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Wildcat strike hits Mercedes South African plant
ReutersCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Car maker Mercedes Benz said on Monday workers at its South African assembly plant had gone on an illegal strike at the end of last week but had agreed to resume operations on Tuesday. "Scheduled production will resume on Tuesday 21...Tags: Career and Workplace
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UC hospital strikers' numbers to be decided by court
Patient care workers at the University of California's medical centers plan to stage a two-day strike next week, but the number taking part will be decided Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court. A judge is expected to rule on a request for a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Collective Contract, Healthcare Contract Issues, AFSCME, Career and Workplace
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Argentina's main grains ports paralyzed by labor strike
ReutersBUENOS AIRES, May 20 (Reuters) - Port workers in Argentina's main grains hub of Rosario went on strike over wages on Monday, a local union spokesman said, slowing exports from the world's No. 1 soymeal and soyoil supplier. Wage strikes are common in...Tags: Employees, Argentina, Career and Workplace
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South African wage demands send rand to four year low
Reuters* Main mining union NUM seeks wage hikes of up to 60 pct * Gold companies' shares drop, rand also under pressure * Threat of mines unrest is headache for ruling ANC * NUM rival AMCU now dominates tense platinum sector By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, May...Tags: Employees, Casino and Gambling Industry, Companies and Corporations, National Government, Gold Fields Limited
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WRAPUP 2-Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says planned peace talks won't stop "terrorists" (Updates death toll, adds rebel statement on Qusair battle) By Khaled...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Benjamin Netanyahu, Activism, Wars and Interventions, United Nations
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WRAPUP 1-Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria-activists * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says planned peace talks won't stop "terrorists" By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN, May 19 (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Benjamin Netanyahu, Activism, Wars and Interventions, United Nations
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Dubai laborers stage rare strike for more pay
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction firm, Arabtec, stayed away from work on Sunday to back wage demands, a rare labor protest in the Gulf emirate, where trade unions are banned, staff said. Most blue collar...Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Collective Contract, France, United Arab Emirates
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Teachers elect Lewis to 2nd term as CTU head
Tribune reporterChicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial leader who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a strike last fall and has been leading the fight against the district’s plan to close schools, was reelected to a second three-year term...Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Teachers, Karen Lewis, Chicago Mayor, Politics
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Court will decide how many UC workers can strike
Patient care workers at the University of California’s medical centers plan to stage a two-day strike next week, but the number taking part will be decided Monday in Sacramento County Superior Court. A judge is expected to rule on a request for...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Mike Feuer, AFSCME, Career and Workplace, Healthcare Policies
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Chicago Teachers Union re-elects Karen Lewis
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial figure who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel by leading a seven-day strike last fall, was easily re-elected to a second three-year term Friday, according to unofficial results released by the...Tags: Unions, Merchandise Mart, Teachers, Chicago Teachers Strike, Chicago Mayor
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Facing walkout, UC medical centers canceling elective surgeries
SACRAMENTO — Facing a possible two-day strike next week by patient care and technical workers, the five large University of California medical centers are starting to cancel elective surgeries that had been scheduled as soon as Monday, officials...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Treatments, Politics, AFSCME
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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, National Government, Politics, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Civil Rights
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