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On Thursday, December 11, a general strike took place. The INEM announced a halt and then backtracked. The courts did not back down. Transport services stopped. Thousands of workers wanted to work but could not — some were blocked by pickets, others faced physical impossibilities in reaching their workplaces. When the right to strike overrides the right to work, who decides? This is the theme of this week's Beyond the Headlines.

The union, which will join the strike, reminds that the notice “covers all workers, regardless of their union affiliation, the roles they perform, and their employment status.”
