South African Riots and Strikes: Stagflation Unrest

The UN made a press release stating the South African riots, which have erupted from protests for increased sanitation, water, electricity and housing services, have caused the agency alarm. "The United Nations agency tasked with promoting adequate shelter for all has voiced...

South Africa Strike Worsens As Workers Dump Garbage on Streets

150,000 municipal workers have gone on strike in cities around South Africa to demand a 15% pay raise. Police reacted to the strike by firing tear gas and rubber bullets on protesting South African municipal workers in some cities. The South Africa Strike worsened on July 27,...

Update: Toronto CUPE Strike Supense

Update 2: Add to the Insult, Macleans Magazine's Cover feature Mayor Miller in a garbage can with a banana peel with raccoons all around him.  That adds to more insult to the city and brownie point to the unions.  Yikes, now we know who Maclean sided with!Update:...

Toronto CUPE Strike: Near No End at Sight

Update: Mayor Miller Spoke to CNN's host  host Ali Velshi about garbage strike!Quoted from the article National Post: "CNN has done reports on Toronto’s trash situation and the San Francisco Chronicle recently added Toronto to a travel advisory list alongside...

LCBO - Countdown to Liquor Lockdown

UPDATE:With talks continuing late into Tuesday night, the union representing the LCBO Workers have extended the strike deadline.  "We would not be extending the strike deadline if we did not feel that we can...

Civilian Workers Strike Continues at Vance AFB

Rick Boardman can say all he wants to a reporter for the Enid (Okla.) News & Eagle — as he does in this video — in an attempt to justify the decision to strike that garnered support of 94 percent of the union members for whom he serves as president.  What he...

Humanatarian aid worker on hunger strike. Waiting for Obama

Update 28-May-2009: The hunger strike continues for the 11th day. Still waiting for Obama  Update 25-May-2009 : The hunger strike continues for the 8th day. Still waiting for Obama.. Tim Martin, a former...

Drone attack in Pakistan's tribal region, casualties feared

Pakistan is under huge US pressure to act.The clear cut massageof Obama adminstartion is that elimanate the taliban or perish.The Zardari's response after the US visit is visible, and they are ready to move troops fron indo-pak border to fight the terrorism."Suspected United...

Iran denies jailed US journalist on hunger strike

Father says that Roxana is on Hunger strike and the Iranian authority says the Huger Strike is nothing but just a propaganda to get instant popularity. Who's version of the story is correct, no body knows, but in this whole episode it has been proven that hunger strike is...

Jailed U.S.-Iranian reporter on hunger strike

That's the way it is, the absolute weapon of demonstration.Hunger strike is one of the most potent weapon of showing dissatisfaction with the authority.And the US Iranian Reporter is using this weapon of...

UN relief workers strike in Jordan demanding pay hike.

Employees of UNRWA, the agency responsible for educating Palestine refugees in Jordan went on a day's strike demanding hike in salaries and better health care. The agency appealed last November to oil-rich Arab...

Windsor, Ontario Going to Waste

July 30, 2009 The Transformation Has BegunMowing, or should I say, threshing and baling of the tall grass in city parks, as well as garbage and recycling pick up has begun. It will likely take a couple of weeks...

76 years old Former Tamil MP on hunger strike - 7th day

Tamil diasporas all over the world are on peaceful protest to stop the genocidal war going on in sri lanka. Many of them are on hunger strike to get international community to intervene and stop the war. From the...

Australian Tamils surround Prime Minister’s Sydney residence

More than 1000 Australian Tamils protested outside of primeminister's residence, against the genocidal war  in Sri Lanka against Tamil. They urged government of Australia to give pressure to Sri Lanka for an...

Communication Workers Strike Now

I'm not a jerk with a million-dollar home who needs or wants a lavish lifestyle based on greed or exploitation. I'm a common communication worker who is committed to the customer. I represent the guy or gal who is afraid to speak up because they're afraid to lose their job. I...

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