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Gas stations across Portugal began to run dry Wednesday as a truckers' strike over pay and working conditions entered its second day. The ongoing walkout by some 800 truckers who transport hazardous materials prompted a rush to fill tanks has left hundreds of gas stations ...
Ford workers in Russia protest planned plant closure and start industrial action
Ford workers in Russia have started industrial action over plans to close a plant, including stopping work if there are any equipment problems. Mikhail Sergeyev, head of a trade union which represents around a third of the St. Petersburg plant's 900-strong workforce, told The Associated ...
At the University of Tokyo, there is power in a union
Japan still has the right to organize, and unions are good both for members and management.
Boeing board to add Nikki Haley, who helped fight South Carolina plant's union drive
Boeing Co. is poised to add an old ally to its board: Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Haley, 47, who as South Carolina governor fiercely opposed unionization drives at a Boeing factory, has been nominated as a director ahead of ...
Labor union at Japan's MUFJ Bank to request first hike in base pay in four years
MUFJ Bank's labor union plans to request a base pay increase at this year's spring wage talks for the first time in four years, becoming the only union from one of the three mega-banks to do so, according to sources close to the matter. After ...
Southwest Airlines maintenance pinch extends into fifth day as more planes are grounded
Southwest Airlines Co.'s operational emergency stretched into a fifth day Tuesday, with double the normal number of planes taken out of service daily because of mechanical issues. The carrier notified workers Feb. 15 of the situation, saying maintenance employees risked being fired if they declined ...
Japan's auto labor unions submit requests, kicking off annual spring wage talks
Annual spring wage negotiations got into full swing Wednesday as labor unions from Japan's major automakers submitted their requests to management amid an uncertain global economic outlook. This year, Toyota Motor Corp.'s union, seen as the industry's trendsetter, did not present a specific target for ...
Holiday disruptions loom as German rail workers seen preparing to go on strike from Monday
Germany's EVG railway workers' union will start strikes on Monday that will hit local, regional and long-distance trains nationwide after wage talks with rail operator Deutsche Bahn broke down, two union sources said on Sunday. One person familiar with the preparations told Reuters the union ...
Labor union says 3,000 foreign workers laid off at Sharp plant in Japan
The companies told the labor union the job cuts resulted from Sharp’s cutback in production of liquid crystal display panels for smartphones.
Abe's work-style reforms give Japan's employers the green light to demand unpaid and unsafe overtime
New law caps overtime at unhealthy levels and sets up a system that will legitimize the principle of working for nothing.
China's student activists cast rare light on brewing labor unrest
When Shen Mengyu graduated with a master's degree from a top Chinese university in 2015, she could have landed a comfortable job in government or at one of China's internet giants. Instead, she went to work at a car parts factory in the southern city ...
Missouri voters reject 'right-to-work' law in major win for unions
Voters in Missouri on Tuesday overwhelmingly decided to strike down a "right-to-work" law barring the collection of fees from private-sector workers who choose not to become union members, a crucial victory for organized labor following a series of setbacks. Missouri residents voted by a 2-to-1 ...
