Labor issues

Labor issues

• Global union says clubs are blackmailing players

  The global footballers' union wants talks with FIFA, UEFA and the European Union about clubs using "blackmail behavior" players into signing new ... 

• Bailed-out Portugal adopts stiff tax hikes

  Portugal's Parliament on Tuesday approved unprecedented tax increases despite a broad public outcry and concerns that the latest austerity package ... 

• Poland's jobless rate ticks up to 12.5 percent

  Official figures show that the onset of winter pushed unemployment in Poland up to 12.5 percent at the end of October from 12.4 percent the month ... 

• 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 ...