Sentences with phrase «on general strike»

THE Federal Government has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) not to overheat the system with its threat to go on general strike and embark on mass...

The decision to go on a general strike was postponed, and then decided again, this process has lasted from last year to now because the parliament always persuade very effectively.

Not exact matches

In response to these US Air Force allegations, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major - General Igor Konashenkov told Russian media on Saturday that «most close - midair encounters between Russian and US jets in the area around the Euphrates River have been linked to the attempts of US aircraft to get in the way [of the Russian warplanes] striking against Islamic State terrorists.»

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 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.

Phil LeBeau reports on why a strike at one of General Motor's Canada plants is being closely watched.

During the Socred government years of 1983 - 84, he was head of the BC Federation of Labour, fighting Bill Bennett's «restraint» budget while B.C. teetered on the edge of a general strike.

When Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on marijuana to federal prosectors Thursday, reiterating their leeway to prosecute federal marijuana laws as they see fit, regardless of whether the plant is legal under state and local law, he likely spurred future infringements on liberty, struck a blow against federalism, and defied public opinion.

By making, each of us, a revolutionary rupture with a society based on injustice, and by paralyzing the death mechanisms of the money system — if necessary, by a well - planned general strike.

In a striking leader by its editor, the excellent Luke Coppen, the Herald encouraged its readers «to hold the Corporation to account, notably for the blundering and reckless coverage of the affair on the BBC's website» and urged the BBC's director general, Mark Thompson (himself a practicing Catholic) «to trawl through the archives of BBC News Online tosee how ignorant and one - sided reports of «Muslim outrage» helped manufacture a crisis for the Church that has endangered the lives of Catholics».

further proof that Elohim is «spirit» in a general sense can be found in the Book of Exodus Chapter 12 Verse 12 where it reads: «For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.»

Ben and Cristina's #Right2Work dinners are hitting the road, with upcoming events in New York City on May 1, Atlanta on September 1, San Francisco on November 22, D.C. on January 18 2018, and a general strike of restaurants and rally in Philly on May 1st, 2018.

«The reason he strikes fear in everybody's heart on the field,» says Chicago General Manager Jim Finks, «is that he has that rare ability to start and stop — which you usually don't find in the blazers — plus the ability to go all the way at any time.

Team Harlander came out firing on all cylinders on Sunday afternoon... then disaster struck, losing their leader and floor general to a knee injury.

Commenting on the Welsh teaching union's decision to strike on October 5 over pension changes, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said this:

General secretary Jonathan Baume said his First Division union, which represents the top seven civil service pay grades, was striking for the first time in its history because members are «angry about what is being proposed» on pensions.

Labour lost the General Election and the Conservatives appear intent on striking a deal with the DUP in order to hold onto power.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka calls on the government to come to the negotiating table on the second day of a 48 - hour strike.

Amid violence on the streets and a three - day general strike that had brought much of the country to a halt, the embattled government pushed the legislation through parliament with the backing of its 153 MPS.

In the aftermath of the General Strike, the then Conservative government sought revenge on the unions by changing the law through the Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927, such that trade union members must «contract - in» — that is, make the decision to pay into the fund rather than opt out.

Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey has welcomed the move towards resolution, after conciliatory service Acas announced they would hold talks on the tanker fuel strike, this Wednesday.

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber comments on the TUC's «day of action» yesterday, in which two million people went on strike:

Mr Johnson said RMT general secretary Bob Crow was from the «Planet Zog» and called on the TUC to avoid strikes.

General News of Friday, 11 May 2018 Source: citinewsroom.com LPG retailers have given government one week to rescind it's decision on cylinder recirculation The Association of LPG Marketing Companies has expressed fears of an acute shortage of LPG in the coming weeks if the government does not intervene to avert a possible strike by the Association of LPG retailers.

The Public and Commercial Services Union general secretary said a march of one million people through London followed by strike action on a «large scale» would force the government to think again on cuts.

Commenting on the press comments by Damian Hinds MP which seek to blame the NASUWT's action short of strike action for the decline in school sporting activities, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «Our union and others across the public sector are now on a war footing to prepare for what would be the biggest strike in UK history.

The Registrar - General of the commission, Bello Mahmud, made the call during a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja on the management's position on the ongoing strike

A century on from the UK's only ever general strike, the major federation for organised labour in Britain must learn to be more effective.

