Approximately 300,000 bank employees plan to stage a strike Oct. 31. The strike will disrupt banking and ATM services across Italy. Striking employees also plan to stage demonstrations outside financial institutions and government buildings. http://www.4-traders.com/INTESA-SANPAOLO-SPA-68944/news/Italy-Bank-Workers-to-Strike-Union-Says-17344235/
PORTUGAL – UK FCO TRAVEL ADVICE: Countrywide – UK citizens advised that the Post Office and transport workers have threatened to stage a series of strikes from Oct. 25 to Nov. 9. Unions representing civil servants have called for strike action on 8 November. It is not clear how or to what extent these strikes […]
October 17 – 18, 2013- General Strike Alitalia Cityliner pilots, 24 hours. ENAV (Air traffic control) 1 to 5 p.m. Milan airport staff, 24 hours General strike: includes trains, 24 hours starting at 9.01 p.m. the 17th, air travel 24 hours, local public transport 24 hours with rush hour exceptions determined locally, ferries to the […]
French civil servants will participate in industrial action on Tuesday 15th October. The DGAC (Directorate General for Civil Aviation ? France) has advised very low participation from Air Traffic controllers, so the impact to flights is expected to be minimal. Passengers are however advised to check with their airline before setting out to the Airport […]
From Rail Europe: We have been advised that there will be an SNCF strike in France on Wednesday 9 October. Strike action will begin at 20:00 on Tuesday 8 October and run through until 08:00 on Thursday 10 October 2013. The following information relates to travel between the times and dates stated only. Domestic French […]
General strike Friday, October 18, 2013 Planes, trains, maritime and local transportation personnel will be on strike. Trains for 24 hours, starting 9 pm on October 17th. Planes and local ferries for the whole day on October 18th. Local transportation for the whole day on October 18th. Ferries to Sicily and Sardinia for 24 hours […]