Trade unions
It started: Shop windows broken, tear gas thrown; Millions took to the streets? VIDEO
As the unions reported, a million people are expected on the streets in French cities.
Workers staged protest marches across France today, May 1, International Labor Day, unhappy that President Emmanuel Macron raised the retirement age and police fired tear gas in Paris and Nantes in the west of the country.
Workers and unions rally in Athens to mark Labor Day
Federations, unions, and workers Monday participated in two large strike rallies in Athens to mark Labor Day.
Trade unionists urge participation in May Day rallies
The country's largest trade union federation has called for mass participation in May Day rallies on Monday across the country.
The General Confederation of Workers in Greece (GSEE), which represents private-sector workers, said it would assemble at 11 a.m. at Klathmonos Square in central Athens.
Violence, chaos and fear on the streets of France: Conflicts are not abating VIDEO
Clashes broke out in Paris next to a Left Bank pub favored by French President Emmanuel Macron, Reuters reported.
The awning of the Caf de la Rotonde was briefly set on fire.
Schultz defends Starbucks’ tough union stance
Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz defended the coffee chain's confrontational approach to unionization on March 29, while insisting it had not violated U.S. labor law in countering the campaign.
The hearing, which got contentious at some points, was convened by progressive Senator Bernie Sanders, focusing on what the independent from Vermont called "illegal union busting."
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Unprecedented in the last three decades: Total traffic collapse in Germany VIDEO
Members of the United Services Trade Union Ver.di (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft) and the railroad workers' union are on strike. The strike affected all intercity rail traffic, almost all city traffic as well as most airports. The strike also covers maritime traffic in Germany as well as highways.
GSEE trade union federation: minimum wage increase not enough
The increase in the monthly minimum wage by 9.4% as of April 1 "is a far cry from the demands of the poorest of workers and does not allow them to cover basic living needs," the country's biggest private-sector trade union federation has said.
Thousands join protests, strikes over train disaster
Tens of thousands of people took part in protests and strikes in Greece on Thursday amid lingering anger over last month's train collision near Tempe, the deadliest in the country's history. A group of protesters hurled petrol bombs at a police cordon near Parliament in central Athens, prompting MAT riot officers to respond with tear gas and sound grenades, disrupting a largely peaceful rally.
Protests All Over Greece Over Deadly Train Accident
Students, lawyers, teachers, rail workers, members of unions and many others responded to Greece's largest private and public sector unions' call to protest on Thursday over the deadly train crash.
Thousands walk off the job to protest deadly train crash
Thousands of Greek workers walked off the job on Thursday and rallied in central Athens to protest failures of safety standards they claim helped cause the country's deadliest train crash, which killed 57 people on Feb. 28.