Miners' and General Strikes
Great Britain 1921, 1926
Synopsis
Industrial relations in the mining industry had long been fraught with contention. Miners' conditions improved during World ...
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A strike by public service workers ended Wednesday after just eight hours, when the Israeli government agreed to pay back wages.The open-ended strike was expected to shut down most services, includ...
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Kathmandu (dpa) - A one-day general strike called by different
ethnic groups Wednesday shut down the Nepalese capital and several
other neighbouring districts.
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Kathmandu (dpa) - A two-day general strike ordered by a break-away
faction of the Maoists crippled life in eastern Nepal and brought all
local transportation to a halt Frida...
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Lisbon (dpa) - A 24-hour general strike called by Portuguese trade
unions to protest the Socialist government's liberal economic
policies had a "limited impact" on Wednesday...
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Lisbon (dpa) - Portuguese government and union sources were at
odds as to the effect of a 24-hour general strike Wednesday, with
Lisbon describing the action's impact as "li...
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Buenos Aires (dpa) - Amidst a general strike that has curtailed
public services, many thousands of people demonstrated Monday
through the streets of Buenos Aires, Neuquen, S...
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Kathmandu (dpa) - An indefinite strike called by an ethnic group
Tuesday paralysed normal life in nine districts in eastern Nepal.
The strike was called by Limbhuwan...
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Kathmandu (dpa) - Normal life in the Nepalese capital and other
urban areas of the Himalayan kingdom was crippled Tuesday as the
Nepalese business community observed a gener...
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LA PAZ (Reuters) - Opposition leaders who control
six of Bolivia's nine provinces called a general strike for
Wednesday in their latest protest against efforts by leftist
President Evo Morales to ...
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CONAKRY (Reuters) - Protesters took to the streets
and powerful unions announced an indefinite general strike in
Guinea Friday, accusing President Lansana Conte of violating
a power-sharing deal w...
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Miners' and General Strikes
Israeli workers end general strike
