Jobs bashes teachers unions
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs said teachers unions -- traditionally among Apple's most loyal customers -- are "what's wrong with our schools." The comments came at an education reform conference in Texas on Friday.
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Unions at Alitalia airlines are harshly criticizing plans to slash 5,000 jobs at the ailing Italian company. One of Alitalia&#39;s smaller unions said it would stage a hunger strike to protest the cuts.
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Thousands of teachers begin an indefinite strike in Bulgaria, demanding a doubling of their pay.
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Teachers need an above-inflation pay rise if reforms are to continue, unions say.
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Teachers in France stage a strike in protest at plans which would remove their right to teach for fewer hours.
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A head teacher says her staff are disgusted by an official report claiming their school is failing.
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Two 48-hour strikes to take place next month as part of long-running dispute over pay and jobs, union leaders say.
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Trade unions have criticised the Swiss authorities for failing to prevent wage dumping since it became easier for European Union citizens to work in Switzerland.
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More than 80 schools are closed as thousands of workers in the UK's biggest local authority go on strike.
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A leading union threatens to name and shame employers who fail to tackle bullying at work.
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The Bishop of Worcester criticises high salaries paid to City workers and says they are "insulting".
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Thousands of South African public sector workers start a one-day strike, protesting against the government's latest wage offer.
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French teachers went on strike on  Thursday, the third day of public sector protests over pay,  reforms and job cuts that have sent a sharp warning to  President Jacques Chirac's conservative government.
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afrol News, 11 October - Nigeria&#39;s trade unions today again lashed out against the hike in prices of petroleum products, organising a nation-wide strike.
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Nation's educators are protesting a White House move to curtail millions for disabled students.
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English teachers hit out at Alan Johnson over orders to teach Dickens and Austen to 11-year-olds.
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Business & money: Wal-Mart admits increasing unpopularity as unions organise huge protests outside glitz-fest.