Union members at Felixstowe, Britain’s biggest container port, have gone on an eight-day strike in a dispute over pay, the first industrial action at the site in over 30 years. The port, which employs about 2,550 people, handles around 4 million containers from 2,000 ships each year, nearly half of the containerised freight entering the…
Market Blast in North Syria Kills 15 People, Wounds Dozens
BEIRUT—A rocket attack on a crowded market in a town held by Turkey-backed opposition fighters in northern Syria killed 15 people on Friday and wounded dozens, an opposition war monitor and a paramedic group said. The attack on the town of al-Bab came days after a Turkish airstrike killed at least 11 Syrian troops and…
Dough and Dynamite (1914)
August 20, 2022
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Charlie and another waiter must become bakers when the regular bakers go out on strike. The strikers put dynamite in a piece of bread, which is delivered to the cake counter. It winds up in the oven and explodes. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films:…
Truss Vows Crackdown on ‘Militant’ Unions as London Transport Disrupted by Tube Strike
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, the frontrunner to become the next prime minister, has said she will not allow “militant trade unionists” to disrupt vital public services as London’s public transport network is paralysed by strike on Friday. Services on the vast majority of Tube lines are suspended after members of the National Union of…
UK Train Operators and Union to Hold Talks as Drivers Strike Over Pay
Rail drivers union Aslef has agreed to hold former talks with employers next week as drivers from nine train operators are staging a 24-hour strike on Saturday over ongoing disputes over pay, jobs, and conditions. Aslef members from nine train companies walked out on Saturday, crippling large parts of the network, with some parts of the…
Parliament Hill Carpenters’ Strike Costlier Than Freedom Convoy Protest: Public Works Document
A document produced by Department of Public Works staff says the Freedom Convoy protest cost millions by slowing down construction work on Parliament Hill, but acknowledged that the effect of an unrelated carpenters’ strike was more substantial. According to Blacklock’s Reporter, a staff briefing note titled Status of the Long Term Vision and Plan for…
Royal Mail Workers Vote to Strike Over Pay
Royal Mail workers have become the latest group to vote in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said on Tuesday that in a ballot of its 115,000 members, 97.6 percent voted in favour of industrial action from a turnout of 77 percent. The union said Royal Mail offered a 2…
British Post Office Workers Strike Over Pay Dispute
Supply chain and administrative workers at the UK’s Post Office are staging a 24-strike on Thursday over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) who deliver cash and supplies to sub-post offices, process finances, and work in administration are involved in the row. It comes after CWU members who work at Post Office counters staged…
UK Barristers Strike for 3rd Week Despite Increased Pay Offer
Criminal courts in England and Wales face further disruptions as barristers walked out for a third week despite an increased pay offer from the government. On Monday, lawyers gathered at the Supreme Court in London as well as Birmingham, Preston, and Plymouth Crown Courts to support the ongoing strike action led by the Criminal Bar…
Norwegian Oil and Gas Output Falls as Workers Begin Strike
OSLO—Norwegian offshore oil and gas workers went on strike over pay on Tuesday, the first day of planned industrial action that could cut the country’s gas exports by almost 60 percent and exacerbate supply shortages in the wake of the Ukraine war. By Saturday, daily gas exports would be cut by 1,117,000 barrels of oil…
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