Union leaders meeting with employers over UK refinery strike

LONDON — Union leaders met with construction bosses Tuesday in an effort to resolve an acrimonious industrial dispute that has led to walkouts across the British energy sector.

Oil company Total fires British workers after unofficial strike, protests continue

LONDON — British contract workers walked off their jobs at British energy facilities Friday, part of an escalating dispute triggered by the employment of foreign workers.

Wildcat strikes spread across oil refineries and power plants in northern England

LONDON — Unofficial strikes by energy workers spread across Britain Thursday as oil refinery and power station workers protested job losses.

Bell Helicopter manufacturing workers reject 3-year contract, go on strike at Fort Worth sites

FORT WORTH, Texas — Manufacturing workers at Bell Helicopter plants in the Fort Worth area went on strike early Monday for the first time in more than two decades in part to protect 44 janitors whose work the company wants to outsource.

British postal workers to strike next week in dispute over jobs and services

LONDON — A British union says thousands of postal workers will strike next week in a dispute over jobs and services.

London subway strike ends, but disruption continues

LONDON — A two-day subway strike that delayed millions of Londoners’ journeys into work ended Thursday evening as the two sides agreed to restart talks.

London subway strike in 2nd day; Rail union ready for negotiations again

LONDON — For the second day in a row, millions of Londoners struggled to get to work and school and unlucky tourists found new ways to reach museums Thursday as a strike by subway workers shut down much of the city’s Underground network.

Millions of Londoners take to boats, taxis and bikes as subway strike causes commuter chaos

LONDON — Londoners squeezed onto overcrowded buses, boarded river boats, pedaled bikes or walked in the rain Wednesday — as thousands of subway workers went on strike and drove the capital to transportation chaos.

Londoners face huge commuter headache as subway workers go on strike

LONDON — London’s sprawling subway network started to shut down Tuesday evening as union workers walked off the job in a dispute over pay.

Safeway workers authorize strike; picket lines could form as early as Monday

DENVER — Union workers at Safeway voted to authorize a strike, with workers possibly walking off the job as early as Monday, which could affect two of Colorado’s largest grocery chains.

Atlanta airport tower briefly evacuated after lightning strike; employees are resuming work

ATLANTA — A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman says an Atlanta airport tower was briefly evacuated after a lightning strike, but workers are now heading back inside.