| 29 Oct 10 | BBC staff to strike over pension -- LONDON - BBC staff belonging to one of the broadcaster's biggest unions voted in favour of staging two 48-hour strikes in November in a row over pension proposals, the National Union of Journalists said on Friday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 29 Oct 10 | Minimum wage:National strike looms Nov 10 – Daily Trust -- A three-day nation-wide warning strike would be called out from November 10 to 12 to press home workers’ demand for the implementation of a new national minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) declared in Abuja yesterday. A joint government-labour committee on national minimum wage submitted a report last July proposing N18, 000 as the new national minimum wage, but government is yet to implement it. ( Laborstart ) |
| 29 Oct 10 | 800,000 tea staff may lose jobs in strike -- The ongoing standoff between tea firms and pickers over introduction of plucking machines may have far-reaching effects on the welfare of more than 800,000 work force in the industry. ( Laborstart ) |
| 26 Oct 10 | As French Pension Law Nears, Unions Risk Losing Public Sympathy -- PARIS — The French strikes and demonstrations over a proposed increase in the retirement age have lasted for weeks and attracted wide sympathy in a society whose work force is less than 10 percent unionized. But the proposal will soon become law, setting the stage for confrontations with France’s unions, which continue to starve the country of gasoline, diesel and other petroleum products, and are pressing for demonstrations afterward. ( Laborstart ) |
| 26 Oct 10 | Train union strike to paralyze transportation services nationwide -- The Train Conductors' Union La Fraternidad announced that a strike will be carried out on Tuesday that will paralyze train services in all of Argentina, in order to show their solidarity towards employees from the FEPSA railway company, part of the Techint company, who were unable to agree on and solidify raises in salaries this year. ( Laborstart ) |
| 22 Oct 10 | Union backs off Hobbit ban, but dispute lingers -- New Zealand's actors union, which had called for performers to boycott The Hobbit amid a dispute over pay and working conditions, has lifted its ban against the anticipated film project. However, production of the two-film tale could still be leaving the country's shores. ( Laborstart ) |
| 22 Oct 10 | Indian workers to return home following dispute -- SAHAB - More than 200 Indian workers will be allowed to return home after reaching an agreement with their employer in Al Tajamouat Industrial City in Sahab, ending a two-month work stoppage. ( Laborstart ) |
| 22 Oct 10 | French unions call for fresh strikes over pensions -- PARIS (Reuters) - France's main unions called on Thursday for two further days of strike action against a planned overhaul of the pension system that has triggered the biggest and most sustained anti-austerity protests in Europe. ( Laborstart ) |
| 20 Oct 10 | Strikes Intensify in France -- PARIS—French labor unions vowed to keep demonstrating in the streets, thwarting gasoline supplies, flights and public transport, as rolling strikes against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension overhaul enter their second week. ( Laborstart ) |
| 20 Oct 10 | Don’t Let the Chamber and Big Biz Gut Workers’ Say on CEO Pay -- With trillions of dollars in pension funds, the collective power of working people’s money can begin to rein in the out-of-control CEO pay that is hurting shareholders and the economy as a whole. But a new law to hold the financial industry accountable is already in danger. ( Laborstart ) |
| 20 Oct 10 | Union leaders and workers remain in jail in Foxconn dispute in India -- IMF calls for the release of imprisoned trade union leaders and workers, withdrawal of fabricated criminal cases and is writing to Foxconn and Nokia CEO's calling on them to respect workers' rights at a Foxconn plant located in a Special Economic Zone in Chennai, India. ( Laborstart ) |
| 19 Oct 10 | Strike closes Belgian rail links -- Belgian railway workers shut down virtually the entire national rail network and disrupted international services today in protest at rail freight reforms which could cost hundreds of train drivers' jobs. ( Laborstart ) |
| 19 Oct 10 | 80,000 Kenyan tea workers strike over new technology -- NAIROBI (Reuters) - About 80,000 workers in Kenya's tea farms went on strike on Monday over the use of tea plucking machines which they said could cost them their jobs, the country's top union official said. ( Laborstart ) |
| 19 Oct 10 | High school students join France worker protests -- Strikes continue across France over a plan to raise the age of retirement, with students blocking traffic near City Hall in Paris. Airport and airline workers go on strike Tuesday, joining many in the energy sector. ( Laborstart ) |
| 18 Oct 10 | Local authorities face staff review -- STAFFING LEVELS and structures in local authorities are to be reviewed, traditional working arrangements will be re-examined while some facilities will be amalgamated, under proposals put forward by management for implementation as part of the Croke Park agreement. ( Laborstart ) |
| 18 Oct 10 | ’Funny money’ from China a cause of Zambian mineworkers’ shootings? -- Mineworkers unions in Zambia have condemned the shooting of 11 Collum Coal Mine workers in Sinazongwe by Chinese managers after they allegedly protested over bad conditions of service. ( Laborstart ) |
| 14 Oct 10 | Unions attack plan to cut 4,500 IT jobs at Lloyds -- StockMarketWire.com - The trade unions have reacted angrily to plans announced today by Lloyds Banking Group to cut 4,500 jobs in its IT operations. ( Laborstart ) |
| 14 Oct 10 | Slovak government agrees to increase minimum monthly wage to €317 -- The minimum monthly wage in Slovakia will rise three percent to €317 as of next year, following a decision by the government of Prime Minister Iveta Radičová taken on Wednesday, October 13, the SITA newswire reported ( Laborstart ) |
