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An unholy mixture of trade union power (beer and sandwiches in Downing Street) and trade union anarchy (the winter of discontent of 1978-79, with bodies unburied, rubbish on the streets and hospitals in chaos) had once again raised the question, first asked during the 1974 miners' strike, of whether a chronically strike-prone Britain had become ungovernable.
Archive 2009-04-01 Burke's Corner 2009
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An unholy mixture of trade union power (beer and sandwiches in Downing Street) and trade union anarchy (the winter of discontent of 1978-79, with bodies unburied, rubbish on the streets and hospitals in chaos) had once again raised the question, first asked during the 1974 miners' strike, of whether a chronically strike-prone Britain had become ungovernable.
Reform of the reform - Cameron and the Thatcher Revolution Burke's Corner 2009
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Now, the deal would need to be approved by unions representing Alitalia's strike-prone pilots and flight crews -- which have so far rejected all of CAI's proposals.
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Some of Alitalia's strike-prone labor unions, which still must approve the deal, have complained that while they are uncomfortable with the terms, the airline's financial problems leave them little choice but to approve it.
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Burdened by high labor costs and strike-prone unions, the airline hasn't posted an operating profit in almost a decade.
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Alitalia has been in a financial tailspin for years, crippled by rising fuel prices, an aging fleet and a strike-prone staff, which has forced successive governments to prop up the carrier with state funds.
Alitalia Rescue Plan 2008
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The European Union's trade commissioner is seen as the Prince of Darkness in this land of cosseted farmers, strike-prone workers and politicians who leap to defend them.
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The European Union's trade commissioner is seen as the Prince of Darkness in this land of cosseted farmers, strike-prone workers and politicians who leap to defend them.
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In fact, 1946 was probably the most strike-prone year in U.S. history; one in 11 workers went out.
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The European Union's trade commissioner is seen as the Prince of Darkness in this land of cosseted farmers, strike-prone workers and politicians who leap to defend them.
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