They said pressures from working long hours shifts of 10 to 12 hours are common on assembly lines, recent transfers of large groups of workers from other locations and discontent about a lack of overtime work during the approaching weeklong National Day holiday were all likely contributing factors to the violence.
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Next week, much of China will be closed for the October 1 National Day holiday.
In another blow, a deranged loner tried to slam a car into an open-topped bus carrying members of the royal family as they celebrated the Queens Day national holiday in 2009.
In a show of defiance last week, Lee promised to put Taiwan's considerable military might on display in a large-scale exercise to be held around the Oct. 10 National Day holiday.
King read the same statement when, in 1994, she asked congress to make the holiday an official national day of humanitarian service.
Sunday marks the secular national holiday on which much of this country takes the day off from being outdoors, eating healthy and watching "60 Minutes" in order to celebrate two American pastimes, violent competition and television commercials.
Thousands of Russian fans, wearing national emblems and carrying national flags to commemorate Russia Day, a national holiday, were crossing the Vistula River in an organized march when several groups confronted each other near a bridge in central Warsaw.
Day (MLK Day), a national holiday during which we honor the legacy of the civil rights leader Dr. King through a day of service and volunteering.
What is, however, sadly missing from the statement is a measure I and many others have been hoping for for the past ten years: an official declaration of September 11 as a national holiday: a day of mourning and a day to remember the principles of liberty for which we stand.
Luckily, Flavio al Velavevodetto will open for both lunch and dinner every day in August, including the national holiday of 15 August.
Beatrix stepped down on the national holiday known as Queen's Day, an opportunity for people across the Netherlands to dress up and party.
Some of them taste so sweet, it makes me want to petition the higher-ups at Sony to consider celebrating National Left-Handers Day (August 13) as part of the holiday season.
Most Asian markets were closed for the Lunar New Year holiday, while Japan was shut for National Foundation Day.
In a telling sign of how he wants Russians to imagine their past, President Vladimir Putin has introduced a new national day November 4th to replace the old communist Revolution Day holiday on November 7th.
Upward of 36 million prepackaged heart-shaped boxes will be sold this Valentine's Day, making it the most popular gift of the holiday, according to the National Confectioners Association.
In addition to the regular weekend matches, they also work on Dec. 26 Boxing Day, a national holiday and either New Year's Eve or New Year's Day, depending on the calendar.
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