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October 2008
- Bollywood Strike Over; Talent Prevails
  
  BBC | Oct 3, 08 6:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The 2-day-old strike involving almost 150,000 Bollywood film workers has been settled, the BBC reports. Producers agreed to abide by an agreement that limits filming sessions to 12 hours and provides generous compensation and timely payment. "The strike is over and tomorrow we will resume work," the head of the producers' association told AFP. More »
September 2008
- Sides Dig In Despite Boeing Strike Costs
  
  Seattle Times | Sep 29, 08 1:35 PM CDT
  
  (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
  
  (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
  
  (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
  
  (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 »
August 2008
- Boeing Union Slams Offer, Urges Workers to Strike
  
  Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Aug 29, 08 9:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Boeing union leaders are urging members to turn down the company’s latest offer and go on strike, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Union chiefs have also filed a charge of unfair labor practice against management for "direct dealing with our members." Machinists plan to vote on Boeing's offer Wednesday and will need a two-thirds majority ballot to walk off the job. More »
July 2008
- Actors' Threats Don't Scare Studios
  
  Variety | Jul 2, 08 1:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Screen Actors Guild’s contract has expired, but Hollywood remains strangely sublime, Variety reports. This isn’t like the writers strike, conventional wisdom has it, because actors don’t support a strike the way the writers did. “People who are working don't want to go out,” said one agent. After the WGA strike “there are too many people who are just desperate to get something going.” More »
June 2008
- Shell Strike Threatens UK Motorists
  
  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 »
- Hollywood Strike Talk Might Be Just an Act
  
  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 »
May 2008
- French Go on Strike for a Day
  
  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 »
- American Axle Deal Restarts GM Plants
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 19, 08 7:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - General Motors is poised to resume production at dozens of idled plants as workers at American Axle & Manufacturing, a key GM supplier, have reached a tentative deal in their 11-week-old strike. The UAW strike had all but stopped the production of GM's highly profitable SUVs, pickups, and vans, reports the Wall Street Journal, sinking the automaker's first-quarter earnings and undermining its liquidity. More »
- Dockworkers Strike Against Iraq War
  
  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 »
April 2008
- BP Strike Shuts Down Top UK Oil Refinery
  
  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 »
- Where Did the Ratings Go?
  
  MSNBC | Apr 24, 08 6:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Television shows hoping for welcoming arms after a strike-imposed hiatus are out of luck: Viewership is down sharply for scripted shows, in many cases more than 10%, the Hollywood Reporter notes. The exception appears to be CBS’ Monday night lineup, which is up after returning ahead of most other shows last month, leading perhaps to a new maxim: hurry back. More »
- Strike Keeps Le Monde Off Newsstands
  
  Times (UK) | Apr 15, 08 6:19 AM CDT
  
  (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 battle over the future of the prestigious evening title, which saw the editor-in-chief pushed out, management is now trying to eliminate 130 jobs, or 25% of journalists. That was too much for staff, who walked off, reports the Times of London. More »
- Clooney, WGA Part Ways Over Disputed Credit
  
  Variety | Apr 4, 08 11:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - George Clooney has all but severed his ties to the Writers Guild after a dispute over screenwriting credit for the new film Leatherheads , reports Variety . The film's director, co-producer, and star says he overhauled a weak script, but a 2-to-1 arbitration vote went against him. He didn't publicize the move because the strike, which he supported, was imminent. More »
- Argentina Prez Rallies as Massive Strike Empties Shelves
  
  Times (UK) | Apr 2, 08 4:45 AM CDT