Germany

Transport misery in Germany as rail union calls week-long strike

Rail passengers in Germany face a week of disruption following a call by GDL train drivers for a a seven-day strike. The union is in dispute with

4 May 2015

Portugal

TAP pilots strike grounds 25% of Saturday's flights in Portugal

2 May 2015

Portugal

Portugal: TAP pilots to begin 10-day strike as talks fail

Portugal’s flagship air carrier TAP looks set to be grounded for ten days from now because of a strike by pilots. Last-minute talks between the

30 April 2015

Germany

German rail strike causes major disruption nationwide

German rail union GDL has extended a 66-hour strike to passenger routes, causing hundreds of commuter and long-distance trains to be cancelled. Some

23 April 2015

France

Anti-austerity, anti-Macron Law: Thousands protest on streets of France

9 April 2015

France

France: Second day of strikes causes air-travel chaos

A second day of air traffic control strikes in France has seen hundreds more flights cancelled. Passengers have been left frustrated as French civil

9 April 2015

France

Air traffic control strike in France grounds flights

A strike by air traffic controllers in France has left scores of flights grounded. The two-day stoppage is over working conditions and plans to

8 April 2015

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Confrontation between police and protesters in Nepal

7 April 2015

Germany

Lufthansa flight disruptions may continue into Sunday

Almost half of all flights operated by Lufthansa were grounded on Saturday (March 21). Pilots at the German airline stated a fourth straight day of

21 March 2015

Germany

Dozens of long-haul flights cancelled on day two of Lufthansa pilots' strike

Thursday has brought more misery for passengers of German airline Lufthansa, as a pilots’ strike continues into its second day. After short and

19 March 2015

Germany

Lufthansa pilots stage twelfth strike in a year

Hundreds of Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt and Munich have been cancelled, stranding tens of thousands of passengers, because of another

18 March 2015

Brazil

Brazil truckers continue their strike

Lorry drivers are continuing to block roads in some Brazilian states in protest at the high cost of fuel and toll roads. The nine day-old protest

27 February 2015

Italy

Police dispute brings much of Rome to a stop

Striking police officers brought much of the Italian capital Rome to a standstill as part of protests about working conditions and cutbacks.

12 February 2015

Tunisia

Strike and protests on Tunisia-Libya border amid anger over tax

A strike has shut up shops and offices in large parts of southern Tunisia, bordering Libya. It follows clashes between police and protesters on

10 February 2015

Tunisia

Deadly protests in Tunisia amid anger over border tax

A general strike has been declared in Tunisia’s flashpoint Tataouine region on Tuesday after clashes between protesters and security forces left at

9 February 2015

Germany

Striking security staff shut down Hamburg Airport for hours

In Germany, a one-day strike by security staff forced the closure of Hamburg airport for several hours on Monday. Stuttgart and Hannover airports

9 February 2015

Turkey

Factory production hit by metal workers strike in Turkey

Production has been disrupted at more than 20 factories in Turkey because of a metal workers strike. Unions are demanding a pay rise and uniform

29 January 2015

Germany

Thousands of engineering workers go on strike in Germany

Strike action has hit factories across Germany. Thousands of engineering workers walked off the job over a wage dispute. Their union, IG Metall, is

29 January 2015

Poland

Deal struck to save Polish coal mine jobs

The Polish government has reached a deal with trade unions to keep open mines which had been slated for the axe. The stand off ended after a week of

17 January 2015

Italy

Italy launches probe after mass police "sick leave" on New Year's Eve

The Italian government has threatened disciplinary action after 83 per cent of police in Rome called in sick for work on New Year’s Eve. An inquiry

2 January 2015