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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Turkey Arrests Public-Sector Unionists Under Broad Terror Law - Working In These Times

Turkey Arrests Public-Sector Unionists Under Broad Terror Law
By Stephen Franklin

ISTANBUL, Turkey—They were upfront and loud, not unusual behavior for discontented labor unions anywhere.

They had complained about the puny wage increases the Turkish government was offering its public workers. Nor did they like new education laws that they claimed hurt students and teachers. And they had voiced their views about plenty of government polices affecting not just workers.

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