"The stoppage of work on the temple has affected morale, " says Nalanda school principal Shiv Shankar Lal Nigam.
And, as in China and India, instability, as seen in the recent, violent work stoppage of 26, 000 workers at platinum mines, could further hurt growth.
On the eve of a work stoppage, Hollywood would be wise to listen to Jeff Zucker.
Even Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has joined the fray, and recently commissioned a study assessing the possible impact of a work stoppage.
Fears of a work stoppage, like the bitter strike the company went through in 1997, re-routed some UPS customers to FedEx (nyse: FDX - news - people ).
For starters, the NFLPA filed a legal complaint with the Special Master that has been assigned to deal with labor disputes with the league over how the contracts were designed with money still flowing to the owners in the event of a work stoppage.
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Rather than using coaching and scout resources to gain an advantage in scouting or strategic development during a work stoppage many owners have already inserted lockout clause which allows for an immediate reduction in pay and even termination in the event of a prolonged work stoppage.
More recently, the ongoing work stoppage forced the cancellation of the Golden Globes, another high-profile award show.
The NBA work stoppage delayed the start of the professional basketball league's regular season by about two months, cutting the combined number of preseason and regular season games to six from 40 a year earlier.
Because it's illegal for public employee unions in New York state to strike, the 2005 work stoppage led to a range of sanctions from which the TWU is still recovering.
For Japanese automakers and parts suppliers, this has been a summer of discontent, beginning with a work stoppage on May 17 at a Honda parts factory in southern China.
Obviously, there are millions if not billions of dollars at stake, and a work stoppage can turns fans away from the game.
In September, the striking miners, who were mostly rock-drill operators, agreed to return to work after a six-week stoppage, accepting a pay rise of up to 22%.
There was none of the national rapture that occurred when the NFL ended its own work stoppage.
Though the Hollywood work stoppage ended in February, it disrupted the development and production process of home-grown scripts for the upcoming TV season.
The work stoppage was extended again to Nov.15 and on Wednesday Freeport declared force majeure on shipments of concentrates according to news reports.
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