Diplomatic staff to hold 24-hour strike over appointment
Foreign Ministry diplomats will hold a full-day work strike on Wednesday over the appointment of a non-diplomat to the position of ambassador. A written statement...
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London hit by biggest Tube strike in three years
Central London shops and businesses hoping to receive a much-needed boost from Black Friday sales were hit by disruption to the tube network as drivers...
Taxi drivers protest customs checks in Nicosia
Taxi drivers held a strike on Tuesday to protest the customs department’s decision to check whether they filled their tanks with fuel from the north,...
Antiquities department staff stage one-hour stoppage
Antiquities department staff staged a one-hour work stoppage on Wednesday to protest against plans which could see the division of responsibility on cultural heritage to...
Interior ministry said taken by surprise by lifeguard strike (updated)
Τhe interior ministry said reforms to meet lifeguards’ demands have been under way since July, adding they were surprised by the latter’s decision to strike...
Union says port layoffs were an ‘act of revenge’ (Update 2)
A standoff between Limassol port workers and their employer appeared deadlocked on Thursday, after the latter turned down overtures from the labour ministry to reinstate...
New strike at Limassol port
Workers at DP World Limassol, which manages the general cargo and cruise terminals at Limassol port, went back on strike on Wednesday after the company...
Limassol port strike ends, collective agreement signed
After three days of constant discussions, the strike Limassol port came to an end on Wednesday. In the morning, the unions and port operator DP...
Our View: Sacred right to go on strike continues to be abused
The law regulating strikes in essential services has been a topic of political discussion since the Clerides presidency in the nineties, when disruptive industrial action...
Limassol port strike goes into a second day (Updated)
By Stavros Nikolaou A strike that began at Limassol port on Monday continued into Tuesday with port operator DP world saying it was trying to...
Lifeguards call off strike after minister pledges improvements (updated)
Lifeguards on Thursday called off a planned three-hour nationwide work stoppage planned for Friday. The decision to cancel the strike came after a meeting between...
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...
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...