CWU's deputy general secretary Dave Ward said the decision to strike had «delivered a damning verdict» on Royal Mail.

Brits planning on flying to Spain or Portugal were warned to check the schedules today, after general strikes closed both countries down.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «These walkouts, following our strike on budget day, are part of an ongoing campaign of industrial action and protests to put pressure on a government that is refusing to even talk to us.

If Wall Street executives had any concerns about the governor before — as a vestige, perhaps, of the rather more adversarial pose he struck following the financial collapse, which took place when he was attorney general — they seem to have disappeared with de Blasio's election, and the mayor's immediate push for a tax hike and limits on the proliferation of charter schools.

Nevertheless, the Bloomberg administration's decision to push Empire Stores developer Don Capoccia to use all union labor on the project's construction struck many observers as unusual, given Bloomberg's general opposition to imposing those sorts of requirements on unwilling developers, his unwillingness in the past several years to subsidize retail projects, and Capoccia's longstanding preference for running an open shop.

The attorney general also called for more power to be delegated to individual members of the legislature, in a strike at Albany's «three men in a room» culture, and for longer terms for Assembly members to cut down on time spent campaigning and fundraising — the latter requiring an amendment to the state constitution.

It isn't a general strike like we do expect across Europe on 29 September.

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said the offer needed to be considered in detail, but confirmed that preparations would continue for massive strike action on November 30th after the «enhanced offer» from ministers.

General News of Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Source: mynewsgh.com A photo grid of Mim SHS Teachers of Mim Senior High school (SHS) in the Asunafo North Municipality of Brong Ahafo Region, have declared an indefinite strike in protest against series of attacks on teachers by the community folks.

On July 2, 1866, Alfred Russel Wallace, the co-discoverer of natural selection, wrote to Charles Darwin to lament how he had been «so repeatedly struck by the utter inability of numbers of intelligent persons to see clearly or at all, the self acting & necessary effects of Nat Selection, that I am led to conclude that the term itself & your mode of illustrating it, however clear & beautiful to many of us are yet not the best adapted to impress it on the general naturalist public.&raquOn July 2, 1866, Alfred Russel Wallace, the co-discoverer of natural selection, wrote to Charles Darwin to lament how he had been «so repeatedly struck by the utter inability of numbers of intelligent persons to see clearly or at all, the self acting & necessary effects of Nat Selection, that I am led to conclude that the term itself & your mode of illustrating it, however clear & beautiful to many of us are yet not the best adapted to impress it on the general naturalist public.&raquon the general naturalist public.»

On July 17, New Mexico Attorney General Udall, SRIC, Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, and Citizens for Alternatives to Radioactive Dumping file suits to strike down the EPA certification.

The lighting, colour tints and general set design are often quite striking early on, and it is reminiscent of the grittiness of Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo series.

With its shameless (and not always successful) riffs on other movies, frequent references to his own previous work, and slant toward broad antics in general, even Smith has called Strike Back «a step backward» in his progression as a filmmaker.

Since then, Crowe's stock took a dive on 2005's Elizabethtown, a too familiar, easy - to - hate movie that struck out with both critics and the general public.

This Week: Kevin weighs in on the swirling Harvey Weinstein controversy by offering his opinion about the movie business in general and how such allegations are also striking the film criticism community.

Nine years on from their memorable crime biopic The General, veteran director John Boorman and burly star Brendan Gleeson reunite to considerably less striking effect in muddled satire The Tiger's Tail.

While many RTS games focus on gathering resources, assembling overwhelming forces and building massive bases, Sudden Strike 4's missions throw a relatively small number of units and later, reinforcements, into some of WW2's most infamous skirmishes, under the command of superstar American, English, German, and Russian generals, each with the ability to strengthen a specific type of unit and usefulness in combat.

Kevin Courtney, acting general secretary of the NUT, said: «The NUT is taking strike action in response to the funding crisis in our schools, which is impacting on teachers» terms and conditions and children's education.

On Monday, I spent some time with Director General Matsuura of UNESCO, who pointed out a number of striking facts.

Commenting on the strike action, Larry Flanagan, EIS general secretary, said: «EIS representatives met with members of the council's ruling administration in an attempt to resolve this dispute.

In terms of general education - related topics, participants shared links on a wide variety of matters, including diversity and social justice issues, and to articles on education news and policy matters, such as the Common Core State Standards and the Chicago Teachers Union strike that unfolded during the semester.