A key site in the historic 1926 General Strike which featured in hit BBC drama Peaky Blinders is set to be redeveloped into an industrial park, it has been announced. Express and Star - Published
Thousands of public employers in dozens of cities across Brazil, including Belo Horizonte, joined a general strike on Friday, June 14, to protest proposed pension reform, according to media reports...
The Hong Kong business community is bracing itself for the impact of mass strikes on Wednesday. According to Reuters, thousands braved thunderstorms overnight to stage fresh protests against a proposed..
Sudanese workers continued their general strike for the second day on May 29, aimed at pressuring the ruling military council to return to talks and hand power to civilians. Footage here shows workers..
Workers began a 48-hour general strike in Sudan on May 28, aimed at pressuring the ruling military council back into talks on the transfer of power to democratic institutions. The strike caused local..
Workers began a 48-hour general strike in Sudan on May 28, aimed at pressuring the ruling military council to return to talks and facilitate the transfer of power to civilians. The Sudanese..
Workers began a 48-hour general strike in Sudan on May 28 aimed at pressuring the ruling military council to return to talks and handover power to civilians. Footage here shows staff of telecoms..
Workers began a 48-hour general strike in Sudan on May 28, aimed at pressuring the ruling military council back into talks on the transfer of power to democratic institutions. The Sudanese..
Workers began a 48-hour general strike in Sudan on May 28, aimed at pressuring the ruling military council back into talks on the transfer of power to democratic institutions. The Sudanese..
Protests in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas continued on for a second day on May 1. The continuing protests come after opposition leader Juan Guaidó failed to oust President Nicolás Maduro by..
Sudan's protest and opposition alliance said it is suspending a campaign of civil disobedience and a general strike from Wednesday until further notice. Reuters - Published
Sudan's alliance of opposition and protest groups held a general strike on Tuesday as tensions mounted with the country's military rulers over the transition to democracy. Reuters - Published
Sudan's main protest group called on Tuesday for a general strike, saying two late-night negotiation sessions with the military had failed to reach a deal on how to lead the country after the overthrow.. Reuters - Published
Sudan's main protest group called on Tuesday for a general strike, saying two late-night negotiation sessions with the military had failed to reach a deal on how to lead the country after the overthrow.. Reuters - Published
The Nicaraguan government said on Monday it had begun the process of freeing another 100 political prisoners after threats from the opposition it could abandon talks aimed at ending a political crisis.. Reuters - Published
Sudan's main protest group called on Monday for civil disobedience and a general strike as meetings with the country's military rulers failed to provide any breakthrough on the formation of a joint.. Reuters - Published
Israel's main public sector union called off a general strike planned for Wednesday in protest at construction-site deaths, saying the government had agreed to approve safety standards. Reuters - Published
Israel's main public sector union said it would go ahead with a planned general strike on Wednesday that would shut down airports, banks and all government offices, in protest over what it says is.. Reuters - Published
Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem held a general strike on Monday in support of an Israeli-Arab protest against Israel's new Nation State Law. Reuters - Published
Palestinians called a general strike for Monday in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem in support of an Israeli-Arab protest against Israel's Nation State Law. Reuters - Published
Two Nigerian oil and gas industry unions today joined a general strike called by the Nigeria Labor Congress, which has placed fuel supply in the West African nation under threat, local media report... OilPrice.com - Published
A nationwide workers’ strike that Nigeria’s main unions started on Thursday has not had an impact on the oil industry in the country, a spokesman for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.. OilPrice.com - Published
BEING filmed clapping as a fellow MP calls for a general strike to bring down a government is not the best move, regardless of political affiliation. The Argus - Published
Transport chaos, volunteer engine drivers, special constables and tanks in the streets as nation ground to a halt in sympathy with beleaguered coal miners Independent - Published
BBC Local News: Stoke and Staffordshire -- Labour's deputy leader plays down remarks by Laura Smith who suggested a possible general strike. BBC Local News - Published
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's leading labor federation announced plans on Tuesday to stage a one-day general strike on June 25 to protest against government economic policies, raising pressure.. Reuters - Published
The UK recorded the lowest number of strikes ever last year, according to figures out today from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
There were 79 stoppages, marking the lowest figure since.. City A.M. - Published
YEREVAN (Reuters) - The leader of an Armenian protest movement that forced the country's veteran leader to step down announced on Tuesday a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience after the ruling.. Reuters - Published
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Reports that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is planning a restructuring involving mass layoffs in Israel sparked calls on Wednesday for a half-day general strike to be held in.. Reuters - Published
BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) - A general strike called by pro-independence campaigners in Catalonia closed shops and severed transport links on Wednesday, as the region's deposed leader lost political.. Reuters - Published
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