Category - Europe

There is a five-hour scheduled strike on Thursday, May 26 for the Athens metro and ISAP electric railway. Workers have planned to walk off the job from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. in efforts to protest and demonstrate their discontentment with the government’s privatization laws. This is one strike in a series of many as over the previous […]

STRIKE – A French national strike will take place on May 26. 6:00 am until May 27. 6:00 am   https://www.public.nm.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/PORTAL.20.0.0.4.43/detachedViews/headline_news.html?viewId=DISPLAY_ITEM_DV&parameter_set_id=0  

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

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.  […]

Saturday, May 14, 2016 Some ENAV airport personnel will be on strike for 4 hours, from 13:00 to 17:00. Please check with your ticket office whether this will affect your flight. https://www.summerinitaly.com/planning/strike.asp