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general strike stories: 4 news summaries

 'Black Thursday' 
 Strike Staggers France 

Biggest action in decades tests President Sarkozy

Jan 29, 09 5:48 AM CST
(Newser) - More than a million protesters in France are taking to the streets today in the country's biggest general strike in decades, reports the Times of London. The so-called "Black Thursday" job action is bringing together public and private sector workers, along with students, who are angered by President... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • strike • public sector • general strike • financial crisis • economic downturn

 Blasts Accompany
 Crippling Lebanon Strike 

Casualties unclear as workers demand higher wages amid government crisis

May 7, 08 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Explosions and gunfire sounded throughout Beirut today as a politically charged workers' strike turned violent. A Hezbollah-led opposition party had called for a one-day general strike, ostensibly for higher wages, the BBC reports. But things soon turned ugly, with flaming barricades along major roads, and gunfire between various factions in... More »

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Saudi Arabia • Lebanon • Syria • Hezbollah • strike • general strike

Zimbabwe
Strike Fizzles

Opposition party's
'stay away' strategy
fails to force release
of election results

Apr 15, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A strike Zimbabwe's opposition party called in hopes of forcing the release of election results mostly fizzled today, reports the AFP. Businesses remained open, and the heavy security presence the government prepped in anticipation was eased during the day. Said a merchant who wants the results released but opened his... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • strike • Zimbabwe elections • general strike • election results

Zimbabwe Opposition
Calls Strike

Mugabe bans rallies, will skip summit on election results

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... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • labor strike • Movement for Democratic Change • Zimbabwe elections • Zanu-PF • repression • general strike

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