61.   The workers were protesting lack of progress in negotiations for a new two-year contract with Petroleos de Venezuela, the state oil monopoly.

62.   The workers also protested planned layoffs as part of a restructuring plan for the company.

63.   The workers protested just as European Union officials met in Brussels to decide the fate of duty-free shopping.

64.   Train services between Britain and Europe were disrupted again Friday due to strikes by workers protesting over pay.

65.   Train workers have been protesting plans by the state railway to revise work schedules, including rest times, to try to save money.

66.   Trains stopped rolling throughout Croatia for half an hour on Friday, as workers protested low wages and threatened dismissals.

67.   Union leader Jose Risco said the workers are protesting a recent court ruling that reduced their collective bargaining power and weakened their demands for higher wages.

68.   Transport sectors have been plagued by sporadic strikes for months now as workers protest national and local government plans to overhaul work schedules and trim personnel.

69.   When workers protest, they are fired or questioned by the military, he said.

70.   Workers are protesting changes, including new work hours, contained in a new bill tabled by the transport undersecretary in late April.