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Hyatt Fires Heat Lamps At Striking Hotel Employees

11:56PM July 22, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Taking a page from 19th century American robber barons, the managers of a Chicago Hyatt decided to whip together some old-fashioned strike breakin’ fun with the help of 10 large heat lamps, the Tribune reports. USA! USA! USA! More »

Screen Makers For Apple, Nokia On Strike, May Jeopardise Production

1:01PM January 20, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

About 2000 of 10,000 workers at a Wintek branch in East China are striking over rumoured cancellation of bonuses and use of a dangerous substance in the production of screens – screens used by Apple, Nokia and others. More »

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Pizza Factory Workers On Strike Over Internet Porn Sackings

11:40AM October 3, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Pizza and porn. The two just plain belong together. So why has a pizza factory fired three employees over a little bit of on the job ooh-la-la-look-at-her? And why can’t they settle the resulting (so far) five week strike? More »