41. Portuguese pig farmers forced police to bring home the bacon Saturday, releasing dozens of piglets in a central square to demand an increase in government aid. 42. Rally participants also demanded an increase in allowances to low-income families. 43. Rail workers were demanding salary increases higher than inflation, currently running at just under six percent. 44. Schoolteachers demanding wage increases also took to the streets this year in a similar rally in Buenos Aires in May. 45. Schoolteachers demanding wage increases also took to the streets in May in Buenos Aires. 46. Since early December, the protesters have staged sit-ins at unemployment offices to demand an increase in unemployment benefits, though police have systematically evicted them from the offices. 47. The Catholic Church had mediated talks between the government and the labor leaders, who were demanding pay increases to match inflation as well as wide-ranging economic reforms. 48. The association has also demanded an increase in the percentage of pool profits it receives. 49. The Beirut Port Employees Union had demanded salary increases during its negotiations with the government, but those talks ended without any resolution on a collective labor contracts. 50. The Beirut Port Employees Union had demanded salary increases. |
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