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Posted: 2/20/2013 6:58:19 AM EST
Indian commuters wait for transport beside parked taxis during the first day of a two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Sporadic violence broke out in India at the beginning of a two-day strike by labor unions protesting rising prices and government policies to open the economy. Millions of bank and factory workers stayed away from work and public transport was shut down Wednesday after India's major trade unions called the countrywide strike. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
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Posted: 2/20/2013 6:58:19 AM EST
An Indian auto-rickshaw driver stands among dozens of auto-rickshaws parked during a nationwide strike called by trade unions in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Sporadic violence has broken out in India at the beginning of a two-day strike by labor unions protesting rising prices and government policies to open the economy. Millions of bank and factory workers stayed away from work and public transport was shut down Wednesday after India's major trade unions called the countrywide strike. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Posted: 2/20/2013 6:58:19 AM EST
An Indian policeman detains a worker who tried to march towards the state legislature complex on the first day of a two day strike in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Sporadic violence has broken out in India at the beginning of a two-day strike by labor unions protesting rising prices and government policies to open the economy. Millions of bank and factory workers stayed away from work and public transport was shut down Wednesday after India's major trade unions called the countrywide strike. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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Posted: 2/20/2013 6:58:19 AM EST
People vandalize a firetruck on the first day of a two day strike in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Sporadic violence has broken out in India at the beginning of a two-day strike by labor unions protesting rising prices and government policies to open the economy. (AP Photo)
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Posted: 2/20/2013 6:58:19 AM EST
Indian workers participate in a rally on the first day of a two day strike in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Sporadic violence has broken out in India at the beginning of a two-day strike by labor unions protesting rising prices and government policies to open the economy. Millions of bank and factory workers stayed away from work and public transport was shut down Wednesday after India's major trade unions called the countrywide strike. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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Posted: 2/20/2013 6:58:19 AM EST
An Indian police officer, left, shouts as he tries to stop workers from marching towards the state legislature complex on the first day of a two day strike in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Sporadic violence has broken out in India at the beginning of a two-day strike by labor unions protesting rising prices and government policies to open the economy. Millions of bank and factory workers stayed away from work and public transport was shut down Wednesday after India's major trade unions called the countrywide strike. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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Posted: 1/25/2013 2:38:28 AM EST
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2012 file photo police and military personnel inspect sandbags laid to strengthen the dike in Woltersum, 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Amsterdam, Netherlands. While tax hikes and budget cuts have led to partisan warfare in the U.S. and widespread strikes in Southern Europe, in 2013 the Netherlands is weathering "austerity" with relative grace. Some say that's because the country is experiencing a renaissance of its famed "Polder Model," a compromise system in which a centrist government works with labor unions and employers' associations to ensure the burden of painful economic reforms are shared across society. Poldering is deeply rooted in Dutch society: Historically the population had to cooperate to maintain a costly system of windmills and dikes to prevent floods and turn marshes into dry farmland known as polders. (AP Photo/Harry Tielman, File)
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Posted: 1/25/2013 2:38:28 AM EST
FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2007 file photo a Dutch man rides his bike in front of windmills in Kinderdijk, Netherlands. While tax hikes and budget cuts have led to partisan warfare in the U.S. and widespread strikes in Southern Europe, in 2013 the Netherlands is weathering "austerity" with relative grace. Some say that's because the country is experiencing a renaissance of its famed "Polder Model," a compromise system in which a centrist government works with labor unions and employers' associations to ensure the burden of painful economic reforms are shared across society. Poldering is deeply rooted in Dutch society: Historically the population had to cooperate to maintain a costly system of windmills and dikes to prevent floods and turn marshes into dry farmland known as polders. (AP Photo/ Evert-Jan Daniels, File)
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Posted: 1/23/2013 2:58:39 PM EST
FILE - This Feb. 28, 2011 file photo shows protests continuing at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., as police and demonstrators gather on the rotunda floor where opponents to the governor's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers have been sleeping. The nation's labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday, led by losses in the public sector as cash-strapped state and local governments laid off workers and _ in some cases _ limited collective bargaining rights. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)
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Posted: 1/23/2013 11:33:27 AM EST
