SAS pilots go on strike, stranding thousands of passengers
SAS pilots in Norway, Sweden and Denmark went on strike on Friday as wage talks broke down, leading the carrier to cancel around 70 percent...
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Tube strike on two lines to disrupt London travel
London commuters face disruption on Friday as drivers on two underground train lines go on strike as part of a dispute over working conditions. The...
French public sector unions call for another strike
France’s seven main public sector trade unions have called for a one-day strike next month, broadening the scope of discontent and protest President Emmanuel Macron...
Investors warn of government, union collusion to ditch power market liberalisation
By Stelios Orphanides A business group representing investors in power generation and supply warned the government not to give in to union demands to ditch...
Our View: The hypocrisy of secondary school union’s blackmail protest
IT WAS astonishing yesterday hearing the head of secondary school teaching union Oelmek, accusing the primary school teaching union Poed, of resorting to blackmail. The...
Eurostar rail workers to strike for 7 days – UK rail union RMT
Rail workers on Eurostar trains linking Britain to continental Europe via the Channel Tunnel will strike for a total of seven days in August because...
Nurses announce strike for Monday (updated)
Nurses who are members of government workers union PASYDI will stage a six-hour strike on Monday to protest the lack of staff and freeze on...
Agriculture ministry staff strike over job moves
By Annette Chrysostomou STAFF at the agriculture ministry staged a two-hour strike on Friday morning to protest against the violation of labour agreements between the...
Striking Greeks take to streets as dissent rumbles over austerity (Updated)
By Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Karagiannopoulos Striking Greeks took to the streets on Thursday to protest austerity measures, setting Alexis Tsipras’ government its biggest domestic...
Cabin crew union says Lufthansa strikes unavoidable
The head of Lufthansa’s main cabin crew union said strikes at the carrier are now “unavoidable”, after the union reviewed the latest proposals on pensions...
EAC unions back down on strikes
By Elias Hazou TRADE unions of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Thursday said they were suspending industrial action as a goodwill gesture, but...
Nicosia taxi drivers to strike (again)
TAXI drivers in Nicosia plan to strike on Wednesday amid complaints against the Transport minister, saying he is “completely out of touch with time and...
Plea for dialogue over port strike
THE “CONTINUOUS unacceptable and inexcusable” strike measures Limassol port employees are enforcing are risking a complete breakdown of the port, the Cyprus Shipping Agents said...
Cyta unions to stage protests
By Andria Kades CYTA trade unions are planning a series of actions protesting moves to privatise the telecommunications authority and other semi government organisations. “This...
EAC unions threaten new strike next week
By Andria Kades ONE of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) trade unions is threatening to strike next week demanding that the power utility be...
EAC unions call off strike
By Andria Kades UNIONS representing workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Thursday called off their planned strike action, after the government agreed...
Our View: Protests and strike only work when you’re a public servant
LEFT-WING PEO yesterday announced a ‘wave of protests’ against austerity from now until March next year with fiery words and warnings of mass mobilisations. It...
Doctors to decide on ‘unnecessary’ strike
By Constantinos Psillides STATE doctors will decide tomorrow whether they will go through with a scheduled strike on Monday, according to a statement issued by...
Air France strike crisis deepens as both sides dig in
By Gregory Blachier A bitter Air France labour dispute deepened on Monday as management pledged to press ahead with its low-cost airline ambitions and pilots...
Civil servants insist on going on strike
By Constantinos Psillides PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades made a last minute attempt last night to prevent tomorrow’s public sector employee strike by arranging to meet at...