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Norway oil workers agree wage deal, ending threat of strike
Jun 9, 2017
OSLO, June 10 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil and gas firms secured a wage agreement with workers on Saturday, ending the threat of a strike......
Norway negotiators work overtime to avert oil strike
Jun 9, 2017
OSLO, June 10 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil workers and their employers have extended wage negotiations past a midnight deadline in a bid to avert......
Colombia to up public sector wages by 6.75 pct, as teachers strike
Jun 7, 2017
BOGOTA, June 7 (Reuters) - Colombia will raise the salaries of public employees by 6.75 percent this year, President Juan Manuel Santos said on......
FACTBOX-Macron government labor reform plans for France
Jun 6, 2017
PARIS, June 6 (Reuters) - The French government of President Emmanuel Macron hopes to enact labor reforms in the coming months, building on ones......
New high court challenge to labor unions follows 4-4 split
Jun 6, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative groups are wasting little time in trying to deal a crippling blow to labor unions now that Justice Neil Gorsuch......
Unite union notifies British Airways of possible new strike action – spokeswoman
Jun 2, 2017
spokeswoman@LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - The Unite trade union has notified British Airways that cabin crew members working for the carrier's mixed fleet are......
Norway trade unions agree pay deal with oil drillers, avert strike
Jun 2, 2017
OSLO, June 2 (Reuters) - Norwegian drilling rig operators have reached a wage deal with all three trade unions representing workers, averting the risk......
Norway union, oil drilling firms reach wage deal averting strike
Jun 1, 2017
OSLO, June 1 (Reuters) - Norway's biggest oil workers' union reached a wage deal with offshore rig owners on Thursday, averting the risk of......
UPDATE 4-Barrick says strike ends at Veladero mine in Argentina
May 29, 2017
(Recasts with strike ending)BUENOS AIRES, May 29 (Reuters) - A strike by one of the labor unions at Barrick Gold Corp's Veladero mine in......
UPDATE 3-Barrick says union on strike at Veladero mine in Argentina
May 29, 2017
(Recasts; Adds union comment, stock price)BUENOS AIRES, May 29 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp said on Monday one of several labor unions at its......
UPDATE 2-Barrick says union on strike at Veladero mine in Argentina
May 29, 2017
(Adds details from Barrick statement)BUENOS AIRES, May 29 (Reuters) - One of several labor unions at Barrick Gold Corp's Veladero mine in Argentina have......
Harley-Davidson plans a Thailand factory to serve Southeast Asian market
May 25, 2017
Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc. said on Thursday it will build a plant in Thailand, a major Asian automotive hub, to serve the growing Southeast......
FRANCE'S TRADE UNION CFDT SAYS IT URGES MACRON IN TALKS NOT TO PUSH HIS PROPOSED LABOUR REFORMS TOO HURRIEDLY, ALLOW TIME FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION
May 23, 2017
FRANCE'S TRADE UNION CFDT SAYS IT URGES MACRON IN TALKS NOT TO PUSH HIS PROPOSED LABOUR REFORMS TOO HURRIEDLY, ALLOW TIME FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONLet's......
Ford reportedly fires CEO Mark Fields and taps executive Jim Hackett
May 21, 2017
Ford Motor reportedly shuffled its senior leadership team, with plans to replace CEO Mark Fields with executive chiefJim Hackett as a steep stock price......
The Conversation US: Yale Grad Students’ Hunger Strike Can’t Turn The Tide For Labor
May 21, 2017
By Raymond Hogler, Colorado State University On April 24, graduate students at Yale University announced a hunger strike in support ...