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Labour unions, public servants strike
Athens
1. Athens Panteion University with banner in front reading (Greek): "Public alert! No to the bankruptcy of the people. Everyone out on strike on 22-23 April with PAME" (PAME = Trade Union Front linked to the Communist Party of...
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Union orders strike at General Motors after negotiations break down
Warren
1. Placard reading (English) "UAW (United Auto Workers) On Strike"
2. Strikers picketing in front of GM (General Motors) plant
Detroit
3. UAW news conference
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ron Gettelfinger, President, United Auto...
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Labour union stage protest against Qatar WC in respect to human rights of workers
Members of trade unions and other activists staged a protest in the form of a mock football match in Brussels on Monday to draw attention to what they said was Qatar's violation of worker's rights, as the Gulf nation prepares to host the...
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Teachers, students launch strike in protest against Uribe's economic reforms
1. Teachers union protesting, pull out to wide
2. Protestors chanting "Colombian Educators Federation, present"
3. Wide of banner reading in Spanish: "These are the enemies of health and education" showing pictures of various leaders...
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Democrats on the run in Wisconsin avoided state troopers Friday and threatened to stay in hiding for weeks, potentially paralyzing the state government in a standoff with majority Republicans over union rights for public employees.
HEADLINE: Wis. Democrats could stay away for weeks
CAPTION: Democrats on the run in Wisconsin avoided state troopers Friday and threatened to stay in hiding for weeks, potentially paralyzing the state government in a standoff with...
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UK Labour leader urges party to back EU Remain
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has urged all Labour Party supporters to vote to stay in the European Union, amid nervousness in the "remain" camp that it is losing momentum ahead of next week's referendum.Polls suggest the June 23 vote on...
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Clinton Appeals to Organized Labor in DC Speech
Hillary Clinton is urging union workers to help her win "the kind of victory to build the future we all deserve" ahead of New York's presidential primary.Clinton spoke in Washington to a meeting of the North America's Building Trades...
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High Copper or Lead in 19 Detroit Schools' Water
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus053251Detroit Public Schools officials say elevated lead or copper levels have been found in the water in 19 schools amid ongoing testing at schools around the country in response to the crisis in...
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Restaurant owner and analyst on expectations for troika talks
1. Close-up of meat skewers on a grill at "Meatropoleos" restaurant in downtown Athens
2. Mid of man's hands taking skewers off grill and packaging them
3. Wide of customer eating in restaurant
4. SOUNDBITE (Greek) Andreas Agrios,...
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Chicken industry workers protest in SAfrica
Workers and managers in South Africa's chicken industry marched to the office of the European Union delegation in Pretoria on Wednesday, alleging their livelihoods were in jeopardy because of the alleged illegal dumping of EU chicken...
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EU Negotiator: Brexit 80% Agreed Upon
Michel Barnier, the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, told a crowd in New York that 80% of the break up with the United Kingdom has been agreed upon.
Speaking at a luncheon for the European Union Chamber of...
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UAW head to GM: “It’s your turn to invest in us”
The president of the United Auto Workers is telling General Motors that it's the automaker's turn to invest in its workers.
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Striking labour unions march to Greek parliament
Crowds of protesters marched to Greek Parliament on Tuesday in a protest against labour reforms.
Bloomberg
U.S. Has Fiscal Space to Respond to Crisis: Economist
Sep.16 -- William Spriggs, chief economist at the American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations or AFL-CIO, the largest federation of labor unions in the U.S., discusses policies of the Federal Reserve and the...
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General Motors employees headed back to work Wednesday after the company reached an agreement with the United Auto Workers union. The new GM contract is still subject to an employee vote
HEADLINE: GM workers back on the job after strike
CAPTION: General Motors employees headed back to work Wednesday after the company reached an agreement with the United Auto Workers union. The new GM contract is still subject to an...
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Trade unions call for general strikes in four regions against government policies
Belgian trade unions called on workers across the country to participate in a national strike on Monday to protest against government policies that will extend the pension age, contain wages and cut into public services.
The Liege...
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The Los Angeles school board has voted to send notices of impending layoffs to more than 8,800 teachers and other employees. The AP's John Mone reports on how dozens of teachers staged a sit-in on the board in protest.
HEADLINE: School board approves layoffs, teachers protest
CAPTION:The Los Angeles school board has voted to send notices of impending layoffs to more than 8,800 teachers and other employees. The AP's John Mone reports on how dozens of...
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South Korea - Industrial unrest intensifies
There has been a mixed response in South Korea to calls for a mass public sector walkout on Tuesday (14/1) by the Federation of Korean Trade Union (FKTU).
The finance sector was only marginally affected by the participation in the strike...
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Peruvians struggle to reach jobs amid national strike
1. Various of protesters marching in Lima streets
2. Various of newspaper headlines
3. Various of police patrolling streets
4. Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alan Garcia, Former Peruvian President:
"The...
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Journalists' hunger strike over media independence reaches day 6
1. Hungarian TV journalists, who are on hunger strike, walk in front of the headquarters of the public broadcasting (MTV)
2. Tilt down of the entrance area where hunger strike is taking place, with sign reading (Hungarian) "Designated...
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Rally marks anniversary of rebellion
1. Women from the Russian Workers Union walking past the White House, carrying a banner and singing an old Soviet song
2. Wide shot soldiers and civilians carrying Soviet flags in front of the White House
3. Wide shot crowd with flags
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LEBANON: LEBANESE ARMY TAKES ACTION AGAINST GENERAL STRIKE
English/Nat
The Lebanese army has enforced an 11-hour curfew across Lebanon to prevent Labour unions staging a general strike and holding anti-government demonstrations.
The General Federation of Labor Trade Unions had called for a day...
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Tens of thousands join parade calling for improvements in working conditions
Tens of thousands of South Korean union members marched on Friday to call for changes to the country's labour law.
Around 10-thousand members of the South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) gathered in central Seoul to demand...