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Tuesday, May 24, 2016
French Oil Sector Strikes Cause Tanker Backlogs
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French Oil Sector Strikes Cause Tanker Backlogs

By Bate Felix and Amanda Cooper PARIS/LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) – Strikes by French oil sector workers protesting proposed labour reforms spread to all

May 24, 2016
Total Views: 8

Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Petrobras Oil Worker Strike Shuts Offshore Platforms, Other Units
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Petrobras Oil Worker Strike Shuts Offshore Platforms, Other Units

  By Peter Millard (Bloomberg) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA said its oil and natural-gas production has been cut because of a strike by workers

November 4, 2015
Total Views: 7

Thursday, June 25, 2015
Norway Offshore Workers Agree Wage Deal, Avoiding Strike
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Norway Offshore Workers Agree Wage Deal, Avoiding Strike

Norwegian offshore oil rig workers signed a new wage deal on Thursday, avoiding a strike that could have cut energy production, labour unions

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 4

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Striking Ferry Workers Shut Channel Tunnel, Blockade Calais Port
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Striking Ferry Workers Shut Channel Tunnel, Blockade Calais Port

Traffic was halted through the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France on Tuesday after striking French ferry workers set fire to tires, while Britain's

June 23, 2015
Total Views: 4

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Norwegian Offshore Workers Threaten Strike
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Norwegian Offshore Workers Threaten Strike

Some 574 Norwegian rig workers could go on strike from next Thursday, potentially reducing oil production, unless a wage settlement is reached during talks

June 18, 2015
Total Views: 6

Friday, March 27, 2015
UK North Sea Workers Give Overwhelming Support for Strike Ballot
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UK North Sea Workers Give Overwhelming Support for Strike Ballot

Trade unions Unite and GMB said members working offshore in Britain's oil and gas industry had shown overwhelming support for industrial action over proposed

March 27, 2015
Total Views: 11

Monday, February 2, 2015
anacortes refinery
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Oil Workers Strike Seen Prolonging U.S. Refinery Repairs During Breakdowns

The biggest U.S. oil workers strike since 1980 will probably prolong time needed to make repairs after mechanical breakdowns, even as most refineries continue

February 2, 2015
Total Views: 9

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
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Automation Forces Australian Maritime Union into Battle Against DP World

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says they will take protected action against terminal operator DP World after they say the company refused to negotiate

December 10, 2014
Total Views: 4

Thursday, November 6, 2014
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Port Hedland Tug Engineers Plan Strike

Tugboat engineers at Australia’s Port Hedland will strike next week, risking disruption to iron ore shipments through the world’s largest bulk export

November 6, 2014
Total Views: 27

Monday, November 3, 2014
St. Lawrence Seaway Workers Go to Arbitration, Averting Strike
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St. Lawrence Seaway Workers Go to Arbitration, Averting Strike

The union that represents workers along the St. Lawrence Seaway has agreed to take a contract dispute to arbitration, avoiding a strike that would have shut

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 11

Friday, October 31, 2014
St. Lawrence Seaway Will Stay Open, For Now
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St. Lawrence Seaway Will Stay Open, For Now

Unifor, Canada’s largest union has extended the strike deadline imposed to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) this week meaning the

October 31, 2014
Total Views: 54

Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Saint Lawrence Seaway Workers Threaten Strike
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Saint Lawrence Seaway Workers Threaten Strike

Union workers on the St. Lawrence Seaway, the waterway that links the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, have given notice of a possible strike, which could

October 28, 2014
Total Views: 18

Friday, September 26, 2014
Golden Gate Ferry Captains Stage One-Day Labor Strike
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Golden Gate Ferry Captains Stage One-Day Labor Strike

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 26 (Reuters) – The Golden Gate passenger ferry system, California’s largest, was shut down on Friday by striking boat captains,

September 26, 2014
Total Views: 18

Tuesday, August 5, 2014
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BHP Vows to Prevent Port Hedland Tugboat Strike as Union Cites Impasse

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, is seeking to stop planned strikes by tugboat engineers at Australia’s Port Hedland export terminal

August 5, 2014
Total Views: 15

Friday, May 30, 2014
Tugs support a bulk carrier arriving at an iron ore terminal. File image: Shutterstock/tcly
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Tug Officers Join Deckhands in Approving Port Hedland Strikes

Phoebe Sedgman and Jasmine Ng May 30 (Bloomberg) — Tugboat officers at Australia’s Port Hedland joined deckhands in approving work stoppages, risking

May 30, 2014
Total Views: 4

Thursday, May 22, 2014
capesize bulk carrier iron ore terminal
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Port Hedland Union Defers Strike Threat for 30 Days to Negotiate

The union representing tugboat workers at Australia’s Port Hedland, the world’s biggest bulk export terminal, will suspend taking strike action for the

May 22, 2014
Total Views: 4

Wednesday, May 21, 2014
australia iron ore capesize bhp billiton
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BHP May Seek Government Help In Tugboat Dispute, Slams Maritime Union Demands

By James Regan SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) – BHP Billiton said on Wednesday it may seek government intervention to avert industrial action by tugboat

May 21, 2014
Total Views: 13

Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Australian Miners Aim To Avert Iron Ore Port Strike
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Australian Miners Aim To Avert Iron Ore Port Strike

MELBOURNE, May 20 (Reuters) – Two of the world’s biggest iron ore miners BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group held-government sponsored

May 20, 2014
Total Views: 2

Monday, May 12, 2014
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Iron Ore Trade at Risk as Port Hedland Tugs Approve Stoppage

By Phoebe Sedgman and Jasmine Ng May 12 (Bloomberg) — Tugboat workers at Australia’s Port Hedland approved work stoppages amid a dispute over wages and

May 12, 2014
Total Views: 16

Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Deal Reached To End Month-Long Strike At Canada’s Largest Port
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Deal Reached To End Month-Long Strike At Canada’s Largest Port

By Julie Gordon VANCOUVER, March 26 (Reuters) – Negotiators on Wednesday reached a deal to end the month-long container truck strike that has crippled

March 26, 2014
Total Views: 2
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