21.   Although inconvenienced by the strike, some Bucharesters shivering at bus stops said they sympathized with the subway workers.

22.   At Tsukiji Station in central Tokyo, subway workers and passengers sat and lay dazed and coughing on the street where they had fled.

23.   At Kasumigaseki station, two dozen subway workers observed a moment of silence for two dead colleagues.

24.   Belarussian police on Monday briefly detained several labor activists and searched their headquarters in an attempt to squelch a five-day strike of subway workers.

25.   But subway workers ignored union leaders.

26.   But subway workers said they would ignore any state mediation.

27.   Earlier Saturday, subway workers in Seoul joined in the strike, forcing trains to run late.

28.   He denied union claims that the city was failing to provide the subway workers with adequate quantities of uniforms and boots.

29.   Jittery commuters fought their way onto overcrowded trolleys and buses Thursday after subway workers in Minsk went on strike to demand back wages and a salary hike.

30.   Labor protests ease with subway workers returning to work Updates with decision to halt protests by hospital workers,