Unions vow public services fight
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Tony Blair's reform agenda for schools, hospitals and other services will come under fire at the TUC Congress.
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Many Democrats, womenÂs organizations and liberal groups are gearing up for a fight on another workplace issue: paid sick days.
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Labor and management have hit an impasse, which has included union threats of a strike over better working conditions, protection of health and other benefits.
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Union leaders in Nigeria vow to press on with a general strike despite government efforts to promote talks.
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The Canadian Union of Public Employees is preparing for a showdown with the Ontario Government. CUPE was quick to react after Health Minister George Smitherman said Ontario hospitals should look for savings in their janitorial and clerical services.
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Unions leaders accuse the government of attempting to push through a "tidal wave" of ill-thought out NHS reforms.
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Thousands of postal staff across NI are taking part in industrial action over pay and restructuring plans.
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Supermarkets face a new showdown as labor unions determined to keep health benefits spar with management trying to compete with Wal-Mart.
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Teamsters call on group to give half of its funding back to the local unions to beef up organizing efforts. By Richard A. Ryan / News Senior Washington Correspondent.
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A teachers' union challenges a government and faith group statement on the benefits of faith schools.
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WASHINGTON - Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.    Protesters, many wearing union T-shirts, carried signs such as "President Bush: Hands off my overtime pay," and chanted, "Come on all you billionaires, give us wages that are fair."  "The fight is not over yet," said Republican Sen...
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Civil servants and teachers are the latest groups to go on strike,  as protests against public sector job cuts continue.
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The workers' union at Taiwan's state-run Chunghwa Telecom, the island's leading telecom operator, threatened to stage an unprecedented strike, demanding the government guarantee their rights while it pushes for the firm's privatization.
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A union warns of "very serious problems over Christmas" if its members vote to strike in a row over pay.
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A union is trying to force nonprofit groups like hospitals to comply with standards of governing similar to those that federal law requires of private companies.
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PRETORIA - An estimated 800000 public servants are expected to take to the streets today in what has been billed the biggest strike in South Africa&#39;s history.
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Democratic presidential hopefuls on Monday brandished their labor credentials and tried to outdo one another with political promises as they competed for the support of two powerful labor unions.