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As Chicago teachers strike, parents have to make new plans
by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 10, 2012
350,000 kids have an unexpected day off today. So what are parents doing with their kids?
Chicago teachers nearing strike
Sep 5, 2012
For the last year, union leaders have tried to push Mayor Rahm Emanuel into focusing on other issues: smaller class sizes, more art and music programs and job security.
Strike at South Africa mine turns deadly
Aug 17, 2012
More than thirty workers have been killed by police at a platinum mine in South Africa. The workers, who were armed, were staging what police said was an illegal strike.
Should workers share company profits?
by
Scott Tong
Jul 24, 2012
At some prospering businesses like Caterpillar, which reports earnings tomorrow, record corporate profits do not necessarily raise workers pay.
Protesters come out for International Workers' Day
May 1, 2012
It's International Workers' Day -- organized by unions and left-leaning political parties across the world. Thousands of protesters are out on the streets in Greece, France and even Russia.
AT&T faces worker walkout
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Eve Troeh
Apr 6, 2012
Some 40,000 AT&T workers could strike this weekend if contract negotiations fail.
Strikes in Spain over government budget cuts
Mar 29, 2012
Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the European Union and the government is hoping changes to labor laws will kick-start the economy.
For public good, not for profit.
New York union workers threaten strike
Dec 28, 2011
A strike by the union representing office building workers hasn't happened in more than a decade, but Occupy Wall Street and the 99 percent mentality have given union members more confidence lately.
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Verizon strike gets nasty.
by
John Moe
Aug 9, 2011
Not that any strikes don't. 45,000 workers are on strike, slowing down repairs and installations. The Wall Street Journal reports: "The vast...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Jobless claims, Suez Canal workers' strike, NYSE merger
Feb 10, 2011
The U.S. Labor Department this morning announced weekly jobless claims fell to 383,000, the lowest level in nearly three years....