Strike News

7:55 AM EST
2/8/2012 French aviation workers strike against ‘strike’ billFrench aviation workers continued their strike for a third consecutive day Wednesday, forcing carrier Air France to cancel 30 percent of its domestic flights and 40 percent of long-haul flights.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Strike, Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Air Transport, Lifestyle And Leisure, Travel And Commuting

1:32 PM EST
1/30/2012 Anti-austerity strike halts trains, disrupts flights in Belgium,A nationwide strike in Belgium greeted EU leaders meeting in a summit in Brussels on Monday as international trains were not in service and some flights at the capital’s international airport cancelled and delayed.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Strike, Economy, Business And Finance, Finance, Social Issue, Welfare

9:58 AM EST
12/29/2011 Iberia pilots stage one-day strikeSpain's Iberia airline said it expects a one-day strike by pilots to ground more than one-third of Thursday’s flights but that it was able to reseat all of the estimated 10,000 affected passengers.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Strike, Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Air Transport, Lifestyle And Leisure, Travel And Commuting

10:30 AM EST
12/19/2011 Nationwide strike paralyses life across NepalA nationwide strike called by Nepal’s main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), after its youth leader was killed in a prison brawl paralyzed the normal life across the nation on Monday.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Parties And Movements, Labor, Strike

11:25 AM EST
11/30/2011 Two million British workers walk over retirement benefitsUp to 2 million public sector workers walked off jobs in schools, hospitals and police stations across the United Kingdom on Wednesday to protest proposed pension reforms.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Labor, Strike

7:46 AM EST
11/29/2011 Britain gears up for biggest-ever strike over pension reformsIn what is being considered as Britain’s biggest industrial action in more than 30 years, more than 2 million people are joining a mass strike against pension reforms that will see schools closed, garbage uncollected and minimum attendance at hospitals.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Interior Policy, Pension And Welfare, Labor, Strike

6:53 AM EST
11/11/2011 Labor talks continue as NBA, union try to salvage a season; Owners, players’ union get back to work Thursday afternoonAfter meeting for 12 hours Wednesday into early Thursday, both NBA team owners and the players’ union resumed negotiations Thursday to salvage a season.

Source:AHN Sports Topics:Sports, Basketball, National Basketball Association, Labor, Strike

12:49 PM EDT
10/21/2011 Nine dead as violence erupts at Papua political congress, gold mineAt least nine people have been killed in two separate incidents of violence in the Papua region of Indonesia.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Labor, Strike, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror

8:42 AM EDT
10/20/2011 Patients dying as doctors' strike continuesAt least one man is dead and wards in two major public hospitals have shut, leaving many people without access to medical care in Ghana as doctors strike over a new public health pay scale.

Source:IRIN Topics:Politics, Government, National Government, Health, Medical Staff, Primary Care Physician, Labor, Strike

8:41 AM EDT
10/19/2011 48-hour Greece general strike startsTo show their disagreement with another round of austerity measures the Greek government put in place to avoid a default, Greek unions began a 48-hour strike Wednesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, National Government, Labor, Strike, Economy, Business And Finance, Transport