In 2006, a number of labour strikes, labour disputes, and other industrial actions occurred.
Background
editA labour strike is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. This can include wildcat strikes, which are done without union authorisation, and slowdown strikes, where workers reduce their productivity while still carrying out minimal working duties. It is usually a response to employee grievances, such as low pay or poor working conditions. Strikes can also occur to demonstrate solidarity with workers in other workplaces or pressure governments to change policies.
Timeline
editContinuing strikes from 2005
edit- Bolivian gas conflict
- 2005–06 Cameroon Airlines strike[1]
- 2005–06 Northwest Airlines strike, strike by Northwest Airlines mechanists in the United States.[2][3][4]
- 2005–06 NYU strike, strike by New York University graduate students, represented by the Graduate Student Organizing Committee.[5][6]
- Vatukoula mine strike. 33-year strike by gold miners at the Vatukoula mine in Fiji between 1991 and 2024.
January
editFebruary
editMarch
edit- 2006 OPSEU strike. 18-day strike by college staff in Ontario, Canada, represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union.[7]
- 2006 South Korean railroad strike
- South Korean KTX Train Attendant Union Strike
April
editMay
editJune
editJuly
editAugust
edit- 2006 Escondida strike. 25-day strike by miners at the Escondida mine in Chile.
- 2006 Progressive Enterprises dispute
September
edit- 2006 Palestinian teachers' strike, 2-month strike by teachers over unpaid wages.[8][9][10]
October
editNovember
edit- 2006 Makerere University strike. Strike by lecturers at Makerere University in Uganda.[11]
December
edit- 2006–07 Egyptian textile strikes, series of strikes at the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company.[12][13]
References
edit- ↑ Rigell, Laura (17 March 2013). "Cameroon airline workers strike for compensation, 2005-2006". Global Nonviolent Action Database. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ↑ Maynard, Micheline (22 August 2005). "Well-Laid Plan Kept Northwest Flying in Strike". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ↑ Miah, Malik (20 November 2006). "Viewpoint: Looking Back on the Northwest Strike". Labor Notes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ↑ "The 2005 Northwest Airlines strike". LibCom. 27 December 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ↑ Schleifer, David (22 May 2009). "The NYU Strike as Case Study". Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor (14). doi:10.14288/workplace.v0i14.182202. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ↑ Riesman, Abe J. (1 February 2006). "NYU Grad Student Strike Rages On". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ↑ "College teachers back after 3-week strike". CBC News. 27 March 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Palestinian teachers end strike". Al Jazeera. 6 November 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ Myre, Greg (3 September 2006). "Palestinian Teachers Begin New School Year on Strike". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ Bonham Carter, Rachel (5 September 2006). "Six months without pay sparks teachers' strike in Gaza and West Bank – UNICEF press release". United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ "Makerere: Striking through the years". Daily Monitor. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ Bisgaard-Church, Elliana (29 October 2011). "Egyptian workers strike and occupy textile factory for better pay, representation, and conditions, 2007". Global Nonviolent Action Database. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ↑ Bisgaard-Church, Elliana (6 November 2011). "Egyptian textile workers strike for bonuses and to protest corruption, 2006". Global Nonviolent Action Database. Retrieved 29 October 2024.