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	Strike action -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Strikes first became important during the (The transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation) industrial revolution, when mass (Productive work (especially physical work done for wages)) labor became important in (Click link for more info and facts about factories) factories and (Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted) mines.
		Strikes that involve all workers, or a number of large and important groups of workers, in a particular community or region are known as (Click link for more info and facts about general strike) general strikes.
		Sympathy strikes may be undertaken by a union as an organization or by individual union members choosing not to cross a picketline.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/strike_action.htm (1258 words)

	Strike action article - Strike action labor unions collective bargaining employer general strikes - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		If a strike takes place against the will of the leadership of the union, or without a union, it's known as a wildcat strike.
		A sympathy strike is a labour strike initiated by workers in one industry and supported by workers in a separate but related industry.
		Strike action article - Strike action definition - what means Strike action
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Strike_action (522 words)

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		This letter again advised the employees that no striking employee had been or would be discharged because they ``choose to exercise their lawful right to strike,'' and went on to state that any contrary statements should be disregarded and that returning strikers would be accorded all rights provided by the Act.
		The record establishes that the striking employees picketed at Respondent's facility, which is a two-story building with a parking lot in the rear, on most, if not all, days of the strike and that there was much shouting of invectives and insults between the strikers, the replacement employees, and Respondent's supervisors, especially Sandy Sanke.
		Thus, several of the striking employees testified that the underlying purpose of the strike was to obtain a collective-bargaining agreement, which contained increased wages and benefits and provided for better treatment of the employees by Respondent.
	www.nlrb.gov /nlrb/shared_files/decisions/315/315-22.txt (8331 words)

	AllRefer.com - strike (Labor) - Encyclopedia
		Strikes usually result from conflicts of interest between the employer, who seeks to reduce costs, and employees, who seek higher wages (or in times of depression try to stop wage decreases), shorter hours, better working conditions, union recognition, and/or improved fringe benefits.
		Violence, long a feature of U.S. labor history, often resulted from the use of armed guards (hired by the employer) or of police or state militia against pickets (see picketing) or for the protection of strikebreakers.
		Another cause of strikes has been the jurisdictional dispute to determine which union should be the bargaining agent for the employees.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/strike.html (339 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: PECAN-SHELLERS' STRIKE
		The labor union representing the pecan shellers was the International Pecan Shellers Union No. 172, a chapter of United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America, which belonged to the newly formed Congress of Industrial Organizations.
		The original strike leader was Emma Tenayuca Brooks, a well-known figure in San Antonio politics and the dominant force in the Worker's Alliance, a national organization formed by the Communist party during the Great Depression.
		Owen Kilday, chief of police, stated under oath that the strike was part of a "Red plot" to gain control of the West Side of San Antonio.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/PP/oep1.html (832 words)

	AllRefer.com - Pullman strike (Labor) - Encyclopedia
		Pullman strike, in U.S. history, an important labor dispute.
		On May 11, 1894, workers of the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago struck to protest wage cuts and the firing of union representatives.
		Much rioting and bloodshed ensued, but the government's actions broke the strike and the boycott soon collapsed.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Pullmans.html (266 words)

	The UPS Strike: Labor Tilts at Windmills
		Moreover, as a result of the strike, the rank-and-file Teamsters that comprised the strikers at UPS lost two weeks of wages, their annual profit shares, and the opportunity to accept a corporate pension plan that was far more generous than the one negotiated by the Teamsters.
		Before the UPS strike, organized labor was in a state of decline as the result of powerful and continuing changes in the workforce and the economy.
		The scope of the strike may be sketched from these vital statistics of the economy: Estimates suggest that from 5 to 7 percent of the national output--some $400 billion to $560 billion in all--may have been affected.
	www.heritage.org /Research/Labor/BG1165.cfm (8816 words)

	CNN - South Korea labor strike turns violent - Dec. 28, 1996
		Most of the marchers were among the 373,000 workers participating in the country's largest organized labor strike, which has idled hundreds of car, shipbuilding and other export plants for three days.
		The workers are protesting a labor law unilaterally passed by the ruling party on Thursday, which allows companies to lay off large groups of employees, something unheard of in South Korea.
		The expanding strike that began Thursday was expected to continue through the end of this year at a cost of more than $1 billion in lost production, according the government, which has declared all the strikes illegal and has warned of stern countermeasures.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9612/28/korea.clashes (408 words)

	Labor law - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Labor law or labour law is the body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which address the relationship between and among employers, employees, and labor organizations, often dealing with issues of public law.
		Unions were legalised in 1825, although agreements among members to seek better hours and wages were punishable as conspiracy until 1871.
		de:Arbeitsrecht es:Derecho Laboral eo:Labora juro fr:Droit du travail nl:Arbeidsrecht ja:労働法
	open-encyclopedia.com /Labor_law (238 words)

