Alcatel-Lucent unions call for strike over job cuts
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Unions at Alcatel-Lucent  called on Wednesday for a strike on February 15 to protest against a restructuring at the telecoms equipment provider, fearing more job cuts than announced.
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Freshly merged Alcatel-Lucent  is  stepping up job cuts to 12,500 after lurching into a fourth  quarter loss and forecast a first-quarter sales dip as tough  trading and uncertainties from the tie-up take their toll.
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Alcatel-Lucent  on Friday said it would cut about 12,500 jobs over three years, more than previously announced, as it reported a fourth-quarter net loss and forecast a drop in first-quarter revenues.
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Recently-merged Alcatel-Lucent  is stepping up job cuts to 12,500 after dipping into a fourth quarter loss and forecast a sales drop in the first quarter as tough trading and uncertainties related to the tie-up took their toll.
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Unions representing the pilots, flight attendants and ground staff of the troubled Italian airline Alitalia have called a four-hour strike for Monday.
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Trade unions in Nigeria threaten to call a general strike in protest at recent fuel price hikes.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden  - Sweden's transport workers union said Tuesday that as many as 2,500 of its members will go on strike Oct. 11 in response to proposed changes in salaries and working hours at SAS AB.
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A war between AT&amp;T and the largest US telecommunications workers union has degenerated into a tit-for-tat spat. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) organized Tuesday protests to chastise AT&amp;T for laying
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Telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent said Friday it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter and increased by 3,500 the number of jobs it plans to cut.
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Alcatel shareholders flocked to vote on   the French telecom equipment firm's $10.9 billion deal to buy   U.S. rival Lucent on Thursday as executives prepared to take on   harsh critics of the move.
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Unions are threatening a general strike in the Ivory Coast in a protest against the prices farmers are paid for their cocoa supplies.
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Alcatel-Lucent stepped up job cuts to 12,500 after lurching into a fourth quarter loss and forecasting a first-quarter sales dip as tough trading and uncertainties from the merger take their toll.
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Business & money: Ailing car giants push union to agree pay cuts.
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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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The main postal union is writing to Royal Mail to call for fresh talks to avoid the first national strike since 1996.
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Strikes are set to continue on the German rail system after staff seeking higher wages caused widespread disruption on Tuesday.
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Australian telecoms giant Telstra Corp. was criticised by unions for outsourcing hundreds of information technology (IT) jobs to India.