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Tens of thousands of labour union members protest against govt policies
Threatening a general strike around 100-thousand Polish union members marched through Warsaw on Saturday to vent their anger against the government's labour and wage policies.
The protesters marched to the historic Castle Square with...
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Director of Laiki Bank addresses media; banking union president; protests
1. Mid of Takis Phidias, Director of Laiki Bank leaving parliament
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Takis Phidias, Director of Laiki Bank:
"Cyprus has become the only member of Europe to impose restrictions on currency, at least that's what the...
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Actors Eva Longoria, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Wanda Sykes join writers on the picket line.
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AP Entertainment
Los Angeles, 6 November 2007
1. Various WGA strikers
2. Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus walking picket line
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Actor:
" What is...
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Striking bankers march on Finance Ministry
1. Wide of striking bank employees marching to Ministry of Finance
2. Mid of striking bank employees
3. Close up of striking bank employees marching with banner
4. Wide of protesters
5. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Giota Tota, board member of...
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Automakers and their union worked feverishly Wednesday to sell a skeptical Congress on a $34 billion aid plan, promising labor concessions and restructuring in advance of a second round of hearings.
HEADLINE: UAW grants concessions to automakers
CAPTION: Automakers and their union worked feverishly Wednesday to sell a skeptical Congress on a $34 billion aid plan, promising labor concessions and restructuring in advance of a...
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Striking teachers discuss government proposals to end protests
1. Wide of people detaining police
2. Medium of people with a police officer's shirt (taken off one of the policeman)
3. Medium of police hostage with a banner reading: "I am a traitor policeman"
4. Wide of road showing the police...
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ZIMBABWE: LABOUR UNION CALL FOR 5 DAY NATIONWIDE STRIKE
English/Nat
In the latest threat to Zimbabwe's embattled President Robert Mugabe, the country's main labour confederation has called for a five-day national strike to protest a tax hike and rising prices.
Morgan Tsvangirayi, secretary...
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US labour leaders bring bargaining tips to rival Chinese workers
1. Wide interior of US union leaders sitting in conference Hall
2. Cutaway of media
3. Union leaders James P. Hoffa and Greg Tarpinian
4. Cutaway of media
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) James P. Hoffa, Teamsters President:
"We believe that...
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Teachers strike for better wages and working conditions
Thousands of striking teachers marched through the Peruvian capital on Tuesday demanding better pay and working conditions.
Members of the SUTEP (Union of Education Workers in Peru) teachers union carried banners and signs as they...
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Reaction after Supreme Court strikes down federal law defining marriage as union between man and woman
Washington, DC
1. Proposition 8 plaintiffs and their lawyer walk out of Supreme Court to cheers
2. Various of crowd in front of Supreme Court cheering
3. Various of people in crowd hugging
4. Sign reading (English) "Married with...
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Two window washers left dangling from the nation's tallest skyscraper, 1 World Trade Center, are home and doing "ok." The New York union for window cleaners says all signs point to a mechanical failure that caused the dramatic incident. (Nov. 13)
Two window washers left dangling from the nation's tallest skyscraper, 1 World Trade Center, "did everything they could" to correct the situation said the union that represents them.
The window washers, Juan Lizama and Juan Lopez, were...
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Guild to ask writers for full contract vote to end walkout
New York, NY February 10 2008
1. Wide of Writers Guild of America (WGA) West President, Patrick M. Verrone, walking into news conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Patrick M. Verrone, WGA West President:
-Various zoom in and outs of...
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As the NFL and the players' union held another session of labor talks in Washington Tuesday, the league's lead negotiator says they are working with great urgency and as hard as they can work to get something done. (March 1)
HEADLINE NFL, union resume mediation
CAPTION: As the NFL and the players' union met for another session of labor talks in Washington Tuesday, the league's lead negotiator said they are working with great urgency and as hard as they can...
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May Day protest marches in HKong and SKorea
Seoul, South Korea
1. Wide of protesters marching as a part of protest commemorating 122nd May Day with a banner reading (Korean) "Stop Killing"
2. Protesters marching with signs reading (Korean) "Layoff is murder"
3. Close-up of a sign...
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Czech Republic - Trade unions hold demonstrations
Czech trade unions staged a major demonstration in Prague on Saturday (8/11) to protest the government's economic and social policies. Around 100,000 demonstrators travelled to the capital by special trains and buses from all over the...
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School teachers strike over staff cuts imposed as part of austerity plan
Madrid - 15 September 2011
1. Mid shot of Barrio de Loranca secondary school
2. Wide exterior of school
3. Wide shot of pupils outside secondary school
4. Wide shot of secondary school through the fence
5. Close up of protest banner...
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European Finance - Greece - New Prime Minister of Interim Greek government sworn in / Italy - PM designate / Greece - Civil servants and utility workers strike / France - G20 finance ministers hold talks in Bercy / Italy - Violence erupts at anti-capitalism demo / Germany - Protesters camp in front of ECB in Frankfurt / Greece - Nationwide general strike / Italy - Senate approves economic reform bill / Italy - Student protests and transport strike / Greece - Former Pm Papandreou meets new PM Pap
Former European Central Bank Vice President Lucas Papademos was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Greece in a ceremony in Athens on November 11th.
The ceremony, which took place at the Presidential Palace in the Greek capital was...
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Dockworkers accept pay increase, ending 40-day strike at one of world's busiest ports
Hong Kong - 6 May 2013
1. Various of dock workers camp outside Cheung Kong building in central Hong Kong
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Lee Cheuk-yan, Hong Kong legislator and union leader:
"We got 9.8 per cent wage increase across the board for...
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BOLIVIA: LA PAZ: TEACHERS PROTEST OVER GOVERNMENT REFORM
Spanish/Nat
Bolivian teachers have clashed with police in the capital, La Paz.
The teachers were protesting against the government's educational reform which will require teachers to take an exam if they want a promotion.
The teachers...
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UPITN 16/1/80 LABOUR UNION RALLY AND STRIKE
A general strike called by the Italian Labour Movement is expected to paralyse much of the country. The strike, spread out over eight hours, involving 14 million workers paralyses Italy in the first such action for ten years by the three...
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Transit agency, union hope to reach last minute deal to avoid strike
1. Wide of Apollo theatre and zoom in as New York mayor Michael Bloomberg walks to podium
2. Cutaway of photographer
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Michael Bloomberg, New York Mayor:
"What we are trying to do is make sure that people talk and...
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US Senate rejects US$14 billion loan bailout for auto companies
1. Wide of Senate floor
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Dodd, Senator (Democrat-Connecticut ):
"The blow to the American conscientiousness and confidence and capability is beyond economic terms, if that occurs. Now I pray this evening...
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Thousands take to the streets for May Day rally
1. Wide of people taking part in May day rally
2. Group lead by unions leaders marching
3. Secretary-General of CGT (Conf�d�ration G�n�rale des Travailleurs) trade union Bernard Thibault talking to the press
4. SOUNDBITE...
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Thousands of anti-Wall Street protesters and labor unions marched in the streets of Oakland, California Wednesday. The "general strike" was a peaceful event for a city that became a rallying point last week after an Iraq War veteran was injured.
HEADLINE: Workers, teachers join Occupy rally in Oakland
CAPTION: Thousands of anti-Wall Street protesters and labor unions marched in the streets of Oakland, California Wednesday. The "general strike" was a peaceful event for a city...