Topic: Italian Labor

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Crackpot & The Buzz-Kill
Episode 68 0:01 - 2:08

68: Crackpot & The Buzz-Kill

British Wildcat Strikes, Gordon Brown Labor Controversy

British workers at oil firm Total and other outfits initiated wildcat strikes in response to a contract awarded to an Italian firm. The labor dispute centers on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's 2006 promise of "British jobs for British people" while foreign laborers are brought in on floating barges. Reports also indicate riots occurred in Geneva during the same period.