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Strikes
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Labor Law Prof Blog
A Work Stoppage We Can All Support
Word is that the stars of MTV's hit show, Jersey Shore, may be on strike (this is the first, and hopefully only, time I've ever linked to TMZ). The motive,…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Brewery Workers on Strike
The workers at the Carlsberg brewery in Copenhagen have gone on strike. Apparently, management reduced the number of free beers the workers can have every day. That's right. The workers…
Labor Law Prof Blog
PING: Hospital StrikesURL: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adjunctprofs/2010/04/hospital-strikes.htmlIP: 10.17.151.36BLOG NAME: Adjunct Law Prof BlogDATE: 04/08/2010 09:00:12 PMKiller Strikes is an important April 6, 2010 posting by Prof. Jeff Hirsch over at one of our sister blogs, Workplace Prof Blog. Jeff reports on an important new labor relations article (not done by a law prof) which appears…
Jonathan Gruber (MIT) & Samuel Kleiner (Carnegie Mellon PhD Candidate) have posted their article, "Do Strikes Kill? Evidence from New York State," which has some results that may garner some…
Media Law Prof Blog
More British Reporters May Strike Over Job Layoffs
Journalists from the Manchester Evening News may be the next to strike over job cuts. The National Union of Journalists has scheduled a vote later this week. Read more here.
Media Law Prof Blog
Journalists at Independent Vote To Strike
Reporters at the Independent and the Independent on Sunday have voted to strike. The management at the papers has indicated that it plans to lay off a number of journalists…
Media Law Prof Blog
Some BBC Employees May Strike
BBC World Service employees working in its South Asian section may strike over possible job cutbacks, says the National Union of Journalists. A vote may come soon.
Labor Law Prof Blog
Update on York University Strike
.Jeff reported last week, via David Doorey, on a strike by part-time teachers and graduate assistants at York University. Here's a letter from Prof. James Stribopoulos (photo above) with an…
Labor Law Prof Blog
York University Strike
David Doorey's Workplace Law Blog has an interesting post on a strike by part-time teachers and graduate assistants at York University, where he teaches. Classes have been cancelled during the…
Media Law Prof Blog
SAG Strike Vote May Be Cancelled
Reuters reports that some members of the SAG leadership may try to prevent a strike vote, given the bad economic situation. Insiders say a two-day meeting board meeting that begins…
Media Law Prof Blog
SAG Sets Strike Vote For Early Next Year
From the AP: The Screen Actors Guild says it will begin mailing out ballots for a strike vote on January 2. Here's more from the SAG website.Screen Actors Guild today…