British Movietone
THE DOCK STRIKE
The port of London lies idle as the dockers staged an unofficial strike. At the Albert Hall there was an overwhelming vote to return to work, but outside the docks the vote was the opposite. Troops were brought in to move perishable...
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What strikes are happening in December?
The UK is being hit by a barrage of industrial action as nurses, rail workers and Border Force staff are among a host of sectors to strike this December.
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Rubber bullets fired as striking wine workers clash with police
1. Mid of riot police retreating and shooting rubber bullets, with shacks and protesters in background
2. Mid of protesters throwing stones
3. Close of police officer taking cover behind wall
4. Close of police officer with side-arm...
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Clashes broke out on Thursday between Dhaka police and the employees of a garment factory after police stormed into the factory and fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells to disperse striking workers. (Aug. 7)
Clashes broke out on Thursday between Dhaka police and the employees of a garment factory after police stormed into the factory and fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells to disperse striking workers.
The 'Tuba Garments' workers were...
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Police fire teargas, break up protest by striking teachers in capital
Federal police swept thousands of striking teachers out of the heart of Mexico City on Friday, driving protesters through the streets with tear gas, flash grenades and water cannons in a swift end to the weeks-long occupation of the...
British Movietone
ARAB PROTEST
Cairo's protest (against the Suez Conference, in London) was a general strike. In Lebanon the Arab population protested - large crowds paraded through the streets of big cities, carrying and shouting slogans, in support of Egypt's...
Press Association
What strikes are due to hit Britain next week?
The UK is being hit by a barrage of industrial action, with rail staff, train drivers and highways workers among a host of sectors to strike this winter. Here are some useful dates.
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Ambulance workers' strike suspended as nurses prepare for two new walkouts in January
A planned post-Christmas strike by ambulance workers in the GMB union has been suspended after “amazing” public support for industrial action this week, it has been announced.
But the Royal College of Nursing announced new strikes in...
Press Association
What strikes are happening in December?
The UK is set to be hit by a barrage of industrial action as nurses, rail workers and Border Force are among a host of industries to take industrial action this December.
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Russia - Coal Miners demonstrate inside Duma
Several dozen striking Siberian miners camped in central Moscow since Spring, entered the Russian Duma ahead of Friday's (3/09) debate on Viktor Chernomyrdin's candidacy for the premiership. Chanting and beating their helmets on the...
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WEST BANK: PALESTINIAN STUDENTS CALL FOR HIGHER WAGES
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More than a thousand Palestinian students have clashed with Palestinian police in the West Bank town of Hebron.
The students gathered on Tuesday to call for higher wages for striking teachers.
But the protest soon turned...
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SYND 9 1 76 POLICE SURROUNDING STRIKING WORKERS IN MADRID, SPAIN
Police surrounding striking workers in Madrid, Spain.
1. ms crowd of workers inside a bar
2. gv through glass door, police outside bar
3. ms workers in bar, tilt up
4. gv through glass door, police outside
Film: Pos - Sound: Mute -...
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SYND 18 5 71 CAR WORKERS FROM TURIN STRIKE TO AIR THEIR GRIEVANCES
Car factory workers marching through streets of Turin to back their grievances.
ws FIAT car factory, tilt down to banners
ms marchers with banners
ms banners
ws strikers outside factory
ms marchers with banners
ms FIAT cars in...
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CAN697 SPECIAL TRANSPORT FOR PHONE WORKERS DURING TRANSPORT STRIKE
New York has been gripped by a public transport strike, since 1st January. Scenes of traffic and attempts to ferry workers to the New York Telehone Exchange to keep lines of communication open.
1. ws heavy traffic coming off Brooklyn...
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LIB 18-10-73 DAIMLER WORKERS STRIKE FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS IN STUTTGART
Daimler workers strike for better working conditions in Stuttgart.
1. gv picketers outside Daimler factory
2. various of placards in German
3. ms picketers outside the factory
4. cu placard in German
5. cu placard in various languages...
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Students and teachers strike for education reform
1. Students throwing paper at police
2. Paper on the floor
3. Close of police in riot gear
4. Students jumping while screaming: (Spanish) "The one that doesn''t jump is a paco (slang term for a policeman)"
5. Protestor with megaphone...
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SYND 23 10 78 VARIOUS SCENE OF GARAGES AND PETROL STATION WHILE ON STRIKE
Various street scenes from Tehran where petrol stations are on strike and cars queuing up for petrol. Also shows the Shah of Iran meeting representatives from the international monetary fund.
1. vs traffic in street
2. ms cars queuing at...
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SYND 29 11 74 UNITED NATIONS WORKERS STAGE THE WORLD ORGANIZATION'S FIRST STRIKE
Seven thousand United Nations workers stage the world organization's first strike, to back claims for higher salaries, allowances and pensions
1. gv United Nations building
2. ms UN building with strike poster
3. interior, various...
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SYND 7-6-72 STRIKE BY THE PARIS GENERAL WORKERS CONFEDERATION
Scenes of Paris during a strike by the Paris General Workers Confederation. Stations closed and a large demonstration.
1. ws railway station, no trains
2. ws railway tracks, empty
3. ws entrance to Gare Montparnasse, no acticity
4. ms...
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Nepal's southeast paralysed by curfew, general strike
Janakpur, 24 January 2007
1. Various of protests at Janakpur, 200 kilometres (125 miles) southeast of Katmandu
2. Women protesters
3. Protesters burning tires and chanting slogans
4. Protesters with bamboo sticks vandalising shops
5....
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Greece braced for a barrage of strikes early Wednesday, as the country's unions and civil servants protested the government's austerity measures.
HEADLINE : Raw Video: Greeks protest austerity measures
CAPTION: Greece braced for a barrage of strikes early Wednesday, as the country's unions and civil servants protested the government's austerity measures. (Oct. 19)
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SYND 14 11 76 GENERAL SCENES GENERAL STRIKE
The leaders of Spain's illegal left-wing Labour unions estimate that more than two million workers took part in the general strike, the biggest in Spain in forty years. The unions said in a joint statement that the strike "was the...
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France - Transportation Strike Curtails Traffic
A major French transportation strike on Thursday (30/3) curtailed
air, rail and subway traffic across the nation. The one-day
strike, dubbed "Black Thursday" by the French media, was ordered
by labour unions as an attention-getter less...
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CAN118 RADIO AND TELEVISION WORKERS HOLD A STRIKE MARCH
Radio and television workers stage a strike march in Rome.
1. ms marchers with placards
2. ms exterior Rai building with police at entrance
3. mcu nameplate
4. ms demonstrators march past Rai building
5. ms demonstrators some looking up...