Strikes

MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - Labor strife in South Africa's platinum belt intensified on Wednesday as a wildcat strike across Lonmin's shafts entered a second day, raising fears that further violence could hit the country's credit rating....

* Stevedores at Santos and Rio de Janeiro ports on strike * Stevedores at Paranagua call off strike; port returns to normal * Congress to resume debate over port reform bill Wednesday SAO PAULO, May 15 (Reuters) - Stevedores at Brazil's Santos and...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Stevedores at Brazil's Santos and Rio de Janeiro ports entered the second day of a strike to protest proposed legislation that may open terminals to new private-sector investments. The strike began unexpectedly at midday on...

* Tensions high in platinum belt after violence last year * Amplats needs cuts to restore profits By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura and Tiisetso Motsoeneng RUSTENBURG, South Africa, May 10 (Reuters) - South African labour activists promised on Friday to fight...

MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - South African workers at the world's No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin launched a wildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all mine operations and sparking fears of a return to the violence that rocked the industry last year. As...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek public sector workers walked off the job on Tuesday to protest against a government decision to ban a strike by high-school teachers, shutting down several schools and reducing staff at hospitals to a minimum. But turnout at a...

FRANKFURT, May 14 (Reuters) - German labour union Verdi called on workers at Amazon.com to stage a strike in the country on Tuesday to put pressure on the global internet retailer to improve pay and benefits. Amazon employs around 9,000 people in Germany...

MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - South African workers of world No. 3 platinum producer Lonmin launched a wildcat strike on Tuesday, halting all of the company's mine operations and reigniting fears of deadly unrest that rocked the industry last year....

* Workers scheduled to start strike on May 15 * Hundreds of flights cancelled during previous strike * Company denies reports of boardroom rift By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL, May 14 (Reuters) - Turkish Airlines staff are highly likely to go on strike...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek public sector workers will walk off the job on Tuesday to protest against a government decision to ban a strike by high-school teachers that would disrupt university entrance exams. It is the third time this year that Prime...

ATHENS -- Greece’s ruling coalition threatened Monday to arrest public high school teachers if they walk off work later this week, a strike that would potentially disrupt university-entrance exams for thousands of students. But the government's...

The slate of candidates vying for the Saucon Valley School Board is one of the biggest in recent years, with 11 people cross-filing for four seats. Their motives for running differ but all share certain concerns: keeping property taxes in line,...