FILE - This Nov. 13, 2012 file photo shows AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaking to reporters outside the White House in Washington. The nation's labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday, led by losses in the public sector as cash-strapped state and local governments laid off workers and _ in some cases _ limited collective bargaining rights. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Posted: 1/10/2013 12:08:38 AM EST
A banner reading, 'Bankia for sale, ask here' is seen, as a security stands guard in front of Bankia's headquarter in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday Jan. 9, 2013. Representatives of two of Spain's biggest banks are meeting with labor unions to discuss massive layoffs, hours ahead of protests by bank workers in seven cities. Officials of Bankia, the nationalized lender which has received a bailout of euro18 billion ($24 billion) from the 17 European Union countries that use the euro, met unions Wednesday to negotiate shedding some 6,000 staff. Unions representing Bankia workers have called evening protests in Madrid and six other cities. Santander, Spain's biggest bank, was also to hold talks with unions to discuss restructuring following its absorption of sister bank Banesto. Unions fear the plan could affect some 3,000 workers. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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Posted: 12/17/2012 3:38:33 PM EST
People protest against austerity measures, including Spanish state pensions in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. The demonstrations have been called by the country's main labor unions and a wide array of social movement groups.(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Posted: 12/17/2012 3:38:30 PM EST
A man takes part during a protest against austerity measures, including Spanish state pensions in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. The demonstrations have been called by the country's main labor unions and a wide array of social movement groups.(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Posted: 12/17/2012 3:38:27 PM EST
People protest against austerity measures, including Spanish state pensions in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. The demonstrations have been called by the country's main labor unions and a wide array of social movement groups. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Posted: 11/1/2012 8:53:23 AM EST
Greek bond holders including one holding a banner reading, "1 - Greek Public Bonds- 2-Deposits at Greek banks- Who guarantees ? The state that stole us? Thousands of cheated Greek families demand their deposits - Come with us now that you have the chance then it will be too late", protest in front of Greece's central bank in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 . Greece's two main labor unions covering civil servants and the private sector have called a 48-hour strike to protest austerity measures due to be voted on next week. The strike call came as the finance minister submitted an amended 2013 budget that raised the country's debt and deficit forecasts for next year. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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Posted: 10/31/2012 1:18:32 PM EST
A pigeon sits on the shoulder of a Greek Presidential Guard as his colleagues in traditional Evzones' costumes perform ceremonial duties at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Athens, Wednesday, Oct. 31 2012. Greece's two main labor unions covering civil servants and the private sector have called a 48-hour strike to protest austerity measures due to be voted on next week. The strike call came as the finance minister submitted an amended 2013 budget that raised the country's debt and deficit forecasts for next year. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)
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Posted: 10/31/2012 11:18:28 AM EST
Journalists cast their shadows on the road during a protest, in Athens Wednesday, Oct. 31 2012. Greece's two main labor unions covering civil servants and the private sector have called a 48-hour strike to protest austerity measures due to be voted on next week. The strike call came as the finance minister submitted an amended 2013 budget that raised the country's debt and deficit forecasts for next year. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)
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Posted: 10/31/2012 11:18:28 AM EST
A Greek bond holder shouts slogans during a protest in front of Greece's central bank at the northern city of Thessaloniki Greece Wednesday, Oct. 31 2012. Greece's two main labor unions covering civil servants and the private sector have called a 48-hour strike to protest austerity measures due to be voted on next week. The strike call came as the finance minister submitted an amended 2013 budget that raised the country's debt and deficit forecasts for next year. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)
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Posted: 10/23/2012 8:23:42 PM EST
FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2011 file photo, Joe Lubbers, left, and Rick McKee display a sign in front of the Statehouse before start of Organization Day in Indianapolis. Union members rallied at the Statehouse ahead of a 2012 session that was to be dominated by "right-to-work" legislation. A unionized job once meant a secure path to a middle class life. Labor unions are still big political players. But they have seen a steady decline in membership and clout since their heyday in the 1950s. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Posted: 10/18/2012 1:58:27 PM EST
Members of the PAME Communist-affiliated union take part in a protest during a 24-hour nationwide general strike on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. Labor unions in recession-hobbled Greece are holding another general strike against a new harsh austerity program, as European leaders beset by a deep debt crisis and economic stagnation gather for a summit meeting in Brussels. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
