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		<title>As Liquor-Store Strike Looms, Ontarians Advised to Stock Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gather ye liquor while ye may, Ontario, because on Friday – the start of a long weekend in Canada — workers at the provinces 630 liquor stores may well be on strike. While a strike doesn’t necessarily mean the Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s retail outlets will be completely shuttered, it could make for long, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California hospital workers vote overwhelmingly to strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, 13,000 patient care workers at five University of California (UC) Medical Centers voted by a 97 percent margin in favor of a strike against terms of a new austerity contract. On May 10, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) filed a 10-day strike notice to the UC Office of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Steel Lockout of Lake Erie Works Begins its 3rd Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lockout at U.S. Steel Lake Erie Works (Canada) which began on Sunday, April 28th, continues and is now entering its third week. It is important to note that this is the second lockout of this union after the expiration of their only two contracts with U.S. Steel since the company purchased the former Stelco [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consult unions on GPS tracking, Prince Albert council tells officials</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managers for the City of Prince Albert have been told to consult with their unions before asking council to approve a plan to track workers using GPS. Prince Albert officials had sent a policy proposal to council Monday, which would have authorised the city to use GPS-equipped devices to monitor the workplace. The policy would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greece&#8217;s Unions Call 24-Hour Strike For Tuesday In Response To Government&#8217;s Use Of Emergency Powers</title>
		<link>http://afimaccan.com/bulletin/2013/05/13/greeces-unions-call-24-hour-strike-for-tuesday-in-response-to-governments-use-of-emergency-powers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATHENS, Greece — The Greek government said Monday it will use emergency powers to prevent protesting teachers from disrupting university entrance exams this month. Civil servants&#8217; unions retaliated by calling a 24-hour strike for Tuesday. It is the third time this year that the conservative-led coalition government has used the emergency civil mobilization order – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LCBO strike: Stock up before Victoria Day weekend, stores warn</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 04:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the real threat of a strike by LCBO workers before the Victoria Day long weekend, the provincial agency is strongly suggesting drinkers stock up before next Friday&#8217;s strike or lockout deadline. Neither side appears optimistic a deal will be reached by May 17 as Ontario residents gear up for one of the most popular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kruger and Union Strike Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natural Resources Minister Tom Marshall hopes yesterday&#8217;s deal between the union and Kruger will act as a step in the right direction. Marshall says the deal will allow for the company to proceed with its viability plan. The Minister says while Members of Lodge 1567 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers struck [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Constellium workers file complaint again union</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RAVENSWOOD, WV (AP) — Four workers at a Ravenswood aluminum plant have filed unfair labor practice charges against a union stemming from a strike last summer. The National Right to Work Foundation said Friday the Constellium workers filed the charges with the National Labor Relations Board. The four workers resigned their membership in the United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emergency service providers keep close eye on elevator workers’ strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a strike by the bulk of the Ontario’s elevator workers enters its second week, emergency service providers in the GTA and beyond are keeping a close eye on the impact. At Lakeridge Health in Oshawa, hospital officials have noticed a slowdown in response times for non-urgent calls from its elevator service providers. “Something that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Whatever business wants&#8217;: Harper government continues attack on workers</title>
		<link>http://afimaccan.com/bulletin/2013/05/09/whatever-business-wants-harper-government-continues-attack-on-workers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some believe the Public Service Alliance of Canada&#8217;s &#8220;Stephen Harper Hates Me&#8221; campaign slogan is over the top. But it may actually be too limited in scope. Harper&#8217;s bunch hasn&#8217;t just targeted those employed in the public service, but every Canadian whose pay and work conditions interferes with the corporate world&#8217;s drive for ever more [...]]]></description>
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