Tag: workers
Casino workers set Friday strike deadline
TORONTO — The union representing workers at eight Ontario casinos says members have voted to strike if new agreements cannot be brokered by Friday at midnight. Unifor says the strike…
Norwegian oil and gas workers go on strike
The strike begins at a time when oil and gas prices are high and natural gas supplies in Europe are already tight following Russia’s declining exports. Workers are demanding wage…
“The aid workers who are left now are quite lonely”
The number of refugees and migrants who have moved to Greece has fallen in recent years, which has meant that the number of organizations and aid workers active in the…
Drought threatens Berlin’s trees – workers do not have time
Several parts of Europe have been affected by forest fires, heat waves and droughts. In Germany, several municipalities have banned people from watering their gardens to save water. – We…
Stelco workers give union strike mandate
With negotiations stalled for a new collective agreement at Stelco in Nanticoke, workers have given their union a strike mandate. United Steelworkers, Local 8782, said that a vote June 27…
12 killed and 251 injured in chlorine gas leak in a port in Jordan – workers try to escape a yellow cloud of poison
About half of those injured needed hospital treatment. According to the Jordanian Ministry of Health, there are only a few people left on treatment on Tuesday. At least 12 people…
British railway workers continue with a third day of strike
British railway workers observe their third day of strike of the week on Saturday, in a dispute which concerns employment and wages in the face of record inflation for 40…
Faced with the shortage of seasonal workers, recruiters forced to innovate
You no longer necessarily need a CV to apply. All you have to do now is fill out a simple questionnaire to be “pointed” to the “right” company… On June…
Giant strike in Britain kills more than 50,000 rail workers – Boris Johnson plans to allow strikers to be replaced by temporary workers
The unions consider Johnson’s plans to be against both British and international law. Unions in other sectors also threaten to join the strike if their wage demands are not agreed.…
Dijksma responds to abuse of RTV Utrecht cameraman: ‘Treating violence against journalists as violence against aid workers’
Dijksma repeated that the police and the Public Prosecution Service pay a lot of attention to this type of violence. “The Public Prosecution Service is making a double sentence,” said…