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Paris Violence Doesn't Put Macron Presidency at Risk: ING
Dec.06 -- Carsten Brzeski, chief economist at ING Germany, and George Saravelos, global head of FX research at Deutsche Bank, discuss the violent protests in France, the pressure on President Emmanuel Macron and the prospects for the...
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Walsh Says Congress Could Step in If No Rail Worker Deal Is Reached
US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says he's not involved in negotiations, but he is talking to railroad companies and union workers about reaching a new deal to avoid a strike. He says two unions did not ratify the latest contract that was...
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Biden Says Deal for Rail Workers Is an Improvement
President Joe Biden says the labor deal he is trying to impose on freight-rail workers is an improvement over the current one. He says workers will have to wait for sick-leave benefits. Biden spoke at the White House.
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2,000 Dockers Strike at UK's Largest Container Port
About 2,000 dockers at the Port of Felixstowe are striking for eight days over pay, halting the flow of goods through the UK's largest gateway for containerized imports and exports. Lizzy Burden reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Amazon Workers in UK Strike for First Time
Hundreds of Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in the UK walked off the job on Wednesday, the first such industrial action by the company's British employees. They want a 50% pay raise. Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden reports.
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Here's Why Nurses in the UK are Going on Strike
Tens of thousands of nurses walked out across the UK for better salaries and working conditions. Bloomberg reporter Eamon Farhat spoke to some of the nurses on the picket line at King's College Hospital in London.
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Hilton CEO: Worst Definitely Behind Us
Chris Nassetta, Hilton president and CEO, expects travel demand to return to 2019 levels by the second or third quarter of next year. Nassetta discusses Hilton's recovery from the lows of the pandemic on "The David Rubenstein Show:...
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UK Rail Strikes Begin as Workers Reject Late Offer
The biggest UK rail strike in three decades is underway after workers rejected a last-minute offer from train companies. Laura Wright reports on Bloomberg Television.
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BHP Faces Chile Copper Mine Strike
Jan.30 -- Bloomberg's Paul Allen reports on the latest developments in BHP Billiton's negotiations with workers at the company's Escondida copper mine in Chile. He speaks with Bloomberg's Rishaad Salamat on "Bloomberg Markets."
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What Will a Lengthy BHP Strike Mean for Copper Prices?
Feb.09 -- The head of the union at the world’s biggest copper mine says he’s never seen owner BHP Billiton this reluctant to cede ground over wages. That’s why he’s preparing for a long strike. Bloomberg's Joe Deaux has more on...
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Deere Workers Strike for First Time Since 1986
Thousands of workers at Deere & Co., the world’s biggest farm machinery maker, began picketing Thursday for the first time in more than three decades to demand better pay as the company heads for its most profitable year...
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House Passes Bill to Force Contract on Rail Workers
The House passed legislation aimed at averting a crippling nationwide US freight rail strike, sending it to the Senate, which could take action as soon as this week. The bill, passed Wednesday on a 290-137 bipartisan vote, would impose a...
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UK Update: Almost Half a Million Workers Are on Strike
Nearly half a million teachers, train drivers and civil servants are striking across the United Kingdom over pay in what is expected to be the worst day of industrial action in over a decade. Tom Mackenzie reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Npr: Music, Radio and the Southern Union Movement
Interesting article and a picture gallery on the textile workers' strike in 1934. The 500,000 workers were brought together through radio and music. You can listen to some of this music as well as a FDR Fireside Chat.