1.   A national strike paralyzed postal services everywhere.

2.   In June Saibou announced plans to establish a multiparty democracy which were confirmed after a five-day national strike in November.

3.   Office staff at Gloucester Prison have joined a one-day national strike against the privatisation of jails.

4.   Firefighters have rejected a one point five per cent pay offer bringing them closer to a national strike.

5.   At an assembly near the town of Las Margaritas, hundreds of Indians called for a national strike in support of the Zapatistas.

6.   Attorney for Novacoal Australia, John West, called on the commission to direct the union to cease the national strike.

7.   Bank deposits have receded, and unions are threatening another national strike.

8.   A dispute over union negotiating rights at its Weipa bauxite mine in north Queensland led to national strikes by coal miners and waterfront workers last year.

9.   A major labor union leader last week called for national strikes unless wages are raised to compensate for the higher prices.