THE COUNTRIES WHO BOYCOTT IN THE UN CONFERENCE - April.09

Here are countries that are boycotting the U.N. conference on racism in Geneva this week:_Germany_Australia_Canada_Israel_Italy_Netherlands_New Zealand_Poland_United StatesHere are countries that walked out of the conference to protest the attack on Israel by Iranian...

Refinery unions plan second 'crippling' strike

"UNION bosses were last night planning fresh strike action at the Grangemouth refinery after negotiations stalled again. A second crippling stoppage could now take place in as little as seven days - shutting the refinery for a month. Members of the Unite union held a mass...

NY picketing begins in TV writers strike

"NEW YORK - The first walkout by Hollywood writers in nearly 20 years got under way Monday with noisy pickets outside the "Today" show — a strike that threatens to disrupt everything from late-night talk shows to soap operas. A giant, inflated rat was put on display Monday...

German train drivers in walkout

"German train drivers have staged brief walkouts in two cities in an escalation of their pay dispute with state operator Deutsche Bahn. Drivers from the GDL union stopped work for two hours in Berlin and Hamburg, affecting commuter services. Deutsche Bahn has secured an...

BA cabin crew strike is called off

"A planned strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew has been called off following a deal to end a bitter dispute over sickness absence, pay and staffing. More than 120 hours of negotiations between the airline and the Transport and General Workers Union led to an...

Should Illegal Workers Be Unionized?

"A walkout of meatpacking workers in North Carolina could provide another opening for unions seeking to organize immigrant workers. Julio Vargas sits quietly in a small gray house in Red Springs, North Carolina, making notes in his native Spanish before another day of working...