CN Rail says train conductors begin Canada strike
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Canadian National Railway Co.   said on Saturday that 2,800 of its conductors and yard-service workers at its operations in Canada began a strike, a work stoppage that could affect the country's key shipments of grain, timber and other commodities.
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The Association of Flight Attendants, representing workers at United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc. and 24 other carriers, plans to call for a nationwide strike if any
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Drivers on a London subway line will stage one-day strikes on Dec. 24 and Jan. 5, their union said Tuesday, disrupting travel over the busy Christmas period.
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Rail service resumes across much of France as a strike over pension reform winds down.
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Hotel workers at four San Francisco hotels have commenced a two-week strike this morning after working without a union contract for more than six weeks.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd   said it planned to buy the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad  Corp for at least $1.48 billion to expand its network and  increase its access to U.S. Midwest markets.
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Officials of the local hotel union said Thursday that they may call a strike at 14 major D.C. hotels if they do not reach accord with management on a new contract by Jan. 15.
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FREDERICTON (CP) - Premier Bernard Lord will intervene personally to try and head off a looming strike in New Brunswick hospitals that could mushroom into a general strike.
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London commuters faced the threat of major disruption from Monday due to a planned three-day strike on the city&#39;s Underground train network.
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Railworkers across Italy will strike for 24 hours from Sunday night to protest poor safety levels on the network following a train crash which killed 17 people last week, transport unions said.
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The Teamsters union said it had reached a tentative contract deal with the Canadian Pacific Railway and a strike by 3,200 maintenance workers in Canada should end soon. No details of the proposed three-year contract are being released before a ratification vote. The workers have been off the job since May 15. After months of negotiations, the two sides stopped talking when the strike began. Maintenance employees have been without a contract since December.
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Commuters crammed aboard the few trains left running and surgeons operated on only emergency cases as strikes over job cuts and pay disrupted French rail service and hospitals Wednesday.
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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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Auto workers' union begins picketing GM as strike deadline passes.
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Workers at four leading hotels began a two-week strike Wednesday, and their union said other big hotels in the city might soon lock out workers in the labor dispute centered on wages and pensions.
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PARIS - Transport workers shut down most trains yesterday, testing the patience of Parisians forced to walk, bike, or skate to work with a strike aimed at derailing President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to strip away labor protections he says hurt France's competitiveness.
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PARIS, Oct. 18 -- French public transportation workers staged a one-day strike on Thursday, bringing rail, bus and subway service across the country to a standstill and delivering a vivid warning to President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose plans to reduce generous but costly public pensions face stiff...