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Israel Main Labour Union Orders ''Complete Strike'' After Hostages Found Dead
The head of Israel's powerful Histadrut trade union ordered a "complete strike" in support of Gaza hostages on Monday and urged a deal to secure their release after the bodies of six captives were recovered.
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Israeli Missions Across The World On Strike. Here's Why
Israel's embassy in India is participating in a strike called by its biggest labour union in protest against the hard-right government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial push to overhaul the justice system.
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Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers After Employees Protested Against Fire Incident
Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse employees who refused to work their shifts following a trash compactor fire at one of its New York facilities, according to union organisers. The company suspended the workers, with pay, on Tuesday, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Island warehouse that voted to unionise earlier this...
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Amazon Facility Workers in New York Vote Against Unionisation
Workers at an Amazon facility in New York have roundly voted against unionization, dealing a setback to a burgeoning organised labour movement one month after a landmark win at a nearby warehouse.
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Amazon Faces Rising Union Push in United States
Amazon faces imminent votes at three US facilities that could establish a union toehold, something labour experts think could spur on campaigns at other venues.
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Amazon Accused of Violating US Labour Law After Union Supporters' Arrests
A group of Amazon workers seeking to form a union in New York filed a charge with US labour regulators after a high-profile organiser and a pair of employees were arrested outside a company warehouse.
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Activision Blizzard-Owned Studio Raven Software’s Workers Say They Have Formed Union
A group of employees at an Activision Blizzard studio that works on Call of Duty franchise said that they had formed a union and would seek voluntary recognition from the company, signalling organised labour's first foothold at the video game giant.
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Amazon US Facility’s Unionisation Effort Pulls in White House and Labour Leaders
The White House and the labour leaders connected with the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union have discussed the group's effort to unionise an Amazon facility in Alabama, an RWDSU official said.
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Google Employees Form Labour Union In United States
More than 200 employees and contractors at Google parent Alphabet Inc in the United States and Canada have formed a labour union to promote workplace equity and ethical business practices, the group's elected leaders said on Monday.
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Volkswagen Supervisory Board Meets To Discuss Leadership Stand-Off: Report
Volkswagen's supervisory board will meet on Wednesday to discuss a leadership stand-off between Chief Executive Herbert Diess and its powerful labour leaders, two sources told Reuters.
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Karnataka Government Will Take Up Demands For Unions In Information Technology Sector: Minister
Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge today said he would take up any demand for formation of trade unions in information technology sector for discussion if the workers bring it to the notice of the state government.
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Kerala's Women Labour Union To Join Aam Aadmi Party
Pempilai Orumai, a women-only labour union working in the tea plantation industry at Munnar in Kerala, will soon join Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after the latter promised to lend support to its demands, AAP legislator Somnath Bharti said today.
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Alitalia Strike Action Cancels 142 Flights
Alitalia announced the cancellation of 142 flights scheduled for today due to strike action which the airline condemned as "incomprehensible".
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Britain's Labour In Turmoil As Leader Sacks Key Member
Britain's opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn sacked a key member of his cabinet early today, the BBC reported, as deep divisions within the Labour party emerged following the Brexit vote.
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UK Labour Union Alleges Visa Rule Abuse By TCS
Mounting their pressure on Tata Group amid job loss fears from a planned sale of British steel business, a leading labour union today accused the Indian conglomerate of "flouting visa rules" for its IT unit Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
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Israel Main Labour Union Orders ''Complete Strike'' After Hostages Found Dead
The head of Israel's powerful Histadrut trade union ordered a "complete strike" in support of Gaza hostages on Monday and urged a deal to secure their release after the bodies of six captives were recovered.
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Israeli Missions Across The World On Strike. Here's Why
Israel's embassy in India is participating in a strike called by its biggest labour union in protest against the hard-right government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial push to overhaul the justice system.
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Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers After Employees Protested Against Fire Incident
Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse employees who refused to work their shifts following a trash compactor fire at one of its New York facilities, according to union organisers. The company suspended the workers, with pay, on Tuesday, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Island warehouse that voted to unionise earlier this...
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Amazon Facility Workers in New York Vote Against Unionisation
Workers at an Amazon facility in New York have roundly voted against unionization, dealing a setback to a burgeoning organised labour movement one month after a landmark win at a nearby warehouse.
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Amazon Faces Rising Union Push in United States
Amazon faces imminent votes at three US facilities that could establish a union toehold, something labour experts think could spur on campaigns at other venues.
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Amazon Accused of Violating US Labour Law After Union Supporters' Arrests
A group of Amazon workers seeking to form a union in New York filed a charge with US labour regulators after a high-profile organiser and a pair of employees were arrested outside a company warehouse.
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Activision Blizzard-Owned Studio Raven Software’s Workers Say They Have Formed Union
A group of employees at an Activision Blizzard studio that works on Call of Duty franchise said that they had formed a union and would seek voluntary recognition from the company, signalling organised labour's first foothold at the video game giant.
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Amazon US Facility’s Unionisation Effort Pulls in White House and Labour Leaders
The White House and the labour leaders connected with the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union have discussed the group's effort to unionise an Amazon facility in Alabama, an RWDSU official said.
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Google Employees Form Labour Union In United States
More than 200 employees and contractors at Google parent Alphabet Inc in the United States and Canada have formed a labour union to promote workplace equity and ethical business practices, the group's elected leaders said on Monday.
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Volkswagen Supervisory Board Meets To Discuss Leadership Stand-Off: Report
Volkswagen's supervisory board will meet on Wednesday to discuss a leadership stand-off between Chief Executive Herbert Diess and its powerful labour leaders, two sources told Reuters.
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Karnataka Government Will Take Up Demands For Unions In Information Technology Sector: Minister
Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge today said he would take up any demand for formation of trade unions in information technology sector for discussion if the workers bring it to the notice of the state government.
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Kerala's Women Labour Union To Join Aam Aadmi Party
Pempilai Orumai, a women-only labour union working in the tea plantation industry at Munnar in Kerala, will soon join Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after the latter promised to lend support to its demands, AAP legislator Somnath Bharti said today.
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Alitalia Strike Action Cancels 142 Flights
Alitalia announced the cancellation of 142 flights scheduled for today due to strike action which the airline condemned as "incomprehensible".
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Britain's Labour In Turmoil As Leader Sacks Key Member
Britain's opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn sacked a key member of his cabinet early today, the BBC reported, as deep divisions within the Labour party emerged following the Brexit vote.
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UK Labour Union Alleges Visa Rule Abuse By TCS
Mounting their pressure on Tata Group amid job loss fears from a planned sale of British steel business, a leading labour union today accused the Indian conglomerate of "flouting visa rules" for its IT unit Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
