Sentences with phrase «month general strike»
It was one year ago today that the Quebec government passed a law that forced the province's 1,100 civil lawyers and notaries back to work after a four - month general strike, the longest in Canadian public service history.
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A board member and spokesman for the Quebec civil lawyers» and notaries» union — Les avocats et notaires de l'État québécois, or LANEQ — he tried in vain in May to find members who were willing to share their first - hand experiences on the picket lines during their historic four - month general strike, the longest in Canadian public service history.
It was one year ago this week that the Quebec government passed a law that forced the province's 1,100 civil lawyers and notaries back to work after a four - month general strike, the longest in Canadian public service history.
Protests and bloodshed continued and in 1936 the Palestinians held a six - month General Strike to protest against the confiscation of land and Jewish immigration.
A board member and spokesman for the Quebec civil lawyers» and notaries» union — Les avocats et notaires de l'État québécois, or LANEQ — he tried in vain in May to find members who were willing to share their first - hand experiences on the picket lines during their historic four - month general strike, the longest in Canadian public service history.
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The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, told National Public Radio last month that air strikes could have the objective of targeting senior leaders among the Islamist militants, safeguarding infrastructure or «blunting attacks» by large numbers of militants, possibly to counter an assault on Baghdad.
A recent striking example of this is Labour's poor showing in the 2017 local elections that was followed by a large increase in the popular vote in the general election, just over a month later.
[234][235][236] That same month he came under criticism from sectors of the left for urging RMT members to cross picket lines in a proposed Underground strike because the latest offer had been «extremely generous», leading RMT general secretary Bob Crow to step down as a TfL board member.
The National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) Ogun State Chapter, has suspended its three - month - staggered strike.
Earlier this year, a general strike by garment workers — seeking a living wage of US$ 160 / month — was violently suppressed.
The two - month strike at General Motors left many dealers with nearly empty lots; many of GM's best - selling models, such as the Pontiac Grand Prix and GMC Yukon, are nearly sold out.
In Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), the top court had on Feb. 6 struck down a ban on doctor - assisted death and given the government 12 months to come up with replacement legislation if it chose to do so.