Strike
Canadian rail strike stalls shipping in B.C.
A Teamsters strike that idled Canadian Pacific Railway's freight network in Canada is hindering shipments at the country's two biggest ports as the labor action stretched into its third day.
Date: 05/26/2012 | Bizblog
Pilot strike forces flight cancellations in Spain
MADRID — Spanish airline Iberia canceled a third of its flights Sunday because of a strike by pilots fearing job losses when company planes are diverted for use by Iberia's planned new budget carrier.
Date: 12/18/2011 | Business
Qantas grounds global fleet due to strikes
CANBERRA, Australia — Qantas Airways grounded its global fleet Saturday, suddenly locking out striking workers after weeks of flight disruptions an executive said could close down the world's 10th largest airline piece by piece.
Date: 10/29/2011 | Business
Nurses at California hospitals strike
SAN FRANCISCO -- Nurses in red union shirts carried signs and chanted slogans outside dozens of Northern and Central California hospitals on Thursday as part of a one-day strike over benefit cuts and other concessions sought by hospital management.
Date: 09/23/2011 | Nation & World
Classes canceled in Tacoma public schools for seventh day as strike continues
TACOMA -- The Tacoma School District has canceled Wednesday's classes. That will make the seventh day without school because of a teachers strike. Negotiations resumed Tuesday afternoon with a state mediator after breaking up at about 2 a.m.
Date: 09/20/2011 | Northwest
Tacoma schools' cafeteria food goes to food bank during strike
TACOMA -- With Tacoma schools closed by a teachers' strike, district food service workers gave perishable produce to a food bank.
Date: 09/20/2011 | Northwest
Verizon workers strike after labor talks fail
NEW YORK -- Forty-five thousand Verizon Communications Inc. workers from Massachusetts to Washington, D.C., went on strike Sunday after negotiations fizzled over a new labor contract for more than a fifth of the company's work force.
Date: 08/07/2011 | Business
Government warns it may end Canada Post lockout
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada's federal government is preparing back-to-work legislation for Canada Post, setting the stage for a resumption of mail service as early as next week.
Date: 06/16/2011 | Nation & World
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