Wide support pledged for afternoon teachers’ strike
Teachers and unions on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for afternoon state school teachers asking to be given contracts, stressing they are ready to continue their...
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Akel backs teachers over strike
Striking teachers on Tuesday received support from political parties although parents once more raised the issue of potential disruptions to their children’s education. Teachers working...
Turkish Cypriot civil servants stage strike
Civil servants in the north went on strike on Thursday over a freeze on the cost-of-living increment for four months. Hundreds of civil servants marched...
Port workers call off strike after news of layoffs, mediation to start (Update 2)
Port workers employed by DP World who began an indefinite strike on Tuesday over layoffs agreed after a labour ministry intervention to call off their...
Paphos municipality staff strike over ‘bully mayor’
Staff at the Paphos municipality went on an impromptu work stoppage on Thursday accusing mayor Phedonas Phedonos of bullying. The protest was prompted by an...
Nurses at Athalassa hospital stage two-hour strike over overcrowding
Nurses at Athalassa mental hospital were due to start an impromptu two-hour work stoppage on Friday demanding quality health care for patients and better staff...
Taxi drivers strike called off after minister’s intervention (updated)
A nationwide strike by taxi drivers on Monday was called off after the intervention of Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and a meeting between representatives of...
Radiographers to stage two-hour strike
Radiographers performing CT scans in public hospitals will go on a warning strike on Friday morning, they announced on Wednesday. The two-hour work stoppage will...
Workers on strike at casino building site
Construction workers at the “City of Dreams” casino in Limassol went on strike on Wednesday to protest the late payment of their salaries by J&P...
Islandwide taxi strike planned for Tuesday
An islandwide strike and protest by taxi drivers is planned for Tuesday, the Association of Taxi Owners and Drivers announced on Sunday. The strike will...
Airport taxi drivers suspend strike pending talks
Larnaca airport taxi drivers began an indefinite strike on Monday over the transport ministry’s decision to change the way they worked but suspended the action...
Port workers threaten strike over outstanding issues
Port workers threatened Thursday to stage a 24-hour strike at the end of the month if certain outstanding issues were not resolved. In a joint...
Nicosia bus strike continues on Thursday, Larnaca drivers back at work (updated)
Nicosia bus drivers will remain on strike on Thursday as mediation efforts by the labour ministry continue. Larnaca drivers went back to work on Wednesday....
Trouble brewing at bus company
Left-wing umbrella union Peo on Tuesday told its members who are employed by the new public transport company, whose buses started operating on July 5...
State nurses says Wednesday’s strike will go ahead
State nurses on Monday said the 24-hour strike they announced for Wednesday will go ahead. They said their employer, state health services organisation Okypy, had...
Nicosia taxi drivers to strike on Tuesday, demanding government support
Taxi drivers in Nicosia are set to go on strike on Tuesday, calling on the government to prove their support with actions. In an announcement...
Nurses set to strike next Wednesday due to delay in new hirings
Nurses in public hospitals island wide are set to strike on Wednesday over understaffing while doctors on Friday demanded further clarifications before they accept a...
Limassol urban taxis begin indefinite strike
Urban taxi drivers in Limassol on Wednesday began an indefinite strike over outstanding issues and promised more dynamic measures if their problems are not resolved....
Electricity company unions to strike
Electricity company unions said Wednesday they decided to escalate industrial action with two strikes this month over disagreements with the management. In a statement on...
Nicosia taxi drivers postpone strike
The Nicosia taxi association announced on Sunday they would postpone a scheduled four-hour strike scheduled for Monday. Set to take place between 6:30am to 10:30am,...