LABOUR-EUROPE:  Strike Culture Changes Course
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PARIS, Oct 23 (IPS) - The joint strike action by French and German  railways workers Oct. 18 disguises wide differences in approach  to industrial action in the two countries.
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Â· Unanimous backing for action on public sector pay  Â· Postal workers announce new wave of disruption
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Rail workers join France's rolling campaign of strikes in the public sector, causing widespread disruption.
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They came, they spoke and they went home. It appears German unions may have won some concessions in terms of job cuts.Comment
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Once the scene of the Solidarity strikes which broke the back of communism, a new investment seeks to turn Poland's Gdansk shipyards into Eastern Europe's answer to the London docklands.
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Wildcat strikes over looming job cuts at automaker Opel have caught a major German trade union off-guard at a time when its plate is full with opposition to mass staff cuts at other companies and to a ...
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Supermarkets may be hit by strike action from a major food supplier embroiled in a pay dispute.
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South African unions and government officials meet to try and thrash out a pay deal, as more strikes loom next week.
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French postal workers kicked off three days of strikes in the public sector Tuesday, as unions mount a challenge to the cautious liberalisation policies of President Jacques Chirac's centre-right government.
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Two German railway unions launched a campaign of limited walkouts Monday in a pay dispute with the national rail operator, causing disruption in parts of the country. via CFRB
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France braces for three days of strikes expected to cause massive disruption in the public sector.
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A strike at a General Motors factory in Germany over job cuts starts to affect production at other plants.
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A fresh wave of national strikes by postal workers will be held by the end of the month unless a bitter row over pay and conditions is resolved, union leaders announced today.
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French workers face more misery as transport struggles to return to normal following a nationwide strike.
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Government condemns surprise strike action over pay as 'illegal'.
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A strike by cabin crew staff at Scandinavian Airlines leads to the cancellation of about 300 flights across Europe.
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Professional soccer teams, their national and international governing bodies and anti-racism groups have been grappling with a number of incidents around Europe over the last month.