Labor Day Unions Election
September 3rd, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ohio, Sept 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) President Obama is going to spend part of his labor day campaigning in the United Auto Workers Rally in the city of Toledo where organized labor is ... Read more...
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PTI employees on 30-hour strike (Lead)
April 20th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Employees of the Press Trust of India (PTI), the largest news agency in the country, went on a 30-hour countrywide strike Friday demanding implementation of ... Read more...
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TEPCO to reduce employees’ salary by 20 percent
April 21st, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 21 (ANI): Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company is likely to reduce the annual salaries of its employees by around 20 percent, in order to make compensation payments to those affected ... Read more...
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OGRA chief joins Pakistan’s bogus degree club
April 17th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 17(ANI): Exposing Pakistan's Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Chairman Tauqir Sadiq's degree as bogus, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that there was no ... Read more...
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Probe sought into Honduran journalist’s murder
December 30th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) Reporters Without Borders have asked the government of Honduras to carry out an "impartial and effective" investigation into the murder of reporter Henry Suazo. The reporter was killed ... Read more...
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Reporter murdered in Honduras
December 29th, 2010 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Dec 29 (IANS/EFE) Radio reporter Henry Suazo was gunned down Tuesday in La Masica, a town on Honduras' Caribbean coast, his employer said.Suazo was shot dead as he was leaving his ... Read more...
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Left, Trinamool student activists clash in West Bengal district
October 27th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by ANI
Bardhaman (West Bengal), Oct. 27 (ANI): Students activists of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), main opposition of India's West Bengal clashed with ruling Communist Party of India - Marxist student activists in Bardhaman ... Read more...
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Maharashtra head-loaders call off strike (Lead)
October 25th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Vashi (Maharashtra), Oct 25 (IANS) More than one lakh head-loaders across Maharashtra, who launched an indefinite strike Monday, called off the agitation by late evening after assurances from the state government that ... Read more...
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Head-loaders go on strike across Maharashtra
October 25th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Vashi (Navi Mumbai), Oct 25 (IANS) More than one lakh head-loaders across Maharashtra went on an indefinite strike Monday, demanding better wages and housing facilities from the state government.The strike, if ... Read more...
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Kiwi actors of ‘The Hobbit’ being used as ‘political pawns’
October 10th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Oct 10 (ANI): Kiwi actors are being used as pawns in a high-stakes game involving 'The Hobbit,' in a bid to keep all movie production in the United States, claims New ... Read more...
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Oxford Union members ‘treated’ with discount at sex shop
September 22nd, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): Members at Oxford Union can get up to 10 per cent discount on raunchy toys at a local sex shop in the heart of the university town as ... Read more...
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Information about Labor Day 2010 parades and other activities
September 6th, 2010 - 9:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Sep 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Today is Labor Day and festivities are in the air. Even though the recent economic upheaval and the recession have hit the workers hard, yet there ... Read more...
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Workers oppose mosque at 9/11 site
August 21st, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 21 (IANS) A few construction workers' unions have refused to work in building a mosque at the site of the Sep 11, 2001 terror attack in New York, ... Read more...
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Lincoln Center Employees Threaten To Picket Fashion Week
August 19th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
New York, Aug 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The New York Fashion Week which is scheduled to commence next month in the Lincoln Center might have to bear the brunt of a ... Read more...
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Manipur scribes protest threat issued by militant group
June 27th, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, June 27 (ANI): All Manipur Working Journalist Union (AMWJU) has staged a protest rally condemning repeated threats issued by a militant group to media professionals working in the state.Deeming all ... Read more...
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Mumbai taxis, auto-rickshaws on strike
June 22nd, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 22 (ANI): Thousands of taxis and autorickshaws in Mumbai on Tuesday went off the roads after a strike by drivers demanding hike in fares.The demand for hike was prompted ... Read more...
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Vijay’s Surprising Deal For Exhibitors
June 19th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Continuous flops in a row and Vijay really had a tough time with the theatre owners' association. With his recent release "Sura' bombing at ... Read more...
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BJP pulls out of Soren government in Jharkhand (Lead)
April 28th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday withdrew support to the Jharkhand government on grounds that Chief Minister Shibu Soren had "betrayed" it by voting against the ... Read more...
