Strikes

Strikes

• 4-month strike at PSA Peugeot Citroen plant ends

  A four-month strike at a car factory north of Paris has come to an end, although the workers say they will still fight a plan to close the plant. 

• Greek strikes halt air travel

  Flights in Greece were halted for four hours Thursday as the country's two largest labor unions staged work stoppages to protest austerity measures ... 

• Croatia Airlines goes on strike over pay cuts

  Croatia Airlines pilots and flight attendants went on strike Tuesday over planned salary cuts and layoffs that are part of efforts to restructure the ... 

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  Amazon workers in Germany stage strike

  A union representing workers at Amazon in Germany says members are striking in a push for higher wages from the online retailer. The ver.di union said ... 

• Greece uses emergency power on striking teachers

  The Greek government said Monday it will use emergency powers to prevent protesting teachers from disrupting university entrance exams this month. 

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  Greek anti-austerity strike threatens school exams

  A union representing teachers at Greek state high schools on Friday called a series of strikes to start next week over new austerity cuts, in action ... 

• Spain education sector hit by strike against cuts

  Thousands of students and teachers staged a strike across Spain on Thursday to protest government austerity measures and a planned new education ... 

• Wideroe crew strike grounds flights in Norway

  The Norwegian airline Wideroe says its cabin crew has gone on strike after labor negotiations broke down, grounding all aircraft and stranding 11,000 ... 

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  Israeli airlines end strike over EU deal

  Israel's airlines on Monday ended a two-day strike that stranded thousands of passengers after reaching an agreement with the government over the new ... 

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  Lufthansa cancels about 1,700 flights amid strike

  Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, walked off the job Monday on a one-day strike that prompted the company to cancel most of the ... 

• Lufthansa workers to strike next week

  The union representing 33,000 workers at Lufthansa AG says it will stage a short-term strike next week after the latest round of wage negotiations ... 

• German postal workers on strike

  A union says German postal workers have walked off the job in several regions and it will continue to stage small-scale warning strikes through Friday ... 

• German postal workers walk off the job

  Postal workers are on strike in Germany in a one-day walkout meant to put pressure on Deutsche Post AG for higher wages. The ver.di union said ... 

• Lufthansa strike forces flight cancelations

  Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, are staging a several-hour strike that has prompted the company to cancel hundreds of flights. 

• Lufthansa workers to strike at German airports

  A union says workers at Lufthansa, Germany's largest airline, will stage one-day strikes Thursday to increase pressure ahead of a new round of wage ... 

• Major Nigeria airline halts flights over strike

  A major Nigerian airline says it has suspended its flights after failing to reach an agreement with striking workers. Simon Tumba, a spokesman for ... 

• Germany: Strike at Duesseldorf, Cologne airports

  More than 300 flights have been cancelled at Germany's Duesseldorf and Cologne-Bonn airports after security personnel walked off the job to press wage ... 

• Unions at Spain's Iberia agree to end strike

  Unions representing most workers at Spanish airline Iberia have cancelled strikes planned for next week to protest staff layoffs. The cancellation ... 

• 172 flights canceled in Duesseldorf airport strike

  Scores of flights have been canceled at Duesseldorf airport after security personnel walked off the job in a one-day strike to press their demands for ... 

• Greek archaeological sites shut due to strike

  Archaeological sites and museums across Greece have shut down for 24 hours due to a strike by Culture Ministry employees protesting planned reforms ... 

• 50 flights canceled amid strike at Cologne airport

  Dozens of flights have been cancelled after security personnel walked off the job at Germany's Cologne airport in a wage dispute. Verdi union ... 

• UK civil servants to strike over pay, pensions

  British civil servants are planning to strike this month amid an ongoing dispute over pay, pensions and working conditions. The Public and Commercial ... 

• Spain's royal palace workers call 1st ever strike

  Workers at Spain's royal palaces will stage their first strike ever to protest austerity cutbacks. The CSI-F union said Wednesday the strikes on Mar. 

• Spain's Iberia cancels flights as strikes resume

  Spanish airline Iberia says some 1,300 flights will be canceled this week as workers begin a second round of strikes to protest the loss-making ...