	Timeline Labor
		The strike in Lynn and Natick, Massachusetts, spread throughout New England and involved 20,000 workers.
		The first president of the American Federation of Labor was Samuel Gompers, who had reorganized the Cigarmakers Union and participated in the founding of the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in 1881.
		Strike breakers were housed in ships to avoid getting beat up by the dock workers.
	timelines.ws /subjects/Labor.HTML (10126 words)

	NORTHWEST AIRLINES STRIKE AND LABOR NEGOTIATIONS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		During Railway Labor Act negotiations (called the status-quo), the contract and all of its terms remain in place and employees are legally prohibited from engaging in picketing (other than informational picketing), strikes, or any type of job action until released to do so by the National Mediation Board (NMB).
		The focus of this publicity was to blame the union for the strike and the inconvenience it caused travelers and negative economic impact it had on some communities.
		strike was settled, and the pilots claimed that they received the majority of what they fought for, and management claimed victory for keeping the unions from receiving too much.
	employees.csbsju.edu /jmakepeace/Perspectives99/f29Schultz.html (5058 words)

	Gettier Security: Labor Strike Security
		When a Gettier strike security team comes to your site to manage a labor management dispute, you can expect them to arrive with disciplined labor strike preparation and ready to provide professional labor dispute protection, consistent with your strike security objectives.
		With Gettier, the nations leading Strike Security Company, you can minimize the costly disruptions to your business during a labor strike and provide the necessary protection to your salaried employees, executives, as well as safety for replacement workers or your temporary labor force.
		In the stressful environment of a labor dispute, your Gettier strike security team maintains order and avoids confrontation during your strike by keeping communications with labor dispute pickets to a necessary minimum.
	www.gettier.com /laborstrikesecurity.html (242 words)

	Business seeks 10-year labor strike moratorium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		IN THE face of rising unemployment and labor activism, the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. has committed to create three million jobs in the next 12 to 24 months in exchange for a government ban on strikes nationwide for at least 10 years.
		Sy said that a strike moratorium would encourage their members to invest in new ventures or expand their existing operations to create more jobs because they would be assured of a peaceful labor front for at least 10 years.
		Aside from a strike ban, Sy also proposed that the government allow businessmen to pay apprenticeship salaries (that were lower than the minimum wage) to new recruits until they gain expertise in their jobs.
	money.inq7.net /topstories/printable_topstories.php?yyyy=2003&mon=04&dd=21&file=1 (460 words)

	yaledailynews.com - Students face decisions as strike nears (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		During the strike, members of locals 34 and 35, which represent nearly 4,000 of Yale's clerical, technical, service and maintenance workers, will not perform administrative tasks, clean bathrooms, serve food in dining halls or do any work in Yale buildings.
		Rosenberg said she began reading about labor relations on campus and talking to workers and graduate students long before the strike announcement.
		She said she first learned about labor issues at Yale from her mother, who attended Yale in the 1970s and made sandwiches for striking union members as an undergraduate.
	www.yaledailynews.com /article.asp?AID=21972 (603 words)

	Community/Labor Strike Update - May 16
		Even though nursing home caregivers have offered to end their strike and return to work, the Governor continues to pay nursing home owners a million dollars a day to keep caregivers out on the street - locked out.
		Tuesday, May 22: Community/Labor Strike Support Mobilization Committee Meeting, 6:00pm at the 1199 Office, 77 Huyshope Avenue, Hartford Everyone is welcome to attend to plan events for strike support.
		Strike Support continues to build: The Carpenters Local 43 has purchased a banner that says that their local supports the 1199 strikers.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/45/180.html (475 words)

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		Accordingly, the judge concluded that the strike was an unfair labor practice strike from its inception.
		We agree with the judge that the November 1, 1987 strike was an unfair labor practice strike.
		Credible evidence that the employer's unfair labor practices were referred to in the course of the meeting of employees that led to the strike proves that the strike is an unfair labor practice strike, absent evidence to the contrary.
	www.nlrb.gov /nlrb/shared_files/decisions/289/289-788.txt (3805 words)

	Labor strike paralyzes public sector in Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Earlier, on Monday, some 60,000 public servants began labor sanctions to protest the planned cuts in state and welfare spending.
		Reacting to the strike, Zionist Premier Ariel Sharon said he wouldn’t budge to the striker’s demands.
		Sharon said the strike was unjustified, calling the Labor Federation leadership irresponsible.
	www.palestine-info.co.uk /am/publish/printer_2687.shtml (165 words)

	Online NewsHour: Origins of Labor Day -- September 2, 1996 \| PBS
		Conceived by America's labor unions as a testament to their cause, the legislation sanctioning the holiday was shepherded through Congress amid labor unrest and signed by President Grover Cleveland as a reluctant election-year compromise.
		Assessing the historical impact of labor on politics.
		In the immediate wake of the strike, legislation was rushed unanimously through both houses of Congress, and the bill arrived on President Cleveland's desk just six days after his troops had broken the Pullman strike.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/business/september96/labor_day_9-2.html (701 words)

