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1. News - Asia - SINGAPORE

   Chinese drivers charged over Singapore strike

   Posted Nov 29th 2012, 09:14pm by Agence France-Presse in Singapore

   ... work. SMRT, which is 54 per cent owned by state investment firm Temasek Holdings, has had to hire bus drivers from China and Malaysia due to a chronic local labour shortage. Asked if more ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1094054/chinese-drivers-charged-over-singapore-strike
2. News - World - AVIATION

   Lufthansa flight attendants launch 24-hour strike

   Posted Sep 07th 2012, 02:30pm by Associated Press in Berlin

   ... about two-thirds of its scheduled flights across the world. The escalating labour battle comes as Germany’s largest airline struggles to fend off challenges from budget carriers ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1031554/lufthansa-flight-attendants-launch-24-hour-strike
3. News - Asia - SINGAPORE

   Defiant Chinese drivers continue pay protest in Singapore

   Posted Nov 27th 2012, 02:57pm by Agence France-Presse in Singapore

   ... News Asia Labour Dispute SMRT Agence France-Presse in Singapore About 60 mainland Chinese bus drivers in Singapore stayed off work on Tuesday, the second day of a rare labour stoppage in the city-state. State-linked transport firm SMRT said that of the 102 who refused to work on Monday over a pay dispute, 60 did not turn up on Tuesday despite an agreement to do so. “Some 60 did not turn ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1092127/defiant-chinese-drivers-continue-pay-protest-singapore
4. Sport - Other Sport - BASKETBALL

   NBA players union oust executive director in vote

   Posted Feb 17th 2013, 01:04pm by Agence France-Presse in Houston

   ... Sport Other Sport NBA National Basketball Association Labour Dispute Agence France-Presse in Houston Billy Hunter was fired as executive director of the NBA players union after 17 years in the job on Saturday after an executive committee of players voted unanimously to oust him. The National Basketball Players Association assembled a new executive committee after player ...

   http://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1152300/nba-players-union-oust-executive-director-vote
5. News - Asia - SINGAPORE

   Singapore to probe claims police beat striking bus drivers from China

   Posted Feb 07th 2013, 12:00am by AP

   ... transport company protesting about being paid nearly a quarter less than their Malaysian colleagues. The strike disrupted about 5 per cent of bus services in the city state where such labour actions ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1144827/singapore-probe-claims-police-beat-striking-bus-drivers-china
6. News - Hong Kong - CATHAY DISPUTE

   Last minute Cathay Pacific deal averts industrial action

   Posted Dec 20th 2012, 11:01am by Lai Ying-kit

   ... News Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Labour Dispute Work-to-rule Lai Ying-kit Cathay Pacific and its flight attendants agreed on a proposal to improve flight patterns and other work arrangements on Thursday afternoon, ending a three-week dispute and avoiding industrial action over Christmas. The airline’s management and Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Union both signed an agreement ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1108905/union-gives-cathay-chiefs-until-noon-meet-dispute-demands
7. News - Hong Kong

   Hard-won victories for Cathay's pilots, flight attendants

   Posted Sep 30th 2012, 12:00am by John Carney

   ... Labour Dispute Courts John Carney john.carney@scmp.com Two former employees at Cathay Pacific could not be happier after scoring victories in court against the airline that ended long-running labour disputes. Retired in-flight services manager Becky Kwan ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1050424/hard-won-victories-cathays-pilots-flight-attendants
8. News - Hong Kong - LABOUR DISPUTE

   Union plea for sacked driving instructors falls on deaf ears

   Posted Jan 29th 2013, 12:00am by Phila Siu

   ... at the school's Sha Tin training centre. The dispute was sparked earlier this month when the company fired instructors Ho Tak-ming, 50, and Kevin Ma Wai-hung, 51, without giving them any reasons. Ho ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1138168/union-plea-sacked-driving-instructors-falls-deaf-ears
9. News - China - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

   1,000 workers hold managers hostage in Shanghai labour row

   Posted Jan 21st 2013, 12:00am by Fiona Tam

   ... News China Labour Dispute Chinese factories Shanghai Shinmei Electric Strike Protests Fiona Tam fiona.tam@scmp.com Imposition of fines and penalties in Shanghai factory leads to senior staff being held hostage More than 1,000 furious migrant workers besieged a factory in Shanghai and held 18 Japanese and Chinese managers against their will for more than a day, after ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1132587/1000-workers-hold-managers-hostage-shanghai-labour-row
10. Sport - Other Sport - ICE HOCKEY

    NHL lockout comes to end, shortened season to begin this week

    Posted Jan 13th 2013, 01:36pm by Associated Press in New York

    ... Sport Other Sport National Hockey League Labour Dispute Lockout Ice Hockey Associated Press in New York The National Hockey League's four-month lockout finally ended Saturday night following another tough negotiation that nearly delayed training camps even longer. The league and the players’ association completed a required memorandum of understanding that had to be signed ...

    http://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1127030/nhl-lockout-comes-end-shortened-season-begin-week

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