http://www.mail.com/subjects/15006-strikes.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/15006-strikes.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148580-france-hit-train-strike-airport-action.html PARIS (AP) — After two days of air traffic controller strikes, French rail workers walked off the job Thursday to protest a reorganization of the national rail and train companies. Up to 70 percent of train journeys in France were canceled on Thursday. The action began Wednesday night, affecting overnight international travel, and ends Friday morning. Com... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:23:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148580-france-hit-train-strike-airport-action.html 2013-06-13T13:23:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2146272-strike-eu-plan-disrupts-european-flights.html PARIS (AP) — A strike by air traffic controllers forced cancellations of more than 60 percent of flights around France and disrupted travel elsewhere in Europe on Wednesday, as workers protested a plan to simplify the continent's patchwork airspace. Over 2,000 flights were canceled in France as more workers joined the second day of the strike, according t... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:16:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2146272-strike-eu-plan-disrupts-european-flights.html 2013-06-12T17:16:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2144120-eu-nations-battle-air-traffic-control-plans.html PARIS (AP) — A massive battle is taking place in the skies over Europe — and airplane passengers across the continent are feeling its effects. A plan to simplify the European Union's patchwork air traffic control system and open up more air traffic duties to private enterprise has sparked strikes and job actions by controllers that began Tuesday in France... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:48:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2144120-eu-nations-battle-air-traffic-control-plans.html 2013-06-11T19:48:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141496-france-warns-mass-disruption-airport-strikes.html PARIS (AP) — France's main airports are asking airlines to cut their flight timetables in half ahead of three days of strikes by air traffic controllers that begin Tuesday in France and spread throughout Europe on Wednesday. The Airports of Paris on Monday warned of massive travel disruptions this week as air traffic controllers protest plans to centraliz... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:36:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141496-france-warns-mass-disruption-airport-strikes.html 2013-06-10T13:36:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2130912-strike-egypts-main-airport-disrupts-flights.html CAIRO (AP) — A senior aviation official says striking workers at the Cairo international airport's largest terminal are blocking airplanes on the tarmac and disrupting flights. Abdel-Aziz Fadel says the workers have occupied taxiing areas near runways, forcing passengers to board and disembark at the airport's other terminal. The strikers are demanding be... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:47:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2130912-strike-egypts-main-airport-disrupts-flights.html 2013-06-05T13:47:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2125298-union-calls-1-day-strike-amazon-germany.html BERLIN (AP) — Workers at online retailer Amazon's German operations are staging a third one-day strike over pay. Union ver.di called on staff at Amazon's distribution centers in Leipzig and Bad Hersfeld to cease work Monday in a bid for higher wages and better benefits. The union says Amazon's roughly 5,300 workers at the sites receive less than their pee... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:00:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2125298-union-calls-1-day-strike-amazon-germany.html 2013-06-03T07:00:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2118212-strike-shuts-lisbon-subway-austerity-protest.html LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A 24-hour strike by Lisbon subway staff snarled rush-hour traffic in the Portuguese capital Thursday, heralding a new spate of planned strikes against the bailed-out country's austerity policies. The Metropolitano de Lisboa carries on average a half-million passengers a day. Long queues formed for packed buses which got stuck in he... Thu, 30 May 2013 10:54:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2118212-strike-shuts-lisbon-subway-austerity-protest.html 2013-05-30T10:54:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2117268-uk-museum-staff-to-strike-cuts-to-pay-jobs.html LONDON (AP) — Workers at museums and galleries in Britain — including top tourist spots like the British Museum and the National Gallery — are going on strike. The strikes, part of a campaign by members of a national civil service union, are over government cuts to pay, pensions and jobs. London's National Gallery warned some of its galleries will be clos... Wed, 29 May 2013 20:57:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2117268-uk-museum-staff-to-strike-cuts-to-pay-jobs.html 2013-05-29T20:57:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2112260-amazon-workers-germany-stage-strike.html BERLIN (AP) — Amazon's German workers are staging a short-term strike in a push for higher wages. The ver.di union said Monday employees in Leipzig are walking off the job in a one-day warning strike. The union is pushing the online retailer to adopt wage agreements similar to those governing retail and mail-order workers, which include Christmas bonuses ... Mon, 27 May 2013 11:00:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2112260-amazon-workers-germany-stage-strike.html 2013-05-27T11:00:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097692-uae-construction-giant-faces-rare-labor-strike.