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Nurses' Union Says Strike Authorized If Negotiations Fail

KAREN MATTHEWS and DEEPTI HAJELA AP
Leaders of the union representing 18,000 nurses at 14 private hospitals in New York City said Wednesday the nurses could go on strike over staffing levels if negotiations with management fail. "We need more nurses," said Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez, president of the New York State Nurses Association. "Our patients' well-being, their very lives, depend on real staffing standards that enable us to simply do our jobs, to deliver safe, quality care."

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Five Years on, Nanhai Honda Workers Want More from Their Trade Union

China Labour Bulletin China Labour Bulletin
Five years ago, workers at Nanhai Honda in China captured the world's attention in a wildcat strike that shut down Honda production. Workers demanded a large pay increase and the chance to elect their own union representatives. What has happened since? The current situation at Nanhai Honda presents both a challenge and an opportunity to the trade union.

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Nurses Authorize Two-Day Strike of Kaiser, Providence

MARNI USHEROFF Los Angeles Business Journal
The California Nurses Association is calling on more than 2,400 nurses to strike Providence Health and Services hospitals in Santa Monica and Torrance and at Kaiser Permanente’s Los Angeles Medical Center over staffing levels and retention rates.

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19 Months on the Picket Lines

Ben Chacko Morning Star
The 120 workers at Crown Metal Packaging have now been on strike 19 months resisting a union-busting employer aiming to slash wages and cut pensions. They have been supported by the international solidarity of Workers Uniting, the global union formed by North America's United Steel Workers and Britain's Unite.

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German Train Drivers Start Strike Seen Costing $100 Million a Day

Reuters
The GDL union, which represents about one in 10 of railway operator Deutsche Bahn's nearly 200,000 workers, wants a 5-percent pay rise and a reduction in the working week to 37 hours from 39. It is also fighting for the right to negotiate on behalf of other employees including train stewards.

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Mexican Farmworkers Strike over Low Wages, Blocking Harvest

Richard Marosi Los Angeles Times
Thousands of farmworkers went on strike in Mexico to protest low wages. The strike, the first of its kind in decades, had a wide impact, as workers blocked highways and stopped the harvest at the height of the season. Workers not only want higher wages, but their own independent union.

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Cambodia’s Garment Workers Aren’t Backing Down

Michelle Chen The Nation
Cambodian garment workers have been engaged in militant workplace actions to demand higher wages. Despite anti-union violence, including killings and arrests, workers continue to strike for better wages and working conditions.
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