply because the Directors Guild of America (DGA) has picked him.
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By AFP
Madrid -
Coca-Cola is looking to close four of its 11 bottling plants in Spain in a move that would affect 1,250 jobs, the company and the UGT union said.
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Rally for Retirement Security, March 2, 2014
Ken Lewenza, CAW National President, speaking at a press conference in Toronto
Huge crowd walks the picket line outside of Toronto City Hall in support of libraries and its workers.
Toronto & York Region Labour President John Cartwright speaking to the large crowd.
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.
Ontario Federation of Labour President Sid Ryan addressed the crowd of library workers, union members and supporters outside of Toronto city hall.
Rally for Retirement Security, March 2, 2014
Students at the entrance gate to the Union Buildings.
Rally for Retirement Security, March 2, 2014
Rally for Retirement Security, March 2, 2014
Members of the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW) and Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP).
Mary Bistol, Toronto Public Library librarian, speaks to the crowd talking about how important libraries are to the community.
Gaetan Menard, CEP Secretary-Treasurer and Proposal Committee co-chair speaking at a press conference in Toronto.
The large crowd huddles in for speeches outside of Toronto City Hall.
Library workers and union members walk the picket lines outside of Toronto city hall.
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