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Hollywood actors mull pay offer

June 2008 ... more > Top ^

Jun.30   Southern California
  Film producers have made a last-ditch offer to actors in the pay dispute, warning the entertainment industry is already on strike

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Apr.24   USA
  Several leading retailers received shrimp from plants in Thailand and Bangladesh where workers as young as 8 are subject to sweatshop conditions

February 2008 ... more > Top ^

Feb.9   USA Writers' leaders hail strike deal   Leaders of striking film and TV writers have told their members they have reached a 'tentative deal' which could end their three-month strike

January 2008 ... more > Top ^

Jan.7   Southern California Golden Globes ceremony scrapped   This year's ceremony is to be scrapped and replaced with a news conference amid a strike by writers over royalties

year 2007 Top ^

Nov.10   New York Broadway stagehands go on strike  Stagehands at theatres have gone on strike, shutting down more than 20 plays and musicals including The Lion King and Mamma Mia Nov.4   Southern California Hollywood writers to go on strike  The screenwriters are to go on strike after talks with studio representatives to try to resolve a dispute over royalties failed Nov.2   Southern California Hollywood writers will go for strike  The screenwriters' union has called a strike to demand a greater share in royalty payments from DVDs and new media sales Apr.21   Texas Nasa killer 'had bad job review'  The gunman who killed a hostage and himself in a stand-off blamed his victim for a poor work performance review Feb.6   USA Wal-Mart bias case to go to trial
  A lawsuit is claiming pay discrimination against more than a million female employees after a court approved the action

year 2006 Top ^

Mar.9   UN   Staff rebel against Annan  The Staff Union voted no confidence in Secretary-General over proposal to radically overhaul U.N. operations

year 2005 Top ^

Dec.22   New York Transport workers end strike
  Transport union leaders voted to end a 3-day strike that forced millions of commuters to walk, cycle, skate
Dec.21   New York Strikers threatened with jail  A judge has threatened to jail 3 union leaders who called a strike of city public transport workers   New York NYC in day two without transport  New Yorkers made a below-freezing trek to work as the citywide transit strike has halted the transportation system Dec.20   New York Strike union fined $1m a day  A judge has imposed a $1m per day fine on NY transport union for a strike that has brought city to a standstill   New York Strike shuts down NYC transit system
  Millions of passengers are having to find a new way of getting to work and do their holiday shopping
Jul.25   Chicago Teamsters, SEIU quit AFL-CIO  The announcement came on the first day of the 50-year-old labor federation's meeting

year 2003 Top ^

Apr.24   USA American Airlines CEO quits  Donald Carty , the chairman and chief executive, has resigned to save the world's largest airline from bankruptcy Apr.17   New Jersey Union threats American Airlines deal  Union representing mechanics and ground workers says it may not sign a pay-cut agreement Mar.8   New York Broadway shows closed by strike  Performances of musicals have been shut down for the weekend as a result of a musicians' strike

year 2002 Top ^

Oct.8   California US court orders ports to reopen  Bush had sought the injunction to try and end a management lock-out which has crippled the ports Oct.5   Washington Bush urged to end port dispute  American businesses are calling on President to intervene in a dispute that has paralysed 29 ports along the west coast Aug.30   New York Baseball strike averted  Hours before games were scheduled to begin negotiators reach agreement to avoid work stoppage



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