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Parisians Stoic In Face Of Strike Disruptions

December 5, 2019 3:18 pm

Arriving at a deserted Saint-Lazare station in Paris from his night job at a wholesale food market south of the city, Armand Kouakou makes his way wearily towards the departures board.

The 50-year-old butcher usually manages to catch a train for the Paris suburb of Etang-la-Ville within 15 minutes.

But on Thursday, the first day of a national strike which slammed the brakes on public transport, Kouakou, who already spent an hour and a half trying to get home, will have to wait another hour.

And yet he is loath to condemn the transport workers who walked off the job …

Over Half A Million March As France Paralysed By Strike

December 5, 2019 3:15 pm

A nationwide strike brought much of France to a standstill on Thursday with more than half a million people hitting the streets to protest the government’s planned overhaul of the pension system, one of President Emmanuel Macron most ambitious reforms.

The huge demonstrations across the country added to walkouts that paralysed transport services and closed schools, with international high-speed rail disrupted and flights cancelled.

In the capital as well as in the southeastern city of Lyon and western city of Nantes police fired teargas to disperse small groups of rioters but protests were mainly peaceful.

Macron’s government has yet …

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Proposed Bank Strike: Stakeholders Call For Dialogue

November 19, 2019 12:40 pm

 Some financial experts and stakeholders have appealed to bank unions’ to dialogue with their employers to forestall the proposed operation shut down of banks by Jan. 2.

The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) and the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (NUBIFI), on Nov. 17, issued a strike threat to bank employers.

The unions said that workers in the sector would embark on an indefinite strike over failure of their employers to review the Collective Bargaining Agreement in line with extant law.

Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja …

Not Even A Strike Can Stop US Jobs Machine From Running

Not Even A Strike Can Stop US Jobs Machine From Running

November 3, 2019 3:21 pm

The United States jobs market continues to power ahead, slowing less than expected last month, and signalling that US consumers will continue to spend, spend, spend while growing the economy.

The US Department of Labor reported on Friday that the economy added 128,000 jobs in October – more than sufficient to absorb the estimated 100,000 new entrants into the labour force.

The headline was even more impressive given the drag from a 40-day labour strike at General Motors Co’s US factories, which ended last Friday. The strike was reflected in auto manufacturing, which shed 42,000 jobs in October. But strip

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Anambra Doctors Serve Obiano Strike Notice Over Salaries

Anambra Doctors Serve Obiano Strike Notice Over Salaries

November 2, 2019 5:33 am

Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), has given Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano until Tuesday next week to approve increment in their salaries or have the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital grounded.

The chairman of MDCAN in the state, Dr. Chukwudi Okani, told journalists in a press conference after an emergency meeting of the body that they were afraid that many patients would lose their lives if they went on strike, but said there was no going back on the planned action if Obiano failed to act.

He said, “You will recall that on 8th July …

US: Chicago Teachers Strike Ends After 11 Days

US: Chicago Teachers Strike Ends After 11 Days

November 1, 2019 7:44 am

Chicago Public School teachers and students will return to school on Friday after educators reached a contract deal with the United States’s third-largest school district, ending a strike that began on October 17 and cancelled 11 days of school, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday.

The deal brings an end to the longest strike since 1987, when teachers refused to work for 19 days.

“The teachers will be back in class; the students will be back in class tomorrow,” Lightfoot said at City Hall Thursday after a two-hour meeting with Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Jesse Sharkey.

The CTU reached

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IS Head Baghdadi Believed Dead After US Strike In Syria

IS Head Baghdadi Believed Dead After US Strike In Syria

October 27, 2019 7:41 am

Jihadist supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the world’s most wanted man, was believed Sunday to have been killed in a US special operation in northwest Syria.

The elusive chief of the Islamic State group was thought to be dead after a US military raid in the Idlib region, US media reported early Sunday.

The White House announced President Donald Trump would make a “major statement” Sunday at 9:00 am (1300 GMT), without providing details.

A war monitor said US helicopters dropped forces in an area of Idlib where “groups linked to the Islamic State group” were present.

The helicopters targeted …

Airport Workers Threaten Protest Over Concession Plans

Airport Staff ATSSSAN Threaten Strike Over Concession Plans

October 25, 2019 7:36 am

The Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) has threatened to resist any attempt by any concessionaire from taking over the revenue points at the Lagos and Abuja airports.

A statement by ATSSSAN chairman, Ahmed Danjuma and secretary, Ogbe John, said the association was concerned over plans by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to concession the commercial park, access gates and other revenue points at the Abuja and Lagos airports.

They said that rather than hastily hand over all the revenue points to a concessionaire, FAAN should allow the association to operate the access gates for …

Spain: Female Footballers To Strike Over Pay And Conditions

Spain: Female Footballers To Strike Over Pay And Conditions

October 23, 2019 11:32 am

Almost 200 female footballers in Spain from various first division clubs have voted to go on strike over pay and working conditions.

The vote late Tuesday won the support of 93 percent of 188 players from 16 clubs after more than a year of failed negotiations with the Association of Women’s Football Clubs (ACFF).

Clubs are proposing part-time salaries worth 8,000 euros a year while the players are demanding a minimum of 12,000, amounting to 75 percent of minimum full-time contracts.

“We are footballers 24 hours a day, 100 percent of the time,” said Ainhoa Tirapu, the goalkeeper for Athletic …

In Kaduna: Bandits Strike Again; Kill One, Abduct Five

In Kaduna: Bandits Strike Again; Kill One, Abduct Five

October 17, 2019 11:46 am

One person was reportedly killed while five others were abducted as bandits launched fresh attacks on communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The Birnin Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna.

The statement, which was signed by the group’s chairman, Ibrahim Abubakar Nagwari, lamented that in the last three weeks, bandits have been attacking communities and motorists across the length and breadth of Birnin-Gwari Local Government.

Nagwari said among those abducted by the gunmen was the Head Teacher of Dangamji Primary School, AbdulHafiz Abdullahi, and two others …

Britain And EU Strike Brexit Deal Ahead Of Summit

Britain And EU Strike Brexit Deal Ahead Of Summit

October 17, 2019 7:43 am

Britain and the European Union reached a last-ditch Brexit deal on Thursday, just hours before an EU summit that is expected to give it a seal of approval.

But Prime Minister Boris Johnson will still have to take the accord to a skeptical British parliament for its backing on Saturday, and it is far from certain that it will pass.

Johnson, who has pledged to take Britain out of the EU with or without an agreement, tweeted: “We’ve got a great new deal that takes back control – now Parliament should get Brexit done on Saturday.”

EU officials are pleased …

Labour Strike: NLC Shuts Offices And Schools In Asaba

Labour Strike: NLC Shuts Offices And Schools In Asaba

October 16, 2019 10:01 am

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Delta chapter has started to shut offices and schools in Asaba ahead of the planned strike over delay to implement the new minimum wage.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Wednesday that the NLC members were seen patrolling Asaba in a marked Hiace mini-bus, closing government offices and turning back school children.

Recall that the national body of the NLC had threatened to go on strike from Thursday if the Federal Government fails to meet its demand on the consequential adjustment.

Before the meetings, labour was demanding a 29 per cent increase for …

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