UAE construction giant faces rare labor strike
United Arab Emirates-based construction company Arabtec says it's working to resolve a rare strike by laborers seeking higher wages. Labor protests ...
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 ...

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.
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 ...

HK dockworkers accept pay offer, end 40-day strike
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.

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 ...

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 ...
Chile port workers end strikes halting exports
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.
Chile port strikes block copper, fruit exports
A series of fast-spreading port strikes in Chile are blocking exports of copper, fruit and wood pulp and keeping thousands of workers idle.

NYC fast food workers picket for higher pay
Hundreds of fast food workers and supporters protested outside New York City restaurants Thursday to demand higher wages for their low-paying jobs, ...

HK dockworkers refuse to back down in port strike
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...

Cambodia Khmer Rouge tribunal staff go on strike
Cambodian translators angry that they have gone without pay for three months stopped working at the U.N.-backed genocide trial of former Khmer Rogue ...

Port city's strikes inspire Egypt's opposition
For nearly two weeks, protesters and strikers have shut down much of Egypt's Mediterranean city of Port Said, filling up the streets with one angry ...