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 Studios Brace for Actors' Strike 

Production beefed up before contract's expiration

New York Times New York Times Jun 26, 08 2:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - TV and movie studios are scrambling to be as prepared as possible in the event of an actors' strike when the union contract expires Monday, reports the New York Times. Movie studios had long planned to finish projects by the deadline—and TV studios have been rushing productions to finish next season’s episodes early. “We’re incredibly hopeful an agreement will be reached—but we have a contingency plan,” said an NBC executive. More »

Shell Strike Threatens UK Motorists

Government's urging not to panic-buy gas falls on deaf ears

Daily Telegraph (UK) Daily Telegraph (UK) Jun 13, 08 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Truck drivers for Shell have begun a four-day strike in Britain that threatens to hike already sky-high gas prices. Although the government has warned motorists not to panic-buy, gas stations were reporting a 30% spike in sales in the hours before the action; union leaders, meanwhile, have threatened that gasoline would run out "almost immediately," reports the Telegraph . More »

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ANALYSIS

Hollywood Strike Talk Might Be Just an Act

As June 30 deadline looms, insiders aren't sure actors will walk

Variety Variety Jun 5, 08 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Uncertainty still reigns in Hollywood as the largest actors union, the Screen Actors Guild, faces a pair of tough choices, Variety reports. SAG could try to sabotage a deal reached by the smaller American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and it will need to get its members to authorize a strike if its contract with studios expires June 30 without a new agreement.  More »

More about:  labor unions • Screen Actors Guild • labor strike • actors' strike • SAG • AFTRA

 French Go on Strike for a Day 

Work action halts transport, mail, radio; Sarkozy stands firm

BBC BBC May 22, 08 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - France's five largest unions have launched a coordinated strike that has crippled bus, train, and airport links across the country. The BBC reports that postal services have been reduced and public radio stations are playing music instead of regular programming. The unions are protesting an effort by Nicolas Sarkozy's administration to make them work one extra year—41 instead of 40—before receiving a full pension. More »

More about:  France • Nicolas Sarkozy • strike • pensions • labor strike

 Dockworkers Strike 
 Against Iraq War 

West Coast ports idle for May Day in run-up to union contract talks

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times May 1, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an action their union says is a protest against the war in Iraq, dockworkers from Washington to Southern California have taken May Day off, crippling West Coast port traffic, the Los Angeles Times reports. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, whose contract is up in 2 months, was ordered by an arbitrator to show up today. More »

More about:  Iraq war • Los Angeles • Seattle • San Diego • labor unions • political protest • labor strike • labor relations • port • Long Beach

BP Strike Shuts Down Top
UK Oil Refinery

London urges drivers not to hoard gas as prices rise

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 27, 08 1:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britain is facing an oil pinch after workers walked off a Scottish oil refinery today over pension issues, the AP reports. The 48-hour BP strike will halt 700,000 barrels of UK oil a day, nearly one-third of its North Sea supply. But 10 Downing St. is urging drivers not to hoard gas. "There is plenty of petrol and diesel in Scotland to meet demand during this time," one official said. More »

More about:  oil • strike • oil refineries • labor strike • BP • pipelines

 Mugabe Didn't Win: Brown 

British PM says 'stolen election would not be an election at all' in Zimbabwe

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Apr 16, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gordon Brown said today Robert Mugabe lost Zimbabwe’s March 29 election, implying that Mugabe means to change the results while delaying their release, the Guardian reports. "No one thinks, having seen the result at the polling stations, that President Mugabe has won. … A stolen election would not be an election at all," Britain's prime minister told the UN Security Council. More »

Zimbabwe Opposition
Calls Strike

Mugabe bans rallies, will skip summit on election results

Reuters Reuters Apr 11, 08 5:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe’s opposition party called a general strike today in response to news that Robert Mugabe will not attend a weekend summit intended to speed the release of last month’s election results, Reuters reports. Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change marshaled support for the strike, which "starts Tuesday." But police warned that all political rallies are outlawed "with immediate effect," BBC reports. More »

Sunni Militias Threaten Strike Over Late Pay

Unrest among key
US allies could affect joint security efforts

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Mar 21, 08 9:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - US-allied Sunni militias are threatening to go on strike over late pay. At least two of the 49 Awakening councils that  have been enlisted in the fight against al-Qaeda in Iraq have already done so, reports the Guardian , and the dispute over their $10-a-day payments threatens the partnership that has been key to the reduction in violence in the last 6 months, say analysts. More »

More about:  Iraq • Sunni • strike • Awakening Councils • labor strike • Sunni militants • Sunni allies

Writers' Strike Talks Collapse

Producers walk out
after union pushes on reality TV writers, web revenues

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Dec 8, 07 6:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The prospects for an end to the Hollywood writers' strike turned grim last night, as producers walked out on tense talks with writers, vowing not to return to the negotiating table until writers cave on six of their demands. The two sides remain so far apart that the strike may drag on for months, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

B'way Strike Price: $17M a Day

With no talks scheduled, hotels, restaurants feeling the pain, worrying about tourists

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Nov 13, 07 8:09 AM CST
(Newser) - The strike by theater stagehands is taking a big toll on Broadway’s $5-billion-a-year business, the Wall Street Journal reports. With restaurants, hotels, and bars feeling the pain as theatergoers stay away, officials estimate that the city that never sleeps is losing up to $17 million a day. No talks are currently scheduled. More »

More about:  theater • Broadway • labor strike • stagehands

Hollywood Writers Vote to Strike

Studios stockpiling content in preparation for possible walkout

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Oct 20, 07 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood writers are headed for the picket line if they don't reach a deal with the studios by Oct. 31. Members of the film and TV writers' union voted by a 90% margin to authorize a strike if the standoff isn't resolved, the first such strike vote since 1988, the Los Angeles Times reports. At issue is the writers' belief that they are being shortchanged on home video sales and web distribution. More »

More about:  Hollywood • Writers Guild of America • film studio • TV shows • labor strike

Chrysler Workers Walk Out

Second strike in two weeks for UAW, as talks with new owners miss deadline

Detroit Free Press Detroit Free Press Oct 10, 07 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - United Auto Workers told its 49,000 Chrysler employees to walk off the job at 11 this morning after 24 hours of continuous negotiations failed to yield a contract. The action marks the second UAW strike against an automaker in 20 days. An expert estimated Chrysler will lose production on 3,000 vehicles per day; after 72 hours, that number could rise to 6,400 vehicles, the Detroit Free Press reports. More »

More about:  Detroit • Chrysler • United Auto Workers • labor strike

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