Tag: strike

14 SEP

Bernie Sanders blocks Republican proposal to override workers and stop a railroad strike: ‘It is time for Congress to stand on the side of workers for a change’

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana Senator Bernie Sanders blocked a Republican resolution to avert a rail strike and override workers. Republicans want Congress to step in and enact contract recommendations, even if workers don't agree. Sanders said that workers deserve paid sick leave, which is the demand holding up agreements. Sen. […]

05 APR

Emmerdale spoilers: Jai Sharma to strike up romance with Dawn Taylor? Star drops big hint

In fact, Jai’s (played by Chris Bisson) new beau could be a former employee in his Emmerdale factory. Jai fired Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) from her job at the sweet maker’s after she sabotaged Aiesha Jutla (Shila Iqbal) to save her own job, however it clearly backfired. But could Jai and Dawn make things right […]

08 JAN

Ryanair strike AGAIN tomorrow – is your flight affected by staff walk out?

Ryanair faces serious disruption when staff strike tomorrow, January 8. Those working for the budget airline in Spain will stage a walk out, as previously announced, and carry through with their plans. It will be the first of three stints of scheduled planned industrial action, with similar strikes penned in for January 10 and 13. Each will last […]

22 DEC

Iconic London Tower guards don yellow vests for their first strike in 55 YEARS

The Tower of London’s “Beefeater” guards staged a walkout in defiance of pension cuts, donning yellow vests in solidarity with French protesters as they picketed the iconic site – their first strike in 55 years. The Beefeaters, whose red uniforms, black hats, and stoic expressions are instantly recognizable symbols of England, joined workers at other […]

16 DEC

Jailed Catalan official brought to hospital after 2 weeks of hunger strike

Jailed Catalan leader Jordi Turull has been transferred to an infirmary, after his health deteriorated 14 days into the hunger strike he and a colleague began, to demand a fair trial over their role in the independence referendum. The former spokesman for the regional Catalan government of Carles Puigdemont was relocated to the infirmary inside […]

13 DEC

French Air Traffic Controllers Plan Strike During Pre-Holiday Rush

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05 NOV

Saudis ‘don’t know how to use’ US bombs: Trump condemns deadly Yemen school bus strike… kind of

It wasn’t the US-made bomb, but rather the Saudi military’s inability to properly use the munition –despite all the American training– that led to the “horror show” bombing of a Yemeni school bus in August, Donald Trump has said. A Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a school bus, that killed 40 children and maimed dozens of […]