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — United Arab Emirates-based construction company Arabtec says it's working to resolve a rare strike by laborers seeking higher wages. Labor protests are uncommon across the Gulf Arab states, which depend on workers mostly from South Asia for vital construction jobs. Entire teams of workers are often housed in crowded labo... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:36:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097692-uae-construction-giant-faces-rare-labor-strike.html 2013-05-20T12:36:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2092942-4-month-strike-psa-peugeot-citroen-plant-ends.html PARIS (AP) — 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. PSA Peugeot Citroen said Friday that it had signed an agreement with the CGT union to end the strike, which started in January. The CGT called the strike "suspended." Peugeot said around 130 of the ... Fri, 17 May 2013 13:07:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2092942-4-month-strike-psa-peugeot-citroen-plant-ends.html 2013-05-17T13:07:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089872-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Flights in Greece were halted for four hours Thursday as the country's two largest labor unions staged work stoppages to protest austerity measures and a government decision to cancel a teachers' strike. Flights resumed after being grounded between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. (0900-1300 GMT), when air traffic controllers joined the protest c... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:08:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089872-greek-strikes-halt-air-travel.html 2013-05-16T17:08:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2083544-croatia-airlines-strike-pay-cuts.html ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia Airlines pilots and flight attendants went on strike Tuesday over planned salary cuts and layoffs that are part of efforts to restructure the loss-making state carrier ahead of the country's European Union entry. The indefinite strike canceled some 25 international and domestic flights scheduled for Tuesday. Most of the pass... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:02:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2083544-croatia-airlines-strike-pay-cuts.html 2013-05-14T13:02:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081416-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government said Monday it will use emergency powers to prevent protesting teachers from disrupting university entrance exams this month. Civil servants' unions retaliated by calling a 24-hour strike for Tuesday. It is the third time this year that the conservative-led coalition government has used the emergency civil mobili... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:29:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081416-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html 2013-05-13T17:29:48Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070926-wideroe-crew-strike-grounds-flights-norway.html OSLO, Norway (AP) — The Norwegian airline Wideroe says its cabin crew has gone on strike after labor negotiations broke down, grounding all aircraft and stranding 11,000 passengers in Norway and northern Europe. The airline says 312 flight attendants went on strike Wednesday to get their pension program in line with Wideroe's pilots, who are able to deter... Wed, 08 May 2013 10:28:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070926-wideroe-crew-strike-grounds-flights-norway.html 2013-05-08T10:28:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2066174-hk-dockworkers-accept-pay-offer-40-day-strike.html HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong dockworkers have accepted a 9.8 percent pay increase, ending a 40-day strike that slowed traffic at one of the world's busiest ports. About 90 percent of the workers voted late Monday in favor of the offer from four middleman contractors that provide staff to a container terminal operator controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li K... Mon, 06 May 2013 16:24:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2066174-hk-dockworkers-accept-pay-offer-40-day-strike.html 2013-05-06T16:24:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036038-israeli-airlines-strike-eu-deal.html JERUSALEM (AP) — 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 "Open Skies" aviation deal with the European Union. The Finance Ministry said it agreed to address the airlines' concerns over security costs derived from deal. As a result, the airlines ann... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:21:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036038-israeli-airlines-strike-eu-deal.html 2013-04-22T17:21:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2035826-lufthansa-cancels-1700-flights-amid-strike.html BERLIN (AP) — 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 day's scheduled flights and left it complaining of "excessive" union tactics. The strike by airline technicians and service personnel across Germany started in the early hours. Lufthansa moved in... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:56:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2035826-lufthansa-cancels-1700-flights-amid-strike.html 2013-04-22T08:56:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2030450-lufthansa-workers-to-strike-week.html BERLIN (AP) — 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 ended with no new deal. Ver.di union said in a statement Friday that airports across the country, including Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and Cologne will be affected by the one-day strike... