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CNN
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Traffic gridlock gripped the French capital Wednesday as President Nicolas Sarkozy's promised labor reforms went head to head with transport and utility unions who have launched an open-ended nationwide strike. One in 15 subway trains and about 15 percent..
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BBC News
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Workers from France's five largest unions have begun strike action against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to reform public-sector pensions.
Bus, train and air transport were disrupted across the country, though workers stuck to a commitment to offer..
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CNN
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French commuters faced a sixth day of travel headaches Monday as transit unions continued a strike which was costing the national rail authority an estimated 20 million euros ($29 million) a day. Fewer than half of the 700 high-speed TGV trains were runni..
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BBC News
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France faces a second day of travel chaos as transport unions continue a strike in protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reforms.
More trains were running than on Wednesday, but millions of people still struggled to get to work.
Rail a..
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BBC News
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South Africa's main trade unions have ended their four-week strike, which has closed most of the country's schools and hospitals.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has decided to accept the government's offer of a 7.5% pay rise - they..
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BBC News
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Nigeria's trade unions have called off their general strike over a recent rise in petrol prices, after talks with government officials.
Union leaders said they had accepted the government's proposal to freeze petrol prices for at least a year.
The g..
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BBC News
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Nigeria's main cities are reported to be very quiet on the first day of a general strike called by trade unions.
Office blocks are empty in central Lagos, with long queues at petrol stations. Schools and offices are shut in the northern city of Kano...
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BBC News
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Nigeria's trade unions say they are going ahead with Wednesday's general strike despite government concessions.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (Nlc) say they are sticking to their demands for a scrapping of increases in fuel prices and value-added tax...
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CNN
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Labor unions in Nigeria called Monday for a general nationwide strike to protest a government price hike on automobile fuel.
The strike is to begin Wednesday, and the unions said it would continue until the increase is repealed, said Abdulwaheed Omar,..
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BBC News
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Thousands of public sector workers have joined one of South Africa's biggest strikes, with trains not running and few commuters seen in Johannesburg.
People in red T-shirts are gathering for 40 marches countrywide, as public sector trade unions warned..
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BBC News
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Tens of thousands of South African workers are marching through cities across the country to demand pay rises.
Unions say 30,000 people have taken to the streets in the town of Nelspruit alone, although there is no independent confirmation of this figu..
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Al Jazeera
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Everybody is expected to stay at home because the action involves not only the unions but also many civil society organisations," Kolawale said.
He was speaking after a meeting of leaders from the TUC and another umbrella labour organisation, the Nige..
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