	The 1997 Textron Lycoming Labor Strike (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		According to Frank Ratchford, VP of human relations, these workers eliminated their own jobs by striking which both lost the company business and prompted it to seek additional outsourcing.
		According to union spokespersonnel, the vote is a strategic maneuver intended to force the company to deal with the replacement personnel ("scabs").
		The union offered, just before Thanksgiving of 1997, to return to work under the terms of the old contract pending the outcome of the Supreme Court's decision to be rendered in March of 1998 (for more info, see the hyperlink to the court of appeals ruling).
	www.prime-mover.org /engines/Lstrike (1341 words)

	U-WIRE.com/Hundreds arrested at Yale labor strike rally (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The labor organization United Students Against Sweatshops sponsored this national day of action, bringing more than 300 students from 30 universities all over the U.S. -- some as far away as Florida and California -- to the Yale campus.
		Last year, 700 people were arrested in New Haven in labor protests, including 67 students, according to Josh R. Eidelson, the spokesperson for the Undergraduate Organizing Committee.
		Local 34, one of the two major unions representing the striking workers, is demanding a 4 percent increase in salaries for their members -- who average $33,000 a year -- for the first year of their new contracts.
	www.uwire.com /content/topnews091503001.html (598 words)

	CPL Chicago: 1894: Pullman Strike
		Federal troops were called in to keep the trains moving and to break the strike, prompting violence and looting in Chicago.
		With the arrest of the leaders in Chicago, the strike collapsed, and workers returned August 2, 1894.
		This strike is widely regarded as being pivotal in labor history.
	www.chipublib.org /004chicago/disasters/pullman_strike.html (186 words)

	Construction Labor Lawyer And Attorney :: Charles Schrader
		An economic strike may be converted to an unfair labor practice strike if the employer commits unfair labor practices that prolong the strike.
		Section 8(b)(4)(B) of the NLRA makes it an unfair labor practice for a union to strike, picket, threaten, coerce, induce to refuse to work, or otherwise attempt to involve neutral or secondary parties in a dispute between the union and a particular employer.
		One of organized labor’s “sacred cows” is the honoring of picket lines.
	www.constructionlaborlawblog.com (822 words)

	September 2003 Union Labor News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Like all aspects of the strike, union members have organized themselves and each knows they have to pull their own weight in the struggle, whether it's picket duty, staffing strike headquarters, or helping with the food pantry.
		Labor's place among the leadership of the IWFR is one more step in its own journey to seeing immigrant workers AS American workers, vital to America's economic, social, political and cultural life, and NOT as a threat to American workers.
		"Strikes, Wages and Dunkings" is the title of a presentation of the dramatic past 75 years of labor strife at the UW Madison and in particular at the Memorial Union.
	www.scfl.org /uln9-3.htm (10825 words)

	Janitor walk-out leads to labor strike
		However, Eddie Iny, organizer at Local 399 and of the strike, said around 120 workers have gone on strike.
		The National Labor Relations Board, a federal board that overviews employee and administration relations, has a democratic process that allows employees to elect a union representative, Lacher said.
		The AFL-CIO, the national parent organization of which certain labor organizations, is holding its annual meeting in Los Angeles at the Biltmore Hotel this week.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V130/N27/04-janitor.27c.html (492 words)

	Labor Strike At Nuclear Power Plant Appears Likely
		NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- With only hours left to prevent a midnight strike by control room operators and other workers at the Indian Point 3 nuclear power plant, negotiators still had not agreed Saturday on the major issues of medical benefits and wages.
		A strike would leave managers running the control room and handling maintenance at the plant, which is in Buchanan, 35 miles north of midtown Manhattan.
		Hellen said afterward that a strike by the 276 union members had become likely.
	www.nukeworker.com /forum/index.php?topic=1263 (681 words)

	Headlunatic Blog » Labor Strike of Love (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		If bus workers go on strike, the city can come to a grinding halt; management will be forced to make bigger concessions and bring the strike to a more satisfying end.
		Right now their strike may be seen as an inconvenience.
		If there was a solidarity strike, however, by other clerks in other stores (especially Sprawl-Mart, who just might fire said clerks because the management is violently anti-union), pharmacies (removing needed drugs from reach), and places of business… Then grocery store management just might get mad.
	www.starms.org /mt?p=10 (984 words)

	Cripple Creek District Labor Strike of 1903 - 1904
		This labor war cost the state of Colorado many lives and millions of dollars not to mention embarrassment at a national level.
		This cannot be true because as I outlined earlier, this issue was already settled in the strike of 1893-94.
		This enabled Haywood to call for the strike at the Standard mine in Colorado City in August 1903, and the subsequent strike in the Cripple Creek District.
	www.members.tripod.com /~mr_sedivy/colorado21.html (1018 words)

	USATODAY.com - Strike, too? Labor rumblings cloud future (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		But the mere mention of a strike is risky business for the league.
		Ackerman says it is premature to discuss the what-ifs of a strike, but adds that the league and players have the same objective.
		The Liberty said the situation was a misunderstanding, but the union filed a charge and the National Labor Relations Board is investigating.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/basketba/wnba/stories/2002-07-12-wnba-labor.htm (1368 words)

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