Staff at UK markets watchdog begin unprecedented strike
(Removes ‘to’ from headline) By Huw Jones LONDON -Staff at Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) went on strike for the first time on Wednesday as a protracted dispute over pay…
(Removes ‘to’ from headline) By Huw Jones LONDON -Staff at Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) went on strike for the first time on Wednesday as a protracted dispute over pay…
(Reuters) – An artillery strike on the front line town of Zolote in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region killed two civilians on Saturday and wounded two others, Governor Serhiy Haidai said…
Scranton, PA – Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Kimberly Ann Edwards, a 28-year-old woman with past addresses in York and Hanover. On January 25,…
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin has once again promoted Russia’s nuclear might against the backdrop of the Ukraine conflict, saying on Wednesday that a new ballistic missile system should make…
BRASILIA – Brazil’s central bank said on Wednesday it would resume data release that were suspended due to a strike by its employees, including a weekly survey seen as critical…
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON – Chevron Corp and the United Steelworkers union (USW) met on Monday to seek an end to a three-week-old strike by 500 workers at the company’s…
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON – Negotiators from Chevron Corp and the United Steelworkers union (USW) are scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss a possible end to a strike at…
MADRID – Growth in Spain’s services sector slowed in March as uncertainty weighed after Russia invaded Ukraine, truckers went on strike and energy costs climbed, a survey showed on Tuesday.…
By Belén Carreño (Reuters) – Spain’s labour market withstood soaring inflation and a crippling truckers’ strike in March to see a drop in unemployment, data showed on Monday, helped in…
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA – Brazil’s central bank employees began an indefinite strike for a wage increase on Friday, threatening the stability of the wildly popular Pix instant payment system…
MADRID – New car registrations in Spain fell more than 30% in March as a partial trucker strike delayed deliveries of vehicles and parts and deepened existing supply-chain issues, industry…
MADRID – Steel giant ArcelorMittal said on Tuesday it had idled three steel mills in Spain and partly closed two others after a two-week truckers strike disrupted supplies of scrap…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – The United States and Japan on Thursday announced an agreement that will allow American farmers and ranchers to meet Japan’s growing demand for U.S. beef…
MADRID – Three Spanish truckers unions on Tuesday dismissed a government aid package and joined a spontaneous one-week strike against rising fuel prices that is likely to aggravate a shortage…
BERLIN – Security staff at several German airports will stage another one-day strike on Tuesday after four rounds of talks to increase wages failed to result in an agreement, trade…
By Rod Nickel and Ann Maria Shibu – Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) halted operations and locked out workers over a labor dispute early on Sunday, with each side blaming the…
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today the creation of a new, interagency COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force to combat fraud…
MADRID – A truck drivers’ strike for better working conditions has caused disruption at some supermarkets and certain industries in Spain, with dairy food producers complaining on Thursday of some…
By John Davison BAGHDAD – Billed by Tehran as a warning to Israel, Sunday’s attack on an Iraqi city was also a pointed reminder of Iran’s armed clout for its…
By Andrew R.C. Marshall YAVORIV, Ukraine -The Ukrainian colonel’s blast-damaged car limped back from the forest where he had just treated soldiers wounded in a Russian missile attack on a…
– Minneapolis public school teachers called a strike on Monday, their first for more than 50 years, leading the school district to cancel classes for 30,000 students beginning Tuesday until…
By Elvira Pollina MILAN -Telecom Italia (TIM) is considering selling its stake in mobile tower group INWIT to French investment fund Ardian as part of its efforts to shore up…
By Mehr Bedi – A nearly three-month long labor strike at Kellogg’s U.S. cereal plants is expected to dent profit margins already under pressure from steep costs driven by global…
By Mahmoud Mourad and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates said on Monday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement as the UAE hosted…
BERLIN – Some employees of Deutsche Bank’s Postbank will stage a strike on Monday to raise pressure on management to meet their demands for higher wages in the face of…