Tahiti Strike News

[Smokey Joe]

A news story currently running in the Tahiti Press:

http://www.tahitipresse.pf/index.cfm?lang=2

Says that there is an impending general strike of 16 Unions on December 1, 2005.

Of particular interest is that the union representing the police and CUSTOMS are participating.

[Smokey Joe]

(Tahitipresse) - Union leaders ended a four-day general strike at 8 pm Saturday with the signing of a draft agreement that suspends for 2006 the key reason for the strike?the Temaru government's proposed increase in a solidarity tax on all wages.