| 14 Oct 10 | Strike mandate for Terrebonne white-collar workers -- TERREBONNE, QC – At a general meeting on October 7, Terrebonne white-collar workers, and CUPE members, gave their bargaining committee a strong strike mandate. By a vote of 85 per cent, the employees passed a resolution providing for the use of pressure tactics, including a general strike, if deemed appropriate. ( Laborstart ) |
| 13 Oct 10 | Workers in the Swiss metalworking sector demand their share of the profits -- In the light of the upturn in the sector, delegates at the UNIA (Swiss affiliate of the IMF) conference approved a two to three per cent pay claim and a limit on temporary work. ( Laborstart ) |
| 13 Oct 10 | Workers picket despite govt retreat -- SHAH ALAM: Although government withdrew the Bill to amend the Employment Act 2010 this morning, the protests against the proposed amendments did not fizzle out. ( Laborstart ) |
| 13 Oct 10 | General strike on Tuesday to disrupt trains, metros, flights -- French trade unions have called for a general strike Tuesday, 12 October, which could go on for more than a day. Trains, metros and flights are expected to be disrupted in protest of the government’s plan to reform pensions. ( Laborstart ) |
| 12 Oct 10 | Violinist Cancels Recital Over Detroit Strike Tension -- Ms. Chang waded into a strike at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, agreeing last week to play a recital on Monday presented by the orchestra’s management. But she backed out over the weekend when orchestra members, musicians’ union leaders and players around the country complained. ( Laborstart ) |
| 12 Oct 10 | Rig workers want extra money for inconvenience at their convenience -- An underwater construction diver who works on repair and maintenance on oil rigs has defended the hike in pay being demanded by unions. ( Laborstart ) |
| 12 Oct 10 | New wave of French strikes raises spectre of May 1968 protests -- The battle between President Nicolas Sarkozy and the French unions over pension reforms enters a crucial phase today with a new wave of strikes and protests across the country. ( Laborstart ) |
| 08 Oct 10 | Swedish woodworkers' union supports Finnish sawmill workers' strike -- The union has agreed to block any increased in orders at the Swedish plants of Stora Enso that may be received due to the strike affecting the company’s Finnish plants. Of the companies so far affected only Stora Enso has plants in Sweden. ( Laborstart ) |
| 08 Oct 10 | World Day for Decent Work 2010 -- 7 October 2010: Trade unions across the world are mobilising on 7 October to tackle the global economic and employment crisis and demand fundamental reform of the world economy. The organisers of more than 285 activities have already posted information on their events onto the special website ( Laborstart ) |
| 06 Oct 10 | Union dismisses warning on pay ruling -- The Service and Food Workers Union has dismissed the government's warning that an Employment Court ruling on pay for staff sleeping over at care facilities could affect a broad range of other workers. ( Laborstart ) |
| 06 Oct 10 | Strikes launched in 5 Egyptian Governorates -- Nearly 700 nurses, workers and employees at al-Azhar hospital in Damietta Governorate launched a strike Monday at the hospital’s campus to protest delinquent salary payments. The protest disrupted hospital operations, according to observers, who said the hospital administration failed to effectively manage the crisis. ( Laborstart ) |
| 06 Oct 10 | Buenos Aires province bus drivers lift strike -- The Transport Workers' Union (UTA) decided to lift the BA province bus lines strike that had all Greater Buenos Aires bus services suspended for four hours after the murder of bus driver Jorge Alberto Núñez, 53, in the southern Greater Buenos Aires district of Lanús. ( Laborstart ) |
| 06 Oct 10 | East African Network for Human and Trade Union Rights to Meet in Rwanda -- East African Network for Human and Trade Union Rights to Meet in Rwanda to Integrate Human and Trade Union Rights Aspects in the EAC Common Market Protocol ( Laborstart ) |
| 04 Oct 10 | Kenya Airways seeks Cotu help over looming wages strike -- Kenya Airways is seeking the help of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) to tackle the labour headache threatening its profitability. ( Laborstart ) |
| 04 Oct 10 | Worker Sacked After Raising Concerns of Racism at Lilydale Chicken Factory -- The NUW is standing behind a worker who it suspects was sacked after he raised concerns to management about racist behaviour in the workplace. ( Laborstart ) |
| 04 Oct 10 | American Samoa grateful for minimum wage increase delaying bill -- American Samoa’s Governor says he is very grateful to President Obama for signing federal legislation delaying minimum wage increases for the Territory this year and next. ( Laborstart ) |
| 01 Oct 10 | Govt urged to implement ILO recommendations -- The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)’s African Regional Organisation on Wednesday said the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s allegations that government was guilty of various labour violations were true and urged it to implement the recommendations as soon as possible. ( Laborstart ) |
| 01 Oct 10 | Tetley accused of violating human rights after three worker deaths -- ts parent company, Tata, is facing calls to apologise after a crop sprayer allegedly paid as little as 8p an hour died of suspected poisoning at a plantation in India. ( Laborstart ) |
| 01 Oct 10 | Rubber plantation workers protest -- ABOUT 2,000 rubber plantation workers in Mondulkiri province’s Pechreada district protested yesterday against a Franco-Cambodian firm, accusing it of failing to pay them agreed-upon day wages. ( Laborstart ) |
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