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Strike over pay paralyzes rail, air travel in Germany
ByMichael Armstrong March 27, 2023

BERLIN — Trains, planes and public transit systems stood still across much of Germany on Monday as labor unions called a major one-day strike over salaries in an effort to win inflation-busting raises for their members. The 24-hour walkout – one of the biggest in decades – also affected cargo transport by rail and ship,…

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British Nurses Vote To Strike Over Pay: Reports
ByMichael Armstrong November 9, 2022

The U.K.’s beleaguered health services face yet another blow as the country’s main nursing union looks to have voted in favour of industrial action. The Royal College of Nursing asked its 300,000 members to strike over pay in a ballot that ended last week. Although official results have not yet been announced, sources have told…

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