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Cambridge students to get pole dancing lessons to beat exam stress!
April 12th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 12 (ANI): Cambridge students are in for a treat - the pupils will be receiving pole dancing classes to help beat the blues that come with summer exam.Cambridge Union Society ... Read more...
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Hyundai Motor workers union defers strike
December 9th, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) The Hyundai Motor India Employees Union, which served a strike notice last week over a contentious labour union election issue, has decided to defer the agitation till the ... Read more...
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SEPTA Strike On The Verge Of An End
November 7th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov. 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The evening of 6th Nov saw many people starting to protest the transit strike at the Suburban Station. Tili Ayala, who started the protest said, "I'm ... Read more...
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SEPTA Talks To Avert Strike
October 31st, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct. 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) SEPTA continues to negotiate with the union members, as the strike deadline passes at 12.01 a.m on Friday. The strike, if it takes place could bring ... Read more...
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Mexico government dissolves public electricity company
October 13th, 2009 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 12 (EFE) Mexican President Felipe Calderon has dissolved a public power company amid labour dispute, officials said.
The Luz y Fuerza del Centro (LyFC), which supplies electricity to the capital ... Read more...
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Kent Education Association To Continue Strike
September 8th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
According to the sources, the teachers hailing from the Washington state's fourth largest district reportedly voted on Monday night to stick on to their mode of "strike" despite the court ... Read more...
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Jet Airways sacks two pilots for joining union
August 5th, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Jet Airways has sacked two of its senior pilots for joining a newly formed union.
Balaraman and Sam Thomas were sacked for joining the National Aviators Guild - ... Read more...
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Hyundai workers end strike after reaching deal with management
July 28th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 28 (IANS) The six-day workers' strike at the Hyundai Motor plant near here came to an end Tuesday following an agreement between employees and the company management.
The agreement ... Read more...
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Six striking Hyundai workers faint, hospitalised
July 26th, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Six workers at India's second largest car company Hyundai Motor India fainted and had to be hospitalised Sunday evening when they were on a sit-in strike for the ... Read more...
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State Bank of Indore employees threaten strike
June 20th, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 20 (IANS) Employees of the State Bank of Indore will go on a day's strike July 22 to protest the bank's proposed merger with the State Bank of India, ... Read more...
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George Clooney, Tom Hanks urge union members to vote for new deal
June 1st, 2009 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 1 (ANI): Actors George Clooney and Tom Hanks have lent their voice to the Screen Actors Guild by urging union members to vote in favour of a new deal with ... Read more...
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GM announces new cost cuts, axes Pontiac for survival
April 27th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 27 (DPA) General Motors Corp. announced another round of drastic cost-cutting measures Monday in its latest bid for survival, including abandoning its Pontiac brand and offering bondholders, employees and ... Read more...
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Philippine fashion designer under fire for `creative outburst’
March 25th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, March 25 (DPA) A Filipino fashion designer was under fire Wednesday for berating and insulting employees of a duty-free shop in a "creative outburst" caught on video.
Angelo Fajardo even demanded a ... Read more...
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Omar Abdullah seeks EU’’s cooperation to increase employability
March 1st, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Mar 1(ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has sought the cooperation of the European Union (EU) to address the increasing unemployment problem in this state.
Abdullah, who held talks ... Read more...
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Bajaj Auto talks on severance package fail
July 2nd, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 2 (IANS) The workers and management at Bajaj Auto's Akurdi plant near here failed to reach an agreement Wednesday on a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), with the company proposing to ... Read more...
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Chinese arms ship leaves Luanda after offloading building supplies
May 7th, 2008 - 1:27 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Johannesburg, May 7 (DPA) The controversial Chinese ship carrying arms for the beleaguered government of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe left the Angolan port of Luanda after offloading cement and construction material, unions ... Read more...
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Telecom firm staff seek BJP activists’ arrest
April 11th, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by admin
Raipur, April 11 (IANS) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) staff Friday held a demonstration and sought arrest of activists of the youth wing of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party who had ransacked ... Read more...
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