In South Africa, doctors and activists worry about impact of strike on AIDS patients

AIDS patients hurt by South African strike

Nurses at 2 Duluth, Minn., hospitals reject contract offer, authorize 1-day strike

Duluth, Minn., nurses reject contract, OK strike

Minn. nurses plan to file formal notice of open-ended strike in ongoing dispute over staffing

Minn. nurses say they’ll file strike notice

Minnesota nurses to return from 1-day strike, but pressing staffing issues remain

12,000 Minn. nurses to return from 1-day walkout

12,000 Minn. nurses stage 1-day walkout as new union makes stronger push for their interests

12,000 Minnesota nurses launch 1-day walkout

New union readies for 12,000 Minn. nurses to go on strike in stronger push for their interests

Minn. nurses strike is part of new union’s push

Minn. nurses authorize strike at 14 hospitals over dispute on staffing, pensions

Minn. nurses authorize strike at 14 hospitals

CDC surveys find swine flu vaccination rates highest in New England, lowest in the South

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Lufthansa: Pilots launch 4-day strike expected to disrupt travel around the world

Lufthansa: Pilots launch 4-day strike

BERLIN — More than 4,000 pilots for Germany’s Lufthansa AG airline launched a four-day strike early Monday that is expected to cause headaches for travelers around the world.

Pilots offer to talk with Lufthansa before strike; German minister urges both to compromise

Pilots offer to talk with Lufthansa before strike

AP sources: Obama to meet with union officials about proposed tax on high-cost health plans

AP sources: Obama, unions to talk health care tax

No talks planned as Philly transit strike reaches 6th day; pension, health care issues remain

Philly transit strike in 6th day; no new talks

Syphilis soars in China; health official blames migrant workers in country’s booming economy

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Calif. nurses’ union threatens strike at 34 hospitals over swine flu exposure

Calif nurses may strike over swine flu preparation

LOS ANGELES — A California nurses’ union has threatened a one-day strike at 34 hospitals, accusing the providers of poor swine flu preparedness.

Health care workers under more pressure to get vaccinated against flu; half of them skip shots

Health workers under pressure to get flu shots

ALBANY, N.Y. — Tens of thousands of health care workers who typically avoid flu shots are under more pressure than ever to get vaccinated as hospitals and clinics prepare for a spike in swine flu cases this fall and winter.

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