Read more general strike stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/29112/general-strike.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 10 Mar 2010 07:48:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49304/black-thursday-strike-staggers-france.htmlMore than a million protesters in France are taking to the streets today in the country's biggest general strike in decades, reports the Times of London. The so-called "Black Thursday" job action is bringing together public and private sector workers, along with students, who are angered by President Nicolas Sarkozy's...http://www.newser.com/story/49304/black-thursday-strike-staggers-france.htmlThu, 29 Jan 2009 05:48:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/26794/blasts-accompany-crippling-lebanon-strike.htmlExplosions and gunfire sounded throughout Beirut today as a politically charged workers' strike turned violent. A Hezbollah-led opposition party had called for a one-day general strike, ostensibly for higher wages, the BBC reports. But things soon turned ugly, with flaming barricades along major roads, and gunfire between various factions in...http://www.newser.com/story/26794/blasts-accompany-crippling-lebanon-strike.htmlWed, 07 May 2008 13:04:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24580/zimbabwe-strike-fizzles.htmlA strike Zimbabwe's opposition party called in hopes of forcing the release of election results mostly fizzled today, reports the AFP. Businesses remained open, and the heavy security presence the government prepped in anticipation was eased during the day. Said a merchant who wants the results released but opened his...http://www.newser.com/story/24580/zimbabwe-strike-fizzles.htmlTue, 15 Apr 2008 11:24:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24194/zimbabwe-opposition-calls-strike.htmlZimbabwe’s opposition party called a general strike today in response to news that Robert Mugabe will not attend a weekend summit intended to speed the release of last month’s election results, Reuters reports. Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change marshaled support for the strike, which "starts Tuesday." But police warned...http://www.newser.com/story/24194/zimbabwe-opposition-calls-strike.htmlFri, 11 Apr 2008 17:08:35 CDT