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  • October 2008

    • 150K On Strike in Bollywood

      Hollywood Reporter  |  Oct 1, 08 1:28 PM CDT

      150K On Strike in Bollywood

      (Newser) - Bollywood workers began an indefinite strike today, with roughly 150,000 actors, dancers, and cameramen refusing to work, according to the Hollywood Reporter . At issue are late payments, non-union labor, and notoriously poor working conditions. Many technical workers make 600 rupees per day—or about $12. “It is within our rights to ask for better pay,” said one union’s chief. More »

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      film  • India  • actor  • strike  • Bollywood

  • September 2008

    • Sides Dig In Despite Boeing Strike Costs

      Seattle Times  |  Sep 29, 08 1:35 PM CDT

      Sides Dig In Despite Boeing Strike Costs

      (Newser) - Machinists employed by Boeing have been on strike for more than 3 weeks, with no end in sight; analysts say if the stoppage reaches a month, it could cost the aircraft maker $1.3 billion, the Seattle Times reports. The union sees its position as good, given Boeing’s huge backlog of orders, but a downturn in the airline industry could put workers on shaky ground. More »

    • Boeing Machinists on Strike

      Reuters  |  Sep 6, 08 7:13 AM CDT

      Boeing Machinists on Strike

      (Newser) - Some 27,000 Boeing machinists launched a strike early this morning after failing to reach an agreement with the company on a new contract, reports Reuters. A boisterous crowd of more than 100 workers gathered near the entrance of Boeing's factory in Everett, Washington, whistling, honking and waving picket signs as the strike started. The action followed two days of fruitless emergency talks with a federal mediator after the union rejected Boeing's latest offer. More »

    • Boeing Union to Strike at Midnight

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 5, 08 7:50 PM CDT

      Boeing Union to Strike at Midnight

      (Newser) - Boeing’s biggest union opted today to strike at midnight after failing to reach a last-minute contract deal, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nearly 27,000 Seattle-area machinists and aerospace workers will walk off the job over health, job security, and pay raise issues in Boeing's latest offer. The union voted to strike earlier this week but held off for 2 days of talks at a federal mediator's request. More »

    • Boeing Machinists Vote to Strike; Postpone 48 Hours

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 4, 08 7:49 AM CDT

      Boeing Machinists Vote to Strike; Postpone 48 Hours

      (Newser) - Boeing's largest union voted overwhelmingly to strike last night, but agreed to extend the current contract 48 hours for a last-ditch effort at the bargaining table to avert a walkout. Federal mediators urged the delay, after 87% of the company's machinists voted to reject Boeing's offer for a new 3-year contract, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      Boeing  • strike  • 787 Dreamliner  • aerospace  • machinists union

  • August 2008

    • United Should Be Liquidated

      BusinessWeek  |  Aug 13, 08 5:49 PM CDT

      United Should Be Liquidated

      (Newser) - What with the oil price spike, times are rough all around for airlines, writes Roben Farzad for BusinessWeek . But United presents a uniquely bungled case, and it is irresponsible to pity it along with other struggling players in the industry. "Even if the airline devised a way to run its 767s on oil from all the peanuts it has wrested from passengers, the institution seems almost culturally incapable of banking a profit," writes Farzad. More »

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      credit crisis  • airline industry  • strike  • United Airlines  • fuel costs  • pensions  • cost cutting

    • Verizon, Unions Reach Deal

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 11, 08 6:38 AM CDT

      Verizon, Unions Reach Deal

      (Newser) - Verizon Communications and two labor unions representing 65,000 workers struck a 3-year deal yesterday, staving off a strike set for today, reports the Wall Street Journal. The contract, which replaces one that expired Aug. 2, adds 2,500 union jobs and protects the health benefits of current union members and retirees. More »

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      Verizon  • strike  • contract

  • June 2008

    • Shell Strike Threatens UK Motorists

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jun 13, 08 6:40 AM CDT

      Shell Strike Threatens UK Motorists

      (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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      United Kingdom  • gas prices  • strike  • labor strike  • Shell  • Shell Oil

    • Fuel Prices Drive Spanish Truckers to Protest

      EiTB24  |  Jun 9, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      Fuel Prices Drive Spanish Truckers to Protest

      (Newser) - Spanish truck drivers went on strike at midnight to protest skyrocketing fuel prices, erecting blockades across the country and snarling traffic on the border with France, the EiTB network reports. Drivers who attempted to continue operating found their tires slashed, windshields smashed and headlights destroyed. Fuel prices in Spain have risen more than 35% this year. More »

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      gas prices  • Spain  • strike  • energy prices  • diesel

  • May 2008

    • French Go on Strike for a Day

      BBC  |  May 22, 08 9:01 AM CDT

      French Go on Strike for a Day

      (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 »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • strike  • pensions  • labor strike

    • Blasts Accompany Crippling Lebanon Strike

      BBC  |  May 7, 08 1:04 PM CDT

      Blasts Accompany Crippling Lebanon Strike

      (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 several neighborhoods; casualty figures remained unclear. More »

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

  • April 2008

    • BP Strike Shuts Down Top UK Oil Refinery

      Associated Press  |  Apr 27, 08 1:27 PM CDT

      BP Strike Shuts Down Top UK Oil Refinery

      (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 »

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      oil  • strike  • oil refineries  • labor strike  • BP  • pipelines

    • Zimbabwe Strike Fizzles

      AFP  |  Apr 15, 08 11:24 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Strike Fizzles

      (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 store: "If I stay away indefinitely then what is my family going to eat?" More »

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

    • Strike Keeps Le Monde Off Newsstands

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 15, 08 6:19 AM CDT

      Strike Keeps Le Monde Off Newsstands

      (Newser) - Le Monde was absent from French streets today for the first time in more than 30 years as staff went on strike at the debt-ridden newspaper. In the ongoing b