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THAI union allows staff to take leave to oppose govt

(BangkokPost.com) - Thai Airways' labour union informed its 15,000 members on Friday that they are entitled to take sick leave to show their disagreement with the government's action against People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD). ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Fri, Aug 29 2008

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