France: Lyon May Day Protest Turns Violent, Several Arrested

Thousands of demonstrators participated in a trade union-organized protest in Lyon on Thursday, May 1. Violence quickly broke out shortly after the start of the demonstration, leading to at least three arrests.

UK: Farmers Protest Proposed Inheritance Tax Changes, Blocking Oxford Streets

About 100 farmers with tractors took to the streets of Oxford, causing travel disruptions to protest the government's proposed changes to inheritance tax on Thursday, January 9.

US: Amazon Workers’ Strikes Continue, Demanding Better Pay And Benefits

Strikes by Amazon workers demanding better benefits, higher wages, and improved job security continued on Friday, December 20, at multiple facilities across the US.

US: Amazon Workers Strike At Multiple Facilities, Demanding Fair Labor Contract

Workers at multiple Amazon facilities across the U.S. went on strike on Thursday, December 19, less than a week to go before Christmas, for better benefits, more money, and job security.

US: Amazon Workers Strike At Multiple Facilities, Demanding Fair Labor Contract 2

Workers at multiple Amazon facilities across the U.S. went on strike on Thursday, December 19, less than a week to go before Christmas, for better benefits, more money, and job security.

US: Demonstrations At Columbia University On First Anniversary Of Oct 7 Hamas Attack

Monday, October 7, marked the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel. At Columbia University in New York City, students and faculty, including pro-Palestine and pro-Israel groups, held demonstrations, vigils, class walkouts, and prayers to mourn the lives lost in last year's attack and the war that has followed.

US: Demonstrations At Columbia University On First Anniversary Of Oct 7 Hamas Attack 2

Monday, October 7, marked the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel. At Columbia University in New York City, students and faculty, including pro-Palestine and pro-Israel groups, held demonstrations, vigils, class walkouts, and prayers to mourn the lives lost in last year's attack and the war that has followed.

Pro-Palestinian movements spread in U.S. universities

STORY: Pro-Palestinian movements spread in U.S. universities SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: May 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of protests in U.S. STORYLINE: Scores of U.S. college campuses have seen pro-Palestinian movements over the past few weeks. Students in Chicago, Illinois; Salem, Oregon; Austin, Texas; and some cities in Washington state have been organizing walkouts. Meanwhile, protests continue to rage across the U.S. as Israel launched new attacks on targets in the Gaza Strip. According to the latest tally by The Associated Press, over 2,100 people have been arrested nationwide. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C. (XHTV)

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

(230501) -- LONDON, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health workers demonstrate in central London, Britain, on May 1, 2023. Health workers in the United Kingdom (UK) staged fresh walkouts on Monday over pay and conditions, after unions rejected the government's pay offer last month. (Xinhua)

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

(230501) -- LONDON, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health workers demonstrate in central London, Britain, on May 1, 2023. Health workers in the United Kingdom (UK) staged fresh walkouts on Monday over pay and conditions, after unions rejected the government's pay offer last month. (Xinhua)

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

(230501) -- LONDON, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health workers demonstrate in central London, Britain, on May 1, 2023. Health workers in the United Kingdom (UK) staged fresh walkouts on Monday over pay and conditions, after unions rejected the government's pay offer last month. (Xinhua)

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

(230501) -- LONDON, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health workers demonstrate in central London, Britain, on May 1, 2023. Health workers in the United Kingdom (UK) staged fresh walkouts on Monday over pay and conditions, after unions rejected the government's pay offer last month. (Xinhua)

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

(230501) -- LONDON, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health workers demonstrate in central London, Britain, on May 1, 2023. Health workers in the United Kingdom (UK) staged fresh walkouts on Monday over pay and conditions, after unions rejected the government's pay offer last month. (Xinhua)

UK unions continue strikes amid ongoing pay disputes

STORY: UK unions continue strikes amid ongoing pay disputes SHOOTING TIME: FILE, Dec. 3, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Euston station on drivers' strike day (Dec. 3, 2023) 2. various of junior doctors and nurses strike over pay disputes (file, Feb. 2023) 3. various of ASLEF train drivers strike (file, April 2023) 4. various of strikes organized by unions (file, March 2023) STORYLINE: Widespread industrial action in the United Kingdom (UK) continued into December with no sign of stopping amid disputes over pay, and the walkouts have disrupted travel plans and already strained public services. Junior doctors in England will take further industrial action in late December and early January, and the six-day strike in January would be the longest in the history of the National Health Service (NHS), the British Medical Association (BMA) said on Tuesday. "After five weeks of intense talks, the government was unable to present a credi

