11.   In August, a labour dispute over pilot salaries at Thai Airways led to delayed flights between Bangkok and Singapore, prompting Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to threaten intervention.

12.   A spokesman for Ford-Werke said that Ford, like the automotive industry in general, would be hit by a full-scale labour dispute.

13.   Analysts, however, are divided on the impact of these labour disputes.

14.   At a meeting with POPCRU on Tuesday, Nelani added, Fivaz assured the union that no force will in future be used to resolve labour disputes.

15.   But Shilowa said Saturday that he was hopeful that the strike would be averted and that the labour disputes would be resolved before COSATU took such drastic action.

16.   Dealers were awaiting developments in the labour dispute at Canadian producer Cominco, where talks were due to be resumed on Wednesday.

17.   The softening of the housing market was blamed on labour disputes in the construction industry in Ontario and Quebec, the two largest provinces in terms of population.

18.   This offet the news that a labour dispute at the Weipa bauxite mines of Australian group CRA was over.

19.   Unions are hoping that the loss of output will persuade the company to back down in the labour dispute.

20.   It urged all parties to resume talks about labour disputes.