Strikes by London Underground drivers will go ahead from Friday after talks failed to resolve a row over the Night Tube. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will stage an eight-hour walkout on the Central and Victoria lines from 8.30pm on Friday and a 24-hour stoppage on Saturday on the Central, Jubilee,…
Thousands of Labor Union Members Go on Sympathy Strike to Support Kaiser Engineers
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Thousands of people at 22 locations throughout northern California participated in 24-hour sympathy strikes on Nov. 18 and 19 to support Kaiser Permanente hospital engineers. For over two months, Kaiser Permanente’s engineers have gone on strike to demand better working conditions and fair working contracts. The Epoch Times spoke with some labor union…
Striking Workers Set for Crucial Vote as Deere Mulls Options
About 10,000 striking workers at Deere & Co. will vote again on Wednesday to approve or reject a modified contract proposed by the company, as the longest strike in more than three decades forces the world’s largest farm equipment maker to consider other options. Deere has not publicly commented on changes to its second contract…
Israeli Troops Mass at Gaza Border Amid Rocket Fire, Air Strikes, Clashes in Israel
GAZA/JERUSALEM—Israeli troops massed at Gaza’s border on May 13 and Palestinian militants pounded Israel with rockets in intense hostilities that have caused international concern and touched off clashes between Jews and Arabs in Israel. Days of violence between Jewish Israelis and the country’s Arab minority worsened overnight, with synagogues attacked and fighting breaking out on…
Senior Hamas Commander Killed as Israel Strikes Gaza, Palestinians Fire Rockets
GAZA/JERUSALEM—Israel said it killed 16 members of the Hamas military wing in an airstrike on Gaza on Wednesday and Palestinian militants rained rockets into Israel as global concern mounted over their most intense hostilities in years. At least 53 people have been killed in Gaza since violence escalated on Monday, according to the Palestinian territory’s…
Thousands Flee to Thailand After Burma Army’s Air Strikes on Villages: Activist Group, Media
About 3,000 villagers from Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) southeastern Karen state fled to Thailand on Sunday following air attacks by the army on an area held by an ethnic armed group, an activist group and local media said. Burma’s military launched air strikes on five areas in Mutraw district, near the border, including a…
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