Strike

Samsung Electronics union in South Korea declares general strike
Samsung Electronics union in South Korea declares general strike
Union membership increased rapidly after Samsung in 2020 pledged to end to its practice of discouraging the growth of organised labourA workers’ union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea...
Will Google strike a deal with California news outlets to fund journalism?
SACRAMENTO —  California news publishers and Big Tech companies appear to be inching toward compromise on a controversial bill that would require Google and huge social media platforms to pay...
Tata Steel workers in Britain to begin indefinite strike next month
Tata Steel workers in Britain to begin indefinite strike next month
AROUND 1,500 Tata Steel workers in Britain will begin an indefinite strike from Jul 8 over the company’s plans to close two blast furnaces and cut up to 2,800...
American Airlines’ flight attendants prepare to strike
American Airlines’ flight attendants prepare to strike
A UNION representing flight attendants for American Airlines Group said on Thursday they are preparing to strike after contract negotiations with the carrier failed to produce an agreement this...
Samsung workers in South Korea stage first ever strike: union
Samsung workers in South Korea stage first ever strike: union
WORKERS at tech giant Samsung Electronics in South Korea staged the first ever strike at the company on Friday (Jun 7), the head of a major union representing tens...
AFP journalists to strike over expat jobs
AFP journalists to strike over expat jobs
JOURNALISTS at AFP will hold a 24-hour strike starting on Thursday (Jun 6) at 0800 GMT to protest against potential changes in the status of journalists working outside France. The...
Union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea to take strike action
Union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea to take strike action
SAMSUNG Electronics’ union in South Korea has declared it will start taking strike action, including advising members as an initial protest to take annual leave on June 7, a union...
US lawmakers strike deal to boost aviation safety, will not hike pilot retirement age
US lawmakers strike deal to boost aviation safety, will not hike pilot retirement age
US HOUSE and Senate negotiators said on early Monday they have reached a deal to boost air traffic controller staffing and boost funding to avert runway close call incidents,...
French air traffic controller strike threatens flight chaos
French air traffic controller strike threatens flight chaos
FRENCH air traffic controllers are to stage a one-day strike on Thursday that risks seeing most flights cancelled at the two main Paris airports, France’s leading aviation association warned...
Heathrow faces further strike action in May from ground staff
Heathrow faces further strike action in May from ground staff
ALMOST 800 workers at London’s Heathrow Airport will strike for a week in May over plans by the operator to outsource their jobs, the Unite union said. Workers will walk...