Page 3 - Strikes

Flights disrupted as French air traffic controllers launch national strike

Many domestic and some international flights were cancelled in France Friday as air traffic controllers went on a national strike over pay and recruitment issues. French civil aviation authority DGAC warned that domestic traffic would be severely disrupted with many flights cancelled and other experiencing long delays. Travellers have been advised to postpone their trip if possible. Air France said it has cancelled 55% of its short- and medium-haul flights and 10% of its long-haul flights. The company could not rule out further delays and last-minute cancellations, it said in a statement. Other companies operating in France, including Ryanair, Easyjet and Volotea, have also cancelled flights. France's main union of air traffic controllers, the SNCTA, called the one-day strike to demand higher pay amid soaring inflation and demanding more staff to be hired in the coming years.

German carrier Lufthansa rushes to avert second pilots' strike over pay

German carrier Lufthansa said on Tuesday that it planned to improve its pay offer to pilots in an effort to avert a two-day strike this week that could cause significant disruption to travellers. A union representing pilots announced plans for a walkout on Wednesday and Thursday, while calling on the company to makes a serious offer in talks over pay increases. It would be the second strike in a week after pilots staged a walkout on Friday that led to hundreds of flights being cancelled. Lufthansa said it would have to decide by noon which flights to cancel in the coming days and a strike would have massive consequences for its flight plan. In a statement on Tuesday, Lufthansa's personnel chief Michael Niggemann accused the union of seeking to escalate the labour dispute. We will nevertheless do everything to achieve success with an improved offer despite the time pressure, he said. The Vereinigung Cockpit union has called for a 5.5 per cent raise for its members this year and an

British postal workers to walk out in 'summer's biggest strike' on Friday

The union said management imposed a 2 per cent pay rise on employees, yet they were classified as key workers throughout the Covid-19 pandemic

Lufthansa seek to avert strike with confidential pay talks with pilots

German flag carier Lufthansa is set to hold confidential talks with Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), the trade union representing its pilots, after striking a deal with ground staff last week

Parliament House can't be used for dharnas, strikes: RS Secretariat

Demonstrations, dharnas, fast or religious ceremonies can no longer be held in the precincts of Parliament House, a new circular by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat states

Biggest rail strike in 30 years over pay and jobs brings UK to standstill

Picket lines appeared at dawn and will be lined by some of the more than 40,000 rail workers who are due to strike on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, bringing the network to a standstill

Over 500 workers at Indian-owned Mozambique coal mine go on strike

Over 500 workers at a coal mine in Mozambique owned by a subsidiary of an Indian company have been on strike for a week, the company said in a statement

Central Secretariat Service officials warn of strike over pending demands

In a letter written to the Secretary of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the CSS officials gave an ultimatum saying that if their demands are not met, they will go on strike from May 15

Maharashtra's falling labour unrest a reflection of national trend

Strikes and lockouts are down 95% in Maharashtra since 1981

Power sector employees to go on 2-day strike in Feb against privatisation

The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Monday said that around 15 lakh power sector employees will go on nationwide strike for two days from February 23 to protest against privatisation. "National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees & Engineers (NCCOEEE) has decided to resort to two days nationwide strike along with call given by All India Trade Unions on 23rd and 24th February," an AIPEF statement said. According to the statement, the NCCOEEE has also decided that core committee leaders of NCCOEEE will meet Governor Punjab on February 1 and handover memorandum to him against privatization of Chandigarh UT Power Department. AIPEF Chairman Shailendra Dubey said that on call of NCCOEEE about 1.5 million power employees & engineers across the country will resort to two days strike on 23rd and 24th February against privatization policies of the central government. He said that main demands of power sector employees are: withdrawal of Electricity ...

Strike continues but MSRTC says more than half depots are functional

As many as 135 of 250 bus depots of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) partially functioned on Wednesday, the corporation said, as the ongoing strike of its employees continued. Over 20,000 of some 92,000 employees reported to work during the day, it claimed. The strike started on October 28 and intensified from November 9, paralyzing the state-run bus service. The employees are seeking merger of the cash-strapped corporation with the Maharashtra government for better salaries and other resultant benefits. According to the MSRTC, out of 92,266 employees, 20,130 reported to duty on Wednesday. It included 2,317 drivers and 2,223 conductors. The total of suspended employees rose to 10,030 with 120 employees suspended on Wednesday for taking part in the strike, while the number of employees who have been sacked rose to 2,026 with 14 more daily wage workers getting axed. The corporation has so far transferred 1,996 employees as disciplinary action, including 409

Trade unions to observe two-day nationwide strike on Feb 23-24

A joint platform of central trade unions has given a call for a nationwide general strike on February 23 and 24 during the Budget Session of Parliament

MSRTC employees' strike enters 40th day; bus services resume at 78 depots

Employees of the MSRTC continued their strike for the 40th day on Monday, even as the bus operations resumed in 78 out of total 250 depots across the state, officials said

MSRTC employees' strike enters 34th day; under 10% of 16,000 buses running

The strike by employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation continued for the 34th day on Tuesday

AIIMS Officers Association warns of going on strike by month-end

AIIMS may see its Officers Association going on strike by the end of this month to press for their demands, including cadre review "which has not been done for last 30 years"

Doctors of North Corporation-run hospitals call off strike for pending pay

Doctors of North Delhi Municipal Corporation-run hospitals who have been agitating for the last several days over their pending salaries called off their stir, officials said

Lufthansa scraps 1,300 flights over two-day German cabin crew strike

The 48-hour stoppage called by the UFO flight attendants' union is due to start at 2300 GMT on Wednesday and last until 2300 GMT on Friday

Strikes, closures, terrorism threatening businesses: Report

Besides, terrorism & insurgency; corruption, bribery & corporate frauds also hampered the businesses, it said