Bus drivers and other workers for First Leeds are to stage an indefinite strike in a worsening row over pay. Unite said 1,000 of its members would walk out from 02:00 BST next Tuesday. The union accused First of taking an “extremely aggressive” stance by sacking a branch secretary and two other workers for “legitimate […]
Cape Town – Flooding is expected as a cold front hits the Mother City, the City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management has warned. Heavy rainfall was expected in places over the Cape Metropole, Overberg and southern parts of the Cape Winelands in the afternoon, Traveller24 reported on Wednesday. More rain was expected […]
Trains and flights to be hit by national strike this weekend Nationwide strikes are set to affect travellers using Italy’s airports and railways this weekend. A string of strikes will hit Italy’s airports and railways from Friday, creating misery for travellers across the country, Rai reported. Railway workers at Italy’s national […]
Paris – Rail service from the Gare du Nord in Paris, France, was suspended until further notice on Tuesday because of a fire at an electrical transformer. From eTravel alerts. For more information: http://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/travel-information/service-information/rtti#/dep/7015400/7015400
Trains between Bulgaria and Greece are again being affected as a strike by Greek railways continues. Initially, the strike was called for July 8 to 12, leading to the cancellation of trains between Sofia and the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on July 9 and 10. On July 13, Bulgarian state railways BDZ said that the […]
Air France stewards plan to go on strike from July 27 to August 2, unions say, citing dissatisfaction with negotiations on a new work and compensation deal that is due to take effect in November. “The notice is sufficiently long to allow the management to engage in responsible talks,” the unions said on Friday. Separately, […]