Unions

Greek labor unions call 48-hour strike over reforms

9 Feb 2012

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's two major labor unions GSEE and ADEDY will hold a 48-hour strike on Friday and Saturday against a new package of austerity measures Greek political leaders agreed in exchange for a new EU/IMF bailout, a union official said on Thursday. Civil servants' union ADEDY and its private sector sister GSEE represent about 2 million workers, or roughly half the country's ...

Arizona Lawmakers Target Public Workers' Unions

9 Feb 2012

Four bills quickly moving through the state legislature could make last year's Wisconsin labor laws look modest by comparison. Three restrict the way unions collect dues and the way workers get paid for union activities; the fourth bans collective bargaining between governments and government workers.

Greek unions call two-day strike, protests

9 Feb 2012

Greek labor unions have called a two-day general strike starting Friday to protest new cutbacks decided to secure the country's vital rescue loan program.