LABOUR disputes and stoppages are a way of life in the airline business.
The planned stoppages are a protest against Spanish government plans to sell off parts of the company.
In the late 1970s, millions of days a year were being lost through strike action but at the end of her premiership stoppages were a fraction of what they had once been.
These work stoppages are a warning to employers who assume that highly educated workers and well-paid professionals won't strike.
Opposition to paying the N.F.L. (and being repaid over the terms of their contracts) during a work stoppage is a natural sentiment to intelligent television executives.
The stoppage was a crucial emotional recalibration.
He said the work stoppage was a positive way for the community to show its anger.
Playing on the Spanish word "paro," which can mean a work stoppage or a heart attack, Mr. Castro said he wished that "the next stoppage be a heart stoppage" for those who organized the protest.
The stoppage was a bit reminiscent of Stephens's semifinal match at the Australian Open, where she waited about 10 minutes before she was about to serve at 4-5 in the second set as Victoria Azarenka took an off-court medical timeout after failing to convert match points.
