Strikes

Strikes

• Greek doctors, Athens metro workers on strike

  Greek doctors and workers at the Athens metro system have walked off the job, striking to protest salary cuts that are part of harsh austerity ... 

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  Pakistani truckers of NATO goods go on strike

  Truckers who carry supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan have gone on strike in northwest Pakistan to protest lower pay, inadequate security and ... 

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  Greek public sector cutbacks trigger strike

  Civil servants in Greece staged a 24-hour strike Wednesday, as thousands gathered to protest new pay cuts as well as suspensions that are expected to ... 

• Spain's Iberia unions cancel pre-Christmas strikes

  Labor unions representing a majority of workers in Spain's Iberia airline have called off six days of strikes they had planned to stage before the ... 

• German airport security workers stage strike

  A German union has called security personnel at airports around the country — including Frankfurt, the nation's busiest — out on a several-hour strike ... 

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  Spain's luxury Parador hotels hit by 2-day strike

  Employees at Spain's luxury Parador hotels, which are set in some of the country's most picturesque castles, monasteries and palaces, began a two-day ... 

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  Union calls off strike in restive Tunisian town

  A Tunisian labor union on Sunday suspended a nearly weeklong strike in an impoverished central town after the national government agreed to remove a ... 

• Spain's Iberia workers to strike before Christmas

  Labor unions representing most workers in Spain's Iberia airline say they will stage six days of strikes right before the Christmas holiday period to ... 

• Slovak teachers go on strike over pay, demand rise

  Most state-run schools in Slovakia have been closed after teachers demanding a 10 percent pay rise have gone on strike. The government says it does ...