For Strikers, the Agony of Spare Time
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For union film and television writers, life without employment is starting to exact its toll.
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MONTERREY, Mexico -- If a quarry needs a migrant worker who can haul 50-pound loads of rock out of a mine, or a big landscaper wants to hire a man who'll mow grass from sunup to sundown for $8 an hour without overstaying his visa, Jeffrey West scrolls through his computer, clicks the mouse and fills...
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Workers could be offered pay settlements lasting up to three years
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French commuters struggled to work Thursday as public transport workers put President Nicolas Sarkozy's reform plans to the test with a 24-hour strike in defence of pension privileges.
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Many retired N.F.L. players, some permanently injured from their game days,  struggle to get by on their minimal monthly pensions.
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French workers face more misery as transport struggles to return to normal following a nationwide strike.
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KOUTS, Ind.  -- The quiet country life can turn into a pressure cooker of stress at harvest time as farmers push themselves to their limits, agricultural experts say...
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The last two years have been the gloomiest in the history of labor relations in the Israeli economy. The Histadrut, representing about a third of the wage earners in the country, was struck by a series of
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Obie Sesay has stood on the pitches of Old Trafford and Anfield, the hallowed homes of Manchester United and Liverpool soccer clubs, but on the streets of Freetown he has to beg to survive.
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PARIS - Support for striking transport workers faltered yesterday, with some unions returning to work on the second day of a protest against government plans to scrap some retirement benefits and commuters grumbling about delays and crowded platforms.
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MONTERREY, Mexico -- If a quarry needs a migrant worker who can haul 50-pound loads of rock out of a mine, or a big landscaper wants to hire a man who'll mow grass from sunup to sundown for $8 an hour without overstaying his visa, Jeffrey West scrolls through his computer, clicks the mouse and fi...
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At Parature, a software company in Vienna, employees are usually too busy to socialize much.
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LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters Life!) - Tired of too much work and too little time to do it? Frustrated with the boss and stressed to the limit with no relief in sight?
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Few people understand the challenges faced by the District's disabled residents the way Judith E. Heumann does. She knows the impact of a broken elevator at a Metro station -- and the frustration of being told she cannot do something she wants to do.
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Negotiations to avoid a strike by union journalists at the Chicago Sun-Times are heading into overtime. With the tabloidâs labor agreement set to expire tomorrow, labor and management appear no closer to a deal than they were Sept.
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ARLINGTON -- A labor dispute may sideline professional hockey for the season, but recreational players are lacing up their skates and hitting the ice -- eager to slap-shoot their way through another New England winter.
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In a country already plagued by soaring sick leave costs, a new survey has found that 40 per cent of the population thinks it&#39;s acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with their colleagues.