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Strikes (27 posts)

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Striking Doctors: Lagos Govt to dialogue with aggrieve parties tomorrow

Nigerian News and Information Portal ― Representativess of the two parties will meet tomorrow at 4pm to iron out their differences, meanwhile the Lagos State Governor has directed that none of the sacked Lagos doctors should be evicted from their quarters.   (more)
 EMMANUEL MABOGUNJE ― Posted 12 days ago
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Breaking News: Lagos Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike

Nigerian News and Information Portal ― Doctors in Lagos State Public Hospitals began an indefinite strike today after the Lagos State Government sent policemen to disrupt their meeting and attempt to arrest their chairman, Dr. Akinmuyiwa Odusote. The state government had ordered the... (more)
 EMMANUEL MABOGUNJE ― Posted on Apr 24th, 2012
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Do Students Need a 'Union'? Dilettante on The Student Journals

Dilettante ― In my latest TSJ contribution I posit that the framing of student issues in labour rather than consumer terms damages students interests for the sake of playing up to the left-wing fantasy of 'solidarity'. An abridged version of this article also... (more)
 Dilettante ― Posted on Mar 9th, 2012
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The End of Retirement: Dilettante on The Student Journals

Dilettante ― In my latest TSJ article, I moot that the concept of 'the pension age' is an outdated relic of post-war policy that needs fundamental reform, and that the younger generation should not feel entitled to a long retirement the nation can't afford to... (more)
 Dilettante ― Posted on Mar 9th, 2012
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The Unions are Doing Their Job – and Must be Beaten

Dilettante ― There are times when I fear the pro-market right can be guilty of a double standard. On the one hand, we decry any leftist who claims that businesses should be run ‘in the national interest’. It sounds like the opening of an attempt to bring... (more)
 Dilettante ― Posted on Mar 9th, 2012
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Dilettante on the Radio: BBC 5 Live's Tony Livesey

Dilettante ― I was invited back to be part of a 14-strong panel in Livesey's Lounge for their Strike Special, debating the strike and pensions proposals. Listen in iPlayer here. (more)
 Dilettante ― Posted on Mar 9th, 2012
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STRIKEMARE FOR BUSINESSMEN

DAILY KERALA NEWS ― STRIKEMARE FOR BUSINESSMENShutting shop for a day means losing about 10% of Total Sales.Average sales / day (medium size shops) between Rs. 1.00lakh and Rs.5.00 lakhKochi: Yet another strike will paralyze the state on Tuesday. And there were many... (more)
 Naimishika ― Posted on Feb 28th, 2012
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I Don’t Work, But I Want to Join a Union.

The Camel's Hump ― When I told my sister that I wanted to join a union, she laughed and said: “You can’t go on strike – what will you do, go to work?” She had a point. I suffer from a severe mental illness, and so am unable to work. My husband works... (more)
 The Camels Hump ― Posted on Feb 8th, 2012
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How Inspiration Strikes: Peep A Madewell Design Team Field Trip

Textile and Fashion ― When Madewell needs a dose of inspiration, they really go for it, as evidenced by the field trip the team recently took through the Wild West. After 2,000 miles of ghost towns, desert vistas, and tumbleweed-trails, their Rivet & Thread Heritage... (more)
 Textile And Fashion ― Posted on Jan 22nd, 2012
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Photography, People and Politics

The Camel's Hump ― It’s a rare occasion that I leave the house other than to go to work, Greggs, or the pub. I went to see a photography exhibition this week. Entitled No Redemption and showing at Northumbria University, it is a documentary by Keith Pattison of... (more)
 The Camels Hump ― Posted on Jan 14th, 2012
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How To Bowl Strikes.

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 Khurrum ― Posted on Jan 1st, 2012
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Bird Flu Strikes in China- victims dead

Mr Latest ― Bird Flu Strikes in China- victims dead According to Health Officials in China, the 39-year-old bus driver who had been diagnosed with China’s first case of bird flu in more than a year has died in the southern city of Shenzhen, health... (more)
 Mr Latest ― Posted on Dec 31st, 2011
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We didn’t start the fire

The Camel's Hump ― To The Tune of We Didn’t Start The Fire by Billy Joel   Autumn Statement Day today, George Osbourne go away, Slashing, cutting, burning, hurting, borrowing yet more, Growth too weak, The Poor Must Pay, It has always been this way, Cut... (more)
 The Camels Hump ― Posted on Dec 1st, 2011
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