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The Globe and Mail Rod Mickleburgh Published January 14, 2021 Ben Welland Except for a historic venture into the politics of Newfoundland, Ed Finn was not one to generate headlines. He was a behind-the-scenes guy. Over a career that spanned nearly 70 years, Mr. Finn used his skills as a communicator and strategist to advance unions and progressive causes ranging from the bitter Newfoundland loggers’ strike in 1959 to the fierce fight for medicare in Saskatchewan to the anti-free trade move...

3 Min Read OSLO (Reuters) - The planned escalation of a strike by Norwegian security guards could begin to shut the Nyhamna gas processing plant and two large gas fields from Friday, which would reduce Norway’s exports to Europe by a quarter, system operator Gassco said. Slideshow ( 2 images ) Some 2,300 security guards organised by the Norwegian Union of General Workers (NAF) are on strike nationwide over pay, and an additional 85 will go on strike from Saturday unless the dispute is resolve...

Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air cuts 40 cabin crew jobs, talks with union fail Ryanair says that without 10% pay cut, Malta Air will not be able to retain pre-COVID cabin crew 22 December 2020, 2:14pm by Laura Calleja Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air and the General Workers Union (GWU) have failed to reach an emergency agreement, resulting in the loss of 40 cabin crew jobs in January, the airline said on Tuesday.  Malta Air said that the agreement would have included “modest pay cuts (to be rest...