71.   But he cautioned against extending the strike to other sectors.

72.   Coal miners in the southern Rostov region on Thursday joined their striking colleagues in the Russian Far East, declaring a strike to press demands for back wages.

73.   Five unions representing bank workers have called for the one-day strike to pressure banks into opening talks on salaries, hiring and security.

74.   Five unions representing bank workers scheduled the one-day strike to pressure banks into starting negotiations over salaries, hiring and security.

75.   For many Canadians, the favored approach is simply to wait for the strike to end.

76.   He cautioned against extending the strike to other sectors.

77.   Groups opposed to Indian rule in Kashmir had called the three-day strike to protest a visit by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

78.   In recent months, health professionals from midwives to hospital interns have gone on strike to press for a range of demands including better pay and more personnel.

79.   Journalists unions called a three-day nationwide strike to protest a deadlock in contract talks.

80.   Legislators were expected to endorse it Thursday and order unions and employers to accept it, bringing the strike to an immediate end.