Strikes

Thousands more UK civil servants to join March 15 strike

Around 33,000 more civil servants in Britain, including those working for the tax office, have voted to stage a strike on March 15 in a dispute over pay, pensions and job…

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Strikes at German regional airports ground 300-plus flights

BERLIN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - More than 300 flights at Germany's Duesseldorf and Cologne Bonn regional airports were grounded by a 24-hour strike by the Verdi trade union on Monday, the airports…

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Third wave of strikes over pension reform keeps pressure on Macron

Trade unions launched a third wave of nationwide strikes on Tuesday against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to make the French work longer before retirement, as the legislation started its bumpy…

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Britain on strike: Which workers are walking out on Feb. 1 and Feb. 6?

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is facing its biggest day of coordinated industrial action for decades on Feb. 1 as staff from sectors across the economy walk out in an effort…

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France’s nationwide strike hits power production, fuel deliveries

A nationwide strike in France against pension reform led to a drop in electricity output and stopped deliveries from TotalEnergies sites on Tuesday. French power supply has been reduced by…

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Strikes over pensions to disrupt public transport in France on Tuesday

PARIS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Labour union strikes in France over the government's planned pensions overhaul will cause heavy disruption to public transport on Tuesday, the transport minister and several public transport…

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Strikes in Britain set to intensify as teacher ballot results due

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Strikes disrupting swathes of the British economy look likely to intensify this week, with teachers ready to announce industrial action, according to the Sunday Times, and nurses…

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New British law to blunt strikes to be introduced to parliament

The British government will introduce legislation to parliament on Tuesday which would require key public services to maintain minimum safety levels during strike action by workers. Britain is experiencing a…

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Thousands of UK ambulance staff strike as public urged to avoid risks

By Paul Sandle and Farouq Suleiman LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales walked out over pay on Wednesday, increasing the strain on a state-funded health…

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Britain is ‘resolute’ on nurses’ pay, senior minister says

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is "resolute" it will not budge on nurses' pay, senior minister Oliver Dowden said on Sunday, ahead of a planned second nationwide walkout by…

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Timeline: December in Britain: A month of strikes

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Britain faces disruption from widespread industrial action this month as many workers struggling with a cost of living crisis seek pay rises that better reflect…

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Heathrow sees minimal impact from planned Border Force strikes

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Heathrow Airport said on Monday that it expected the vast majority of travellers will be unaffected by this month's planned strikes by Border Force workers. British Border Force workers plan…

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FACTBOX: Strikes, protests in Europe over cost of living and pay

Nov 25 (Reuters) - European countries face strikes and protests due to high energy prices and a wider rise in living costs. Here are details of some of the industrial…

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Factbox: Strikes, protests in Europe over cost of living and pay

(Reuters) - European countries are facing more strikes and protests due to high energy prices and mounting costs of living. Here are details of some industrial actions and demonstrations. FRANCE…

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UPDATED: Workers at two French nuclear sites preparing for weekend strike, says union

PARIS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Workers at EDF's Dampierre and Paluel nuclear sites are preparing for strikes over the weekend, a representative of France's FNME trade union on Friday. France's…

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UPDATED: France tells TotalEnergies to hike wages as fuel strikes spread

DUNKIRK, France, Oct 13 (Reuters) - France told TotalEnergies to raise wages on Thursday as the oil firm's two-week standoff with striking workers, which has sapped the country's petrol supplies,…

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Lufthansa to make pilots new offer in wage dispute as union plans strike

German airline Lufthansa said it would make an improved offer to pilots on Tuesday in a bid to stop an escalation of a wage dispute after the union said it would go…

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Factbox: UK workers’ industrial action as cost of living crisis bites

(Reuters) - Britain faces months of disruption as workers across the economy struggling with the rising cost of living resort to strike action in disputes over pay and conditions. Below…

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Photo Story: National strike against Pension reform in France

A protester wearing wearing a red worker jumpsuit and a mask similar to one in the TV series 'Money Heist' (La casa de papel) holds smoke torches during a demonstration…

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French pension reform protest movement enters fourth week

As France's national strike over pension reform enters its fourth week, trains are still cancelled and running on reduced schedules across much of the country. The government had called for…

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French strikers cut power to homes, companies

France’s warring trade unions on Wednesday defended their decision to cut power to thousands of homes, companies and even the Bank of France to force a weakened government to drop…

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France braces itself for more strikes

French workers take to the streets anew Tuesday on the 13th day of a transport strike that has exasperated commuters, hit business turnover, and threatened the holiday plans of thousands…

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Photo Story: General strike in France

Commuters and travellers crowd the platform of Gare du Nord train station during a general strike action, in Paris, France, 16 December 2019. Unions representing railway and transport workers and…

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More than 600 French doctors threaten to quit amid funding row

More than 600 French hospital doctors have threatened to resign if the government does not increase health funding, as striking medics prepare to take to the streets this week across…

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French union calls for Christmas break in transport strike

France’s CFDT union is opposed to transport strikes over the Christmas period but will call for new actions in January if the government does not drop a pension reform proposal…

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France’s transport strike to continue over holiday period

France entered its eighth day of strikes on Thursday and the industrial action shows no signs of abating - not even for the holiday season. A major labour union said…

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Public transport chaos in France as strike over pensions continues

French commuters and tourists braced for a fifth day of public transport chaos Monday as the government prepared to respond to widespread anger over pension reform that has sparked open-ended…

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French strike against pension reform enters day two

A strike that crippled public transport and closed schools across France entered a second day on Friday, with trade unions saying they planned to keep going until President Emmanuel Macron…

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Lecturers and support staff in 60 UK universities start an eight-day strike

Students across the UK face disruption as lecturers and support staff in 60 universities start an eight-day strike. Members of the University and Colleges Union (UCU) are taking action in…

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Trains, planes, Rome bus, metro to strike on Friday

Trains and planes across Italy will stop and Rome be hit by a bus, metro and trash collection strike on what has been dubbed 'Black Friday' , unions confirmed. Rome…

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Ryanair cancels few Spanish flights on first two days of September strikes

A series of planned strikes in the Spanish transportation system has prompted hundreds of cancellations by airlines Vueling and Ryanair, as well as the Renfe train network. The country’s Public…

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Ryanair cabin crew in Spain threaten 10 days of strikes in September

Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew in Spain have announced plans to hold 10 days of strikes in September unless the airline changes its plans to close several bases in the…

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170,000 passengers disrupted as SAS pilots’ strike cancels 600 flights

Scandinavian airline SAS cancelled nearly 600 flights scheduled for Sunday as a pilots' strike entered its second day, disrupting the travel plans of tens of thousands of passengers. SAS pilots…

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Spanish transport strikes set to cause chaos for Holy Week

Two aerial transport workers unions have warned they will be striking in Spain this week. The USO and UGT unions went to Spanish airports and asked around 60,000 ground crew…

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Eurostar badly effected by French customs strike

The high-speed railway service Eurostar has cancelled four trains today and stopped selling tickets until Tuesday, March 19, as a precautionary measure. The step was taken as a result…

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Disruption awaits passengers using Düsseldorf, Cologne-Bonn and Stuttgart airports

Thousands of passengers in Germany face disruption on Thursday following a strike call by security staff at three major airports, the powerful Verdi union said. The walkout is to begin…

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French Unions calls for a strike for October 9th

Unions in France on Thursday called for a strike for October 9 in protest at the “ideological policies” of French President Emmanuel Macron’s government. The CGT and FO unions as…

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