Prime Minister David Cameron stressed how disruptive any stoppages would be for the UK economy.
In addition, frequent work stoppages by Hyundai's unionised workers also affected the carmaker's earnings.
The NUJ vote was 61% in favour of stoppages, while backing among Bectu members was 56%.
The massive conglomerate avoids a strike, as work stoppages generally are things of the past.
The acrimony between owners and players has led to eight work stoppages since 1972.
The bulk of the work stoppages in 2010 came during a public-workers strike over higher pay demands.
Scotland's councils improved their initial 2.5% offer after two one-day stoppages on 29 August and 20 September.
Unions, who have staged a series of stoppages on the network, have agreed to further talks with management.
Due to the frequency of electrical stoppages, the mayor demanded that Chongqing Konka's steady supply be given top priority.
The number of workers involved in stoppages was easily the lowest since the BLS started keeping the data in 1947.
Unions representing ground staff and cabin crews voted to hold a six days of stoppages on 14 and 17-21 December.
He then set about dismantling the fortress mentality that had made French railways as famous for labour stoppages as for speed.
Adding to the troubles are flooding at assembly and components facilities and work stoppages due to poor access and power outages.
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The president of Ford Australia, Geoff Polites, said on Friday that any more stoppages could trigger a shift to overseas suppliers.
Two big mining firms have hardened their stance on strikers in South Africa, where illegal stoppages have spread across the country.
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The 27-year-old, whose family emigrated to Brooklyn when he was nine, is undefeated in 28 fights, with 15 stoppages to his name.
Two, four-hour work stoppages by civil aviation workers likewise forced the disruption of flight schedules into and out of the Athens airport.
Longer stoppages would be even more expensive, as more and more parts of the economy were touched by a shortage of materials.
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Even if we overcame both reasons and buried our power and communication lines, I doubt that we would escape all snow-caused work stoppages.
If a worker encounters a problem, that batch can instantly be shifted to another cell, avoiding the stoppages that plague conventional assembly lines.
The stoppages starting with the last media timeout, at the first whistle after the four-minute mark of the second half, averaged over 17 minutes.
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Just when the NHL substituted exciting action on the ice in place of brand-killing labor stoppages they have fallen on their own sword again.
German rider Marina Kohncke's time, which was affected by one of a number of stoppages, was later adjusted to relegate her below Todd into second.
Benoit said that workers have been taking part in work stoppages.
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Matt Joyce and Loney connected for two-run homers in Tampa's five-run third inning off Scott Barnes (0-1), who replaced starter Corey Kluber following the weather stoppages.
That was his sixth knock-out win in seven victories since leaving Calzaghe, under whose tutelage he won all his 12 fights but had just three stoppages.
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The Labor Department tracked 18 work stoppages through November up from 11 in all of 2010 and five the prior year. (The data cover lockouts and strikes).
Since then, the NHL has had three work stoppages, including one this season that started the season on Jan. 19 and shortened it to a 48-game sprint.
Ten years earlier, there were 364, 000 workers involved in 35 work stoppages. 25 years ago, more than one million workers were involved in 298 strikes and lockouts.
The average length of work stoppages beginning in 2002 was 21 days, and nearly three-fourths of all work stoppages lasted 30 days or less, the BLS say.
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