Players call off weekend strike
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OSAKA-Japanese baseball players backed off their promised weekend strike on Friday after owners bought another week to discuss a merger that threatens to change the entire structure of the sport.
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Mariano Rivera's stiff elbow will keep the Yankees' closer off the mound all weekend. Manager Joe Torre said Rivera, who did not pitch in New York's 6-1 loss to the Twins yesterday, will also be held out of today's game so he can rest his right arm. ``I'm just going to shut him down for a few days. Let's ...
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Kentucky&#39;s biggest teachers&#39; union called off a threatened statewide strike last night, just hours after lawmakers wrapped up a special session that approved legislation
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_ The baseball players&#39; union is challenging the Colorado Rockies&#39; decision to terminate the contract of Denny Neagle. The Rockies cut the pitcher loose last week -- after he was cited for soliciting a prostitute in suburban Denver.
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Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that Mondayâs postponed game between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays will be made up as part of a doubleheader today, and said the Yankees had withdrawn their request for a forfeit.
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A planned strike by British Airways(BA) workers on the August Bank Holiday has been called off after a pay settlement was reached between employers and BA staff, Sky TV reported Saturday.
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United Auto Workers union-represented employees walked off the job and organized pickets outside General Motors Corp plants as the union called a national strike against the top U.S. automaker after marathon contract talks failed to produce a deal.
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A drivers' union has called off a strike on the Tube scheduled for 5 January.
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Top officials with the Miami Dolphins on Saturday have postponed this weekend&#39;s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, due to the high winds and rain associated with Hurricane Jeanne.
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Tube workers have called off a planned New Year&#39;s Eve strike, averting travel chaos, after reaching a deal with managers over hours, pay and conditions.
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NEW DELHI: The truckers strike was called off early on Saturday morning following a settlement reached with the government. The settlement was arrived at after a marathon meeting lasting over nine hours where
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Japan&#39;s professional baseball players averted a second strike this weekend after team representatives softened their stance Thursday and agreed with management that a club may be added next season.
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THE All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) on Saturday called off its seven-day strike after finalising an agreement with the Government on the contentious issue of service tax and the various demands including tax deducted at source (TDS), scrapping
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A strike at the engineering company Pohronske strojarne in central Slovakia was called off on September 7 after overdue wages for June were paid to employees.
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A strike planned by London Underground signal workers on New Yearâs Eve was called off today after a deal was agreed during last-ditch talks.
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Japan&#39;s baseball players and owners averted a strike Friday, reaching a last-minute agreement that will allow teams to continue playing through the weekend, the Kyodo News service and national broadcaster NHK reported.
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Railway workers call off a strike on the Heathrow Express on Monday and will meet to consider next moves.