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

(230501) -- LONDON, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health workers demonstrate in central London, Britain, on May 1, 2023. Health workers in the United Kingdom (UK) staged fresh walkouts on Monday over pay and conditions, after unions rejected the government's pay offer last month. (Xinhua)

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

(230501) -- LONDON, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health workers demonstrate in central London, Britain, on May 1, 2023. Health workers in the United Kingdom (UK) staged fresh walkouts on Monday over pay and conditions, after unions rejected the government's pay offer last month. (Xinhua)

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

(230501) -- LONDON, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health workers demonstrate in central London, Britain, on May 1, 2023. Health workers in the United Kingdom (UK) staged fresh walkouts on Monday over pay and conditions, after unions rejected the government's pay offer last month. (Xinhua)

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

(230501) -- LONDON, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health workers demonstrate in central London, Britain, on May 1, 2023. Health workers in the United Kingdom (UK) staged fresh walkouts on Monday over pay and conditions, after unions rejected the government's pay offer last month. (Xinhua)

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

BRITAIN-LONDON-HEALTH WORKERS-DEMONSTRATION

(230501) -- LONDON, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health workers demonstrate in central London, Britain, on May 1, 2023. Health workers in the United Kingdom (UK) staged fresh walkouts on Monday over pay and conditions, after unions rejected the government's pay offer last month. (Xinhua)

(1)Players' strike averted for this weekend

(1)Players' strike averted for this weekend

OSAKA, Japan - Baseball club managers and players meet at Osaka International Convention Center in Osaka's Kita Ward on Sept. 10 to discuss a merger between the Orix BlueWave and Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and planned walkouts by players. The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association decided to avert a strike set for Sept. 11 and 12 having planned to go on strike every weekend in September.

Mets' Matsui goes 1-for-4 against Braves

Mets' Matsui goes 1-for-4 against Braves

ATLANTA, United States - New York Mets shortstop Kazuo Matsui hits a single to right off Atlanta Braves pitcher Antonio Alfonseca in the sixth inning of their game at Turner Field in Atlanta on April 7. Matsui went 1-for-4 with two walkouts. The Braves won 18-10. (MLB)

Yankees' Matsui hitless against Devil Rays

Yankees' Matsui hitless against Devil Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui throws his bat after drawing a walk off Tampa Bay Devil Rays starter Paul Abbott in the sixth inning of their game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 7. Matsui was hitless with one strikeout and three walkouts. The Yankees won 3-2. (MLB)

UK's biggest rail strike in 30 years causes major disruption

STORY: UK's biggest rail strike in 30 years causes major disruption DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of train stations and railways closed 2. various of underground stations closed STORYLINE: After last-ditch talks between unions and rail operators broke down in London on Monday, the United Kingdom's (UK) National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) gave the go-ahead on Tuesday to the country's biggest rail strikes in 30 years that are expected to cause massive disruptions to rail services in England, Scotland and Wales. Only about 20 percent of passenger trains were scheduled to run after staff walked off the job at 12 midnight on Tuesday. The walkouts will continue on Thursday and Saturday this week, affecting millions of passengers. More than 40,000 RMT union members, including guards, catering staff, signalers and track maintenance workers take part in the labor action. The RMT is in a dispute with the rail operators ove

U.S. inaction on gun control fuels mass shooting tragedies: observers

STORY: U.S. inaction on gun control fuels mass shooting tragedies: observers DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: Caracas CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of people mourningpics of the schoolvarious of street view in U.S.SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Human rights activist in VenezuelaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, United States International University (USIU-Africa) in Kenya STORYLINE: A day of turmoil and grief gripped America's public schools Thursday, as thousands of students staged walkouts across the country to protest the Uvalde shooting in Texas that killed 19 elementary school children and two adults on Tuesday. Some observers say that the U.S. government's inaction on gun control has led to the recurrent gun violence in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ANTONIO GONZALEZ PLESSMAN, Human rights activist in Venezuela "Now, what is the truth behind this? The real face of the United States is that the country is the primary producer of guns

(1)Players' strike averted for this weekend

(1)Players' strike averted for this weekend

OSAKA, Japan - Baseball club managers and players meet at Osaka International Convention Center in Osaka's Kita Ward on Sept. 10 to discuss a merger between the Orix BlueWave and Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and planned walkouts by players. The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association decided to avert a strike set for Sept. 11 and 12 having planned to go on strike every weekend in September. (Kyodo)