Israel Unions Start Nationwide Strike
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Israeli unions began a nationwide  strike on Tuesday expected to affect about 400,000 public  sector workers and severely hamper international travel.
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Come December 12 and the entire film industry will have a nationwide strike.
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Viktor Yushchenko and other opposition leaders in Ukraine called for a general strike that would shut down factories, schools and public transportation on Wednesday which led other officials to fear for civil war.
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Abuja - Tens of millions of Nigerian workers began yesterday a four-day nationwide strike over rising fuel prices as labour leaders launched their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo&#39;s economic reforms.
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JERUSALEM : Israel was paralysed by a general strike as trade unions imposed a shutdown in protest at local authorities&#39; failure to pay thousands of staff amid a budget clampdown by the right-wing government.
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Nigerian unions Wednesday launched a potentially crippling general strike over a steep hike in petroleum prices in one of the world&#39;s foremost oil exporters.
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Ukraine's opposition steps up its campaign to overturn the disputed presidential vote by launching a general strike.
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Ukraine&#39;s Opposition has launched a nationwide strike to protest the government&#39;s decision to name Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych winner of a presidential election.
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Israeli groups are planning to launch a counter-boycott of Britain in response to a series of boycotts proposed by British unions and associations.
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The United Auto Workers union on Monday  called the first national strike against General Motors  Corp since 1970 after contract talks stalled, sending  more than 73,000 factory workers to picket lines.
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Business & money: Main US car workers' union calls nationwide strike in protest over healthcare benefits and job security.
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Thousands of South Korean unionized workers went on strike on Wednesday demanding laws to protect labor and an end to talks on a free trade deal with the United States, labor leaders said.
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MILLIONS of workers across Italy were today due to take part in a general strike against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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Millions of workers across Italy are expected to take part in a general strike against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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Jerusalem - Israel&#39;s main unions ended a paralysing two-day-old general strike on Wednesday after a labour court ordered 400 000 public-sector employees to return to work and told the government to pay months of back wages.
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NEW DELHi, AUGUST 21: Truckers went on a nation-wide strike from Saturday to protest against the imposition of the 10 per cent service tax in the Budget.
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National strike will hit public transport across nation.