A strike by some staff at Air Tahiti has prompted the cancellation of some internal French Polynesian flights. The carrier said among others the flights from Papeete to the Austral Islands had been cancelled for at least four days. A strike notice came into force at midnight after talks to resolve their grievances failed. The […]
Eurocontrol reports that the Italian air traffic controllers strike for May 14 has been postponed. New date unknown at this time https://www.public.nm.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/index.html
Huge evacuation in central London after chemical incident—an “ammonia leak from a fridge in an office block” City workers were evacuated after a ‘chemical incident’ near London’s busy Liverpool Street. People had to flee their desks while firefighters attended the scene in the capital’s financial district, on London Wall in Moorgate just before 3pm. A […]
French rail workers said they planned to hold rolling strikes every Wednesday and Thursday from next week onward, in the face of what they consider to be poor working conditions. Rail workers, backed by the powerful CGT union, are set to strike. Again. And the strikes will last two days each week, starting from Wednesday […]
The U.S. Embassy in France informs U.S. citizens that on Thursday, May 12, 2016 several national unions across a variety of sectors have called for nationwide strikes against proposed labor reforms. Employees at airports, train stations, hospitals, schools, and some government offices are expected to strike, which may cause disruption to public services and transportation. […]