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Air France resumes normal operations as strike ends
10/02/2012 - France

Air France resumes normal operations as strike ends

Air France said on Friday that its services were returning to normal after a four-day staff strike over a draft law that would require workers to give 48 hrs notice before striking. The strike caused hundreds of flight cancellations.
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Rio police strike casts a cloud over carnival
10/02/2012 - BRAZIL

Rio police strike casts a cloud over carnival

Rio state police officers went on strike Friday over a dispute about pay, jeopardising Brazil's Carnival celebration that kicks off on February 17. Thousands of soldiers will now likely be deployed to assure the city's security.
Striking Brazil police end standoff with army
09/02/2012 - BRAZIL

Striking Brazil police end standoff with army

An ongoing police strike in Brazil’s third-largest city could disrupt this year’s Carnival celebrations, even after officers peacefully ended a nine-day standoff with soldiers at a government building.
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Further cancellations on last day of French airline strike
10/02/2012 - France

Further cancellations on last day of French airline strike

Air France cancelled 65% of its long-haul flights and 75% of its medium- and short-haul flights on Thursday, the final day of a strike over the airline's striking policies. The airline claims the stoppage is costing EUR8-10mn per day.
Michel Aglietta, Scientific Advisor, Groupama Asset Management
07/02/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Michel Aglietta, Scientific Advisor, Groupama Asset Management

As Greece scrambles to meet the conditions for a second bailout from its international lenders, and as the eurozone strives to contain the damage from the Greek debt crisis, Melissa Bell asks Michel Aglietta, Scientific Advisor to Groupama Asset Management, if the euro has a future.
Unions launch new 24-hour strike against austerity cuts
07/02/2012 - GREECE

Unions launch new 24-hour strike against austerity cuts

Greek unions launched a 24-hour general strike on Tuesday to protest against a raft of strict austerity measures that Greek politicians are in the process of negotiating with the EU and IMF in order to secure new bailout funds.
More cancellations as French airline strike continues
08/02/2012 - FRANCE

More cancellations as French airline strike continues

Air France said it cancelled 40% of its long-haul flights on Wednesday, marking day three of a four-day strike by aviation unions. The airline is expected to run 70 percent its short- and medium-haul journeys.
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French airport workers strike over ‘right to strike’
06/02/2012 - FRANCE

French airport workers strike over ‘right to strike’

Hundreds of striking aviation workers gathered outside Paris’s main airports Monday to protest against a draft law designed to protect passengers from industrial action, which they say threatens their “right to strike”.
Paris airports downplay impact of strike
06/02/2012 - FRANCE

Paris airports downplay impact of strike

Paris airport authorities said Monday that airlines have limited the damage of an aviation workers’ strike by rescheduling flights in advance. Aviation unions called the strike over a law aimed at ensuring minimum service during industrial actions.
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Mining company fires 13,000 after strike
02/02/2012 - SOUTH AFRICA

Mining company fires 13,000 after strike

South African mining company Impala Platinum, the world's number-two producer, said it fired 13,000 workers after they staged an illegal strike for better pay on Monday. That brings the number sacked by the company in the past month to 17,200.
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