Fiat Workers Stage Strike Across Italy
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Thousands of Fiat workers walked off their jobs in plants across Italy Friday to protest turnaround plans at the unprofitable carmaker that unions said could harm labor.
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Italy ground to a halt as millions of workers observed a general strike in a show of force against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right coalition government.
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Workers at the Opel plant in Bochum, Germany enter their sixth day of &quot;wildcat&quot; strike action in response to planned job cuts by US parent company General Motors (GM).
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ROME Some of Fiat&#39;s auto workers struck for two hours a day ahead of a top-executive meeting. Tomorrow&#39;s meeting could determine whether Fiat insists on an option to force General Motors to buy the struggling Italian auto group.
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NEW DELHi, AUGUST 21: Truckers went on a nation-wide strike from Saturday to protest against the imposition of the 10 per cent service tax in the Budget.
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Tens of thousands of Christmas shoppers, holidaymakers and workers suffered travel chaos today because of a strike by Tube drivers at the start of a day of industrial unrest.
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Proteste dei metalmeccanici a Torino, Mestre, Ancona, Genova e in Toscana dopo la rottura sul contratto. E dal 19 tornano gli scioperi nel settore dei trasporti
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DETROIT - Thousands of United Auto Workers walked off the job at General Motors plants yesterday in the first nationwide strike against the US auto industry since 1976.
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Train services across Italy are at a standstill as striking railway workers demand safety improvements.
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Some of Fiat&#39;s auto workers struck for two hours Monday, a day ahead of a top-executive meeting that could determine whether Fiat SpA insists on an option to force General Motors Corp.
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With banner-toting protesters outside and so many lawyers inside they could not all fit in the court, the first legal proceedings in Italy to arise from the Parmalat scandal began yesterday in Milan.
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Some Fiat auto workers struck for two hours Monday, a day ahead of a top-executive meeting that could determine whether Fiat SpA insists on an option to force General Motors Corp.
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"The blockades are still there despite the ministry's decision. We'll have to see what to do today ... It's too soon for the moment to talk about using force."  By Robin PomeroyROME  - Italian truckers defied a government demand that they end their three-day-old strike on Wednesday, keeping in place road blockades that have dried up fuel supplies and stopped fresh food reaching shops and markets.The strike, in protest against high fuel costs and poor working conditions, meant supermarket shelves in places that are usually crammed with fresh fruit and vegetables were bare, and most filling stations were closed.By blockading motorways at strategic points across the country since Monday, the truckers have brought parts of the economy to a standstill. Carmaker Fiat closed down factories for lack of parts and told thousands of workers to stay at home. Read more
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Italian workers are protesting against the economic policies of Silvio Berlusconi's government in the fourth general strike to hit Italy in as many years.
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Assembly line production at South Korea&#39;s two largest automakers ground to a halt Friday as tens of thousands of workers launched six-hour strikes across the nation to protest proposed labor legislation.
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Workers at South Korean carmaker Hyundai join an industry-wide strike in protest at a free trade deal with the US.
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Public services across part of Italy have been brought to a standstill as workers take to the streets to protest against the government&#39;s economic policies.