CN Rail says train conductors begin Canada strike
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Canadian National Railway Co.   said on Saturday that 2,800 of its conductors and yard-service workers at its operations in Canada began a strike, a work stoppage that could affect the country's key shipments of grain, timber and other commodities.
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France s rail and electricity workers began a one-day strike today, joining other public service staff in week-long protests against government plans that they say will result in job losses and lower wages.
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India&#39;s three million truck drivers started a strike today to protest a planned tax on cargo transportation by road, prompting local units of Honda Motor Co.
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Canadian authorities will begin a criminal investigation into financial accounting woes at Nortel Networks , the company said today.
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Hotel workers at four San Francisco hotels have commenced a two-week strike this morning after working without a union contract for more than six weeks.
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The Association of Flight Attendants, representing workers at United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc. and 24 other carriers, plans to call for a nationwide strike if any
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Scottish rail union members are slammed for planning a strike which would coincide with the T in the Park music festival.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba  - Canadian Pacific Railway  declared force majeure on shipments to some terminals at the Pacific port of Vancouver because of traffic snarls related to a strike at Canadian National Railway Co. , shippers said on Friday.
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Israeli unions began a nationwide strike on Tuesday expected to affect about 400,000 public sector workers and severely hamper international travel.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd   said it planned to buy the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad  Corp for at least $1.48 billion to expand its network and  increase its access to U.S. Midwest markets.
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Israeli unions began a nationwide  strike on Tuesday expected to affect about 400,000 public  sector workers and severely hamper international travel.
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PARIS, Oct. 18 -- French public transportation workers staged a strike on Thursday, bringing most rail, bus and subway service across the country to a standstill and delivering a vivid warning to President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose plans to reduce generous but costly public pensions face stiff...
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The Teamsters union said it had reached a tentative contract deal with the Canadian Pacific Railway and a strike by 3,200 maintenance workers in Canada should end soon. No details of the proposed three-year contract are being released before a ratification vote. The workers have been off the job since May 15. After months of negotiations, the two sides stopped talking when the strike began. Maintenance employees have been without a contract since December.
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French rail unions were to meet Monday to plan their next step after mounting a crippling two-day strike over President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to cut pension privileges for rail and energy workers.
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The board of the country&#39;s largest flight attendants union authorized a national strike Tuesday after its president said the airline industry is using the bankruptcy process to threaten workers&#39; livelihoods.
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TORONTO - Bombardier shares came under pressure on Monday after the Chinese government grounded all Canadair Regional Jet 200 aircraft following a weekend crash that killed 54 people.
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Rail workers join France's rolling campaign of strikes in the public sector, with massive disruptions expected.