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:22:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2030450-lufthansa-workers-to-strike-week.html 2013-04-19T08:22:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2002644-chile-port-workers-strikes-halting-exports.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean port workers are returning to work after reaching a deal to end three weeks of strikes that blocked exports of copper, fruit and wood pulp. The stoppage in the world's No.1 copper producing nation began in the northern port of Angamos when workers demanded a 30-minute lunch break. Dockers in 10 other ports joined in solidari... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:07:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2002644-chile-port-workers-strikes-halting-exports.html 2013-04-06T17:07:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1998958-chile-port-strikes-block-copper-fruit-exports.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A series of fast-spreading port strikes in Chile are blocking exports of copper, fruit and wood pulp and keeping thousands of workers idle. The stoppage in the world's top copper producing nation began in the northern port of Angamos more than two weeks ago, when workers began demanding a 30-minute lunch break and a place to set up ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:04:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1998958-chile-port-strikes-block-copper-fruit-exports.html 2013-04-05T02:04:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1999380-nyc-fast-food-workers-picket-higher-pay.html NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of fast food workers and supporters protested outside New York City restaurants Thursday to demand higher wages for their low-paying jobs, including about 60 at a midtown Wendy's who chanted: "Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Minimum wage has got to go!" Linda Archer said she has worked at a nearby McDonald's for three years and makes $8 an hour... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:45:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1999380-nyc-fast-food-workers-picket-higher-pay.html 2013-04-05T01:45:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1995180-hk-dockworkers-refuse-to-port-strike.html HONG KONG (AP) — Striking Hong Kong dockworkers refused to back down Wednesday in a weeklong pay dispute that is slowing cargo shipments at the world's third busiest port. Several hundred dockworkers and supporters camped out on the road in front of a container terminal. The workers are demanding a 20 percent pay raise to make up for pay cuts in past year... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:11:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1995180-hk-dockworkers-refuse-to-port-strike.html 2013-04-03T16:11:44Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1969356-lufthansa-strike-forces-flight-cancelations.html BERLIN (AP) — Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, are staging a several-hour strike that has prompted the company to cancel hundreds of flights. The ver.di union called workers at several airports including Frankfurt and Munich out on a so-called warning strike ahead of wage negotiations. The walkouts started Thursday at 4 a.m. (0300 GMT... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:32:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1969356-lufthansa-strike-forces-flight-cancelations.html 2013-03-21T07:32:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959502-major-nigeria-airline-halts-flights-strike.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A major Nigerian airline says it has suspended its flights after failing to reach an agreement with striking workers. Simon Tumba, a spokesman for Aero Contractors Co. of Nigeria Ltd., said Saturday the strike, which started Wednesday, has halted flights "temporarily." Many foreign oil companies patronize Aero Contractors, which oper... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:07:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959502-major-nigeria-airline-halts-flights-strike.html 2013-03-16T14:07:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1951252-unions-spains-iberia-agree-to-strike.html MADRID (AP) — Unions representing most workers at Spanish airline Iberia have cancelled strikes planned for next week to protest staff layoffs. The cancellation Wednesday comes after the unions accepted a mediator's proposal that reduces the number of planned layoffs by 666 to 3,141, or some 15 percent of Iberia's workforce. The company accepted the propo... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:15:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1951252-unions-spains-iberia-agree-to-strike.html 2013-03-13T14:15:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1946136-172-flights-canceled-duesseldorf-airport-strike.html BERLIN (AP) — 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 higher pay. By midday Monday, the dpa news agency reported 172 starts and landings of 593 planned had been canceled. Some 250 workers staged the so-called warning strike, a tactic used by Germ... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:22:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1946136-172-flights-canceled-duesseldorf-airport-strike.html 2013-03-11T15:22:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1935824-uk-civil-servants-to-strike-pay-pensions.html LONDON (AP) — British civil servants are planning to strike this month amid an ongoing dispute over pay, pensions and working conditions. The Public and Commercial Services union said Wednesday that a 24-hour strike will start on March 20, the day British Treasury chief George Osborne presents his budget to lawmakers. It said the strike will coincide with... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:20:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1935824-uk-civil-servants-to-strike-pay-pensions.html 2013-03-06T16:20:05Z