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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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A nationwide one-day strike by public transport workers in France has left the country with drastically reduced train, bus and metro services.
Trade unions held protests in dozens of towns and cities in their campaign to protect a pension system enjoye..
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BBC News
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Israel's main trade union has launched an open-ended general strike which threatens to bring transport and public services across the country to a halt.
Flights at Israel's only international airport, Tel Aviv, were cancelled as the strike came into fo..
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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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Scores of flights were canceled Wednesday after thousands of airport workers walked off their jobs at several German airports. At Frankfurt International Airport -- Germany's largest and Europe's third-busiest -- more than 2,000 baggage handlers, check-in..
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BBC News
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South African mine workers are holding a one-day strike in protest at poor safety in the country's mines.
Some 240,000 people were expected to take part in the first countrywide stoppage by miners over safety issues.
In Johannesburg, protesters are..
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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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France is suffering travel chaos after transport and energy workers broadened a strike in protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reform.
Rail services were severely disrupted and energy production reduced in the open-ended action over cuts..
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BBC News
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Continuing strike action by French transport workers is disrupting rail services, with only about half of Paris metro trains operating.
Two of France's eight transport unions voted to extend the 24-hour strike which began on Wednesday at 2000 local tim..
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BBC News
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Pakistan has again said it opposes any military strike by the United States against Osama Bin Laden, if he is confirmed to be in Pakistan.
Foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri told the BBC public opinion in his country would not tolerate such an attack...
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Al Jazeera
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Many schools had been closed due to teacher walkouts and public hospitals were operating with skeleton staffing.
The work stoppage had been seen as an embarrassment for the ruling African National Congress that overshadowing the start of a policy conf..
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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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A strike at India's state-run domestic airline that caused flight chaos across the country has ended, officials say.
Some 12,000 ground staff at Indian Airlines had been on strike demanding better wages and career prospects.
The were angered at a go..
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Al Jazeera
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Political analysts say the public service strike, which began on June 1, has turned into a demonstration of workers' power ahead of a leadership meeting this year that could see the ANC name a successor to Mbeki.
Union threat
Union leaders had pro..
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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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