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Lufthansa pilots on strike today

Lufthansa’s pilots are on a one-day strike today, the 13th time in two years they have walked out in long-standing disputes over wages, pensions, and outsourcing, as well as Lufthansa’s plans to register portions of its fleet in countries where wages…

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Lufthansa pilots could strike anytime

Lufthansa pilots during earlier strike in March   Lufthansa’s pilots, who already called one strike this year, in March, are now threatening to strike again over failure to reach a contract agreement. The strike has not been scheduled, and could…

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Spain facing rail strikes next month

Spain’s rail system, Renfe, is facing strikes next month by two key unions, the train drivers (SEMAF) and maintenance workers (CCOO). In both cases, contract negotiations are involved.   The engineers have called two one-day strikes and a two-day…

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Ryanair quits Denmark in fight with unions

Ryanair’s increasingly bitter fight with Danish unions over working conditions for employees at Copenhagen’s Ryanair base has now really gone south. Or, more precisely, southeast, Ryanair announced Saturday that its base in Copenhagen will close before the planned July 18th strike and move to Kaunus, Lithuania.

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France: Ferry strike on, air controllers tomorrow

A strike planned for yesterday and today by French air traffic controllers was cancelled yesterday, but the strike called for tomorrow by the other air traffic controllers’ union is still on, and expected to cause serious disruption tomorrow.

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French air controllers to strike July 2,3

July air traffic controllers’ strike could cause scenes like this…   Angry over salaries and what they believe is neglect of their industry, French air traffic controllers’ unions have announced a two-day strike for July 1 and 2.

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Paris bus and taxi services disrupted

Protests by taxi drivers over the illegal but continuing “Uberpop” service and a 3-day strike planned by city bus drivers may tie traffic in knots and leave some visitors and locals stranded.

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Day 2 of Spanish Air Control Strike: Mixed Effects

Today is the second day of a planned 4-day series of short strikes by Spain’s air traffic controllers, who are angry over punishments meted out for a strike in 2010.   Monday’s first day of the strike, which was expected to cause issues for up to…

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Lufthansa pilots on strike today

Lufthansa’s pilots are on a one-day strike today, the 13th time in two years they have walked out in long-standing disputes over wages, pensions, and outsourcing, as well as Lufthansa’s plans to register portions of its fleet in countries where wages…

Read More

Lufthansa pilots could strike anytime

Lufthansa pilots during earlier strike in March   Lufthansa’s pilots, who already called one strike this year, in March, are now threatening to strike again over failure to reach a contract agreement. The strike has not been scheduled, and could…

Read More

Spain facing rail strikes next month

Spain’s rail system, Renfe, is facing strikes next month by two key unions, the train drivers (SEMAF) and maintenance workers (CCOO). In both cases, contract negotiations are involved.   The engineers have called two one-day strikes and a two-day…

Read More

Ryanair quits Denmark in fight with unions

Ryanair’s increasingly bitter fight with Danish unions over working conditions for employees at Copenhagen’s Ryanair base has now really gone south. Or, more precisely, southeast, Ryanair announced Saturday that its base in Copenhagen will close before the planned July 18th strike and move to Kaunus, Lithuania.

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French air controllers to strike July 2,3

July air traffic controllers’ strike could cause scenes like this…   Angry over salaries and what they believe is neglect of their industry, French air traffic controllers’ unions have announced a two-day strike for July 1 and 2.

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Day 2 of Spanish Air Control Strike: Mixed Effects

Today is the second day of a planned 4-day series of short strikes by Spain’s air traffic controllers, who are angry over punishments meted out for a strike in 2010.   Monday’s first day of the strike, which was expected to cause issues for up to…

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