Polish Doctors Strike Over PayDoctors launched a nationwide open-ended strike Monday, demanding a pay raise amid complaints that the Polish health system is underfunded and medical professionals are overworked.More than 200 of the nation's roughly 600 state

Alitalia canceling hundreds of flightsAP - Alitalia is cancelling nearly 400 flights Tuesday because of a planned eight-hour strike by Alitalia flight attendants and air traffic controllers, the struggling airline says.Alitalia on Monday listed 394 flights that were expected to be cancelled

American labor leaders bring bargaining tips to rival Chinese workersAPOn Monday, the delegation was to give a seminar to ACFTU members on collective bargaining with global corporations and would also meet with Chinese officials including Jia Qinglin, the Communist Party's No. 4 leader.

Big pay hike for Malaysia workersIn Asia-PacificMalaysia's prime minister announces pay rises of up to 35% for civil servants, their first increase for 15 years.

Coke says no China jail labourBBC Asia-PacificCoca Cola finds no evidence to support a claim that prison labour was used by a Chinese supplier of its merchandise.

Zimbabwe: From School Teacher to SexworkerSurviving the world's highest inflation rate is resulting in people ditching their professions and embarking on work, which they had never previously considered.

Appeals court overturns lower court ruling, lets DOD engage in union-bustingWashington PostA federal appeals court, in a 2 to 1 decision, ruled last week that the Defense Department could go forward with some of the most dramatic workplace changes planned for civil service employees in 30 years.

Outsourcing to India for reporters / Web site to cover Pasadena council news from overseasBy C.W. NeviusEven the entrepreneur who came up with the idea admits it sounds like a joke. James Macpherson couldn't afford local reporters to work for his community news Web site, Pasadena Now -- so he hired two of them who live in India. They are expected to...

Chronicle to cut 25% of jobs in newsroomBy Joe GarofoliTo cut costs and try to adapt to a changing media marketplace, The Chronicle will trim 25 percent of its newsroom staff by the end of the summer. "This is one of the biggest one-time hits we've heard about anywhere in the country," said Tom Rosenstiel,...

Boeing Machinists narrowly approve contractST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Nearly 2,600 union Machinists in St. Louis narrowly approved a three-year labor contract with The Boeing Co. on Sunday.

Drugged on the job? Today's tests make it easy to figure outCompanies lose $82 billion in productivity each year because of substance abuse. Now, a growing number of employers are fighting back with workplace drug programs.

Contractor Deaths in Iraq Soar to RecordAt least 146 contract workers were killed in the first three months of 2007, revealing the increased risks they face as the military steps up its effort.

Job climate remains strongSouth Florida unemployment remains low, according to official data released Friday, as the region added more jobs than any other part of the state during the month of April.

More job-starved college grads are turning to trade schoolsFor all the college graduates whose degrees in Catholic studies or history of medicine haven't really attracted a lot of jobs-with-benefits offers, Amy Wolfe has a suggestion: Learn a trade.

How an outsider can get an inside track on a jobElisabeth Leaf is the poster child for a successful job search. The 21-year-old University of Washington-Tacoma senior knew she wanted to work in urban planning. So a few months into her senior year, Leaf began cold-calling people who work in her chosen field and arranging informational interviews to glean an insider's perspective on what their jobs are really like

Black workers file bias suit against Bank of AmericaBy Ross Kerber, Globe StaffBank of America Corp. discriminated against African-American employees by steering them to poorer clients and territories, five current and former employees alleged in a lawsuit filed in US District Court in Boston yesterday.

South Africa: Looming Strike, But No Talks PlannedWITH only a week to go until a planned public sector strike that would be the biggest in a decade, the government has called on unions to continue negotiating to find a solution.

Nigeria: Oil Workers Meet Today Over StrikeOil workers will be meeting today to decide on a general strike over sale of refineries and pay cut in the industry. If approved, strike will commence Thursday.

More work-related mental problems being reported in JapanMore Japanese claimed and received compensation for work-related suicides and mental-health problems last year than ever before, officials said Thursday.

French leader to meet with Airbus unionsPresident Nicolas Sarkozy will meet Airbus unions today, and the struggling European aircraft maker's Chief Executive Louis Gallois held talks Thursday with one of the French leader's aides.