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Danish government announces bill to break nurses’ pay strike with support of Socialist People’s Party; Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency staff in Swansea, Wales in fourth week of month-long strike, the only union sanctioned UK dispute over Covid safety; strike by more than 300,000 Nigerian doctors over pay arrears enters fourth week.

Almost 320,000 Nigerian doctors’ strike over pay and arrears heads into third week; thousands of Danish nurses reject pay offer and walk out; Sunday strikes at ScotRail, Scotland demand equal overtime rates with drivers

Strike by Iranian oil workers spreads amid rising wave of protests and stoppages The strike by Iranian oil contract workers is about to enter its fifth week. It has spread to 105 refineries, complexes and companies across 35 Iranian cities. The contract workers walked out over low pay and poor working conditions. They make around $300 a month, and are demanding to be paid around $500. A defence committee to support the strikers issued a statement on Sunday, appealing to other workers to come ou...

Toggle navigation People hold placards during a protest to mark the International Labour Day in Madrid, Spain, May 1, 2021. (Photo Credit: REUTERS) About 100,000 people gather for union rallies in Spain on International Workers Day ANI | Updated: May 01, 2021 22:46 IST Madrid [Spain], May 1 (ANI/Sputnik): An estimated 100,000 people from Spanish labor unions took part in numerous rallies across the country on International Workers Day, Sputnik corresp...

About 100,000 people gather for union rallies in Spain ANI 02 May 2021, 03:55 GMT+10 Madrid [Spain], May 1 (ANI/Sputnik): An estimated 100,000 people from Spanish labor unions took part in numerous rallies across the country on International Workers Day, Sputnik correspondent reported from the demonstration in central Madrid. The largest demonstration was organized by the countrys two most prominent trade unions -- the Workers Commissions (CCOO) and the General Union of Workers (UGT) -- in Madr...

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Spain government divided over four-day work week EMPLOYMENT POLICY: Cutting work hours would help the country gain ‘competitiveness, quality of life and employment,’ a labor group leader said AFP, MADRID The Spanish government is deeply split over a proposal to shorten the work week to four days to fight high unemployment sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure is being pushed by far-left party Podemos, the junior partner in Spanish Prime Mi...