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Lonmin (ISE: LMI.L) shares have fallen some 20% since violent protests began at its Marikana mine in South Africa. The tragic turn of events has seen 45 miners lose their lives. Lonmin said today ...
[150] [151] Though that strike ended on 5 September, [150] a larger unprotected strike began days later, on 9 September, among the 15,000 employees of KDC West. On 21 September, the strike spread to the west section of Gold Fields's Beatrix mine in the Free State (employing 9,000 people); by 24 September, the entirety of the Beatrix mine had ...
Employees unprotected by the WARN Act include: workers participating in strike actions, or workers who have been locked out in a labor dispute; workers employed on temporary projects or the work facilities of the business who clearly understand the temporary nature of the work when hired;
Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike in British English, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became common during the Industrial Revolution, when mass labor became important in factories and mines. As ...
U.S. railroad operator Union Pacific has warned that a potential rail strike in Canada will have "devastating consequences" on the North American economy. More than 2,500 Union Pacific cars per ...
In the US, unlike the UK and several other countries, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) provides a legally protected right for private sector employees to strike in order to gain better wages, benefits, or working conditions without the threat of termination. However, striking for economic reasons (i.e., protesting workplace conditions or ...
The current strike comes amid protests over a government plan to add 2,000 slots to the annual quota of medical students, which now stands at around 3,000. The plan has garnered strong public support.
Meanwhile, the Crow camp organized a big war party to strike first and drive the enemies out of the Crow country. The two Indian armies crossed each other unnoticed during the night. The Crows lost the track and never found the camps on the Powder River. [5]: pp. 24-25 The Cheyenne and Lakota attacked the unprotected Crow camp at noon.