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Steven. — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:18:51 +0000

Wildcat strike in Tel Aviv airport

Ed — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:53:06 +0000

The strike quickly ended as the Histadrut labor federation intervened and called to renew negotiations between workers and management officials.

Air France workers begin four-day strike

Ed — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:34:24 +0000

Two-fifths of the airline's long haul flights and half of all other services were cancelled as a result. Disruption to flights operated by partner airlines, including Brit Air and CityJet, will not be as great though the strike is thought will cost the airline 100m euros ($127m; £86.1m).

Alitalia workers wildcat

Ed — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Alitalia said a total of 124 flights were canceled among all its operations Tuesday as a result of the wildcat strike a day earlier, as well as because of a work-to-the-rules job action, which pilots have been waging. The airline predicted some 50 flights would have to be scratched on Wednesday.

General strike over prices brings Belgium to a halt

Steven. — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:36:47 +0000

High-speed international rail services in and out of the country to France, the UK, Germany and the Netherlands were cancelled and picketing disrupted the port of Antwerp.

Workers were protesting in advance of the government's 2009 budget to demand action on inflation and the rising cost of living.

Gatwick and Stansted strikes suspended

Steven. — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:38:55 +0000

Unite will hold a consultative ballot with its members at Swissport which will begin shortly. Therefore, the union will suspend industrial action at Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester airports pending the outcome of the ballot result.

Gatwick and Stansted airport workers set to strike

Ed — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:55:01 +0000

At Gatwick, 318 Swissport workers will walk out for 24 hours, halting services at some airlines and a second strike is planned for Friday 29 August.

Aircraft machinists strike in Kansas

Ed — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:30:51 +0000

The first day of their work stoppage appeared to go smoothly in what is the first machinist strike against the company since 1984. Among the strikers was Juice Bruner, 35, a second-generation machinist who has worked at the plant for 12 years. His father worked at the plant for 42 years before retiring.

Lufthansa strike ends

Ed — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:26:14 +0000

Ver.di, the main service-sector union in Germany, said the strike would end with the beginning of the early shift Saturday.

Lufthansa workers strike in Frankfurt and Hamburg

Ed — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:12:16 +0000

Baggage handlers and cabin crew walked out of their jobs in midnight after negotiations on a 10 percent pay increase over 12 months collapsed. The airline is offering a 6.7 percent increase in two stages.