World news about “Strike” published by euronews.
Greek teachers call off 24 hour strike It is business as usual for secondary schools in Greece. With threats of arrests from the government should teachers not show up for work, they have had no… 16/05/2013
Dozens of flights grounded in Croatia Airlines strike Pilots and flight attendants working for Croatia Airlines have gone on strike over planned wage and job cuts. Efforts are being made to restructure the loss… 15/05/2013
South African platinum miners strike over killing South African miners have gone on strike, stopping production at the third largest platinum producing pit in the world. The action appears to stem from… 14/05/2013
Another day, another strike in Greece Greeks have become used to strikes and industrial action and Tuesday saw a fresh protest, although this time it’s not about austerity. Civil servants have… 14/05/2013
Germany’s Amazon workers reject ‘logistics’ label and demand more pay Employees of online retailer Amazon are on strike in the German town of Bad Hersfeld and the city of Leipzig. When balloted by labour union ver.di in… 14/05/2013
Spanish education strikes block cost-cutting plan – nocomment Spain’s teachers went on strike to protest against a cost-cutting education reform plan. The approval of the bill by parliament was delayed following the… 10/05/2013
Madrid health workers strike over privatisation. – nocomment Public health workers in Madrid hold the first of five strikes against government spending cuts and plans to partly privatise medical services. 08/05/2013
Strikes in Germany’s industrial sector Europe’s biggest industrial power, Germany has been hit by a series of strikes after talks between workers in metal, engineering and electronic sectors and… 02/05/2013
Workers’ struggle will revive economy, Tsipras tells Greek May Day protesters Thousands of people have marched through Athens in a May Day protest against austerity. It coincided with a 24-hour general strike in Greece. Communist… 01/05/2013
Greeks mark workers’ day with 24-hour anti-austerity strike May Day is not technically a public holiday in Greece this year, but Athens and much of the country are at a standstill as another 24-hour strike disrupts… 01/05/2013
Hunger strikers force fed at Guantanamo A hunger strike by inmates at Guantanamo Bay has been going on now for nearly three months. Around 100 of the 166 detainees are refusing food. At least… 29/04/2013
Lufthansa strike cancels thousands of flights in Germany Thousands of passengers in Germany face disruptions as Lufthansa staff walkout over a pay dispute. 1,700 flights have been cancelled, leaving only 20… 22/04/2013
Lufthansa cancels flights in pay dispute walkout Lufthansa passengers face a day of disruption due to a union walkout in an ongoing pay dispute. The German airline has cancelled the majority of its flights… 22/04/2013
Louvre Museum closes doors as guards protest over pickpockets Tourists in the French capital have been left frustrated by a strike by security staff at the Louvre. Guards at the world’s most visited museum shut its… 10/04/2013
Cypriot bank workers protest over pensions threat Bank workers in Cyprus took to the streets in protest over concerns for their pensions. Public shock at last month’s collapse of Popular Bank, the… 05/04/2013
Strike shuts down Cyprus banks again Workers at Cypriot banks took part in a strike on April 4. They are fearful for pensions – after the country’s two largest lenders were hit with huge losses… 04/04/2013
Verdi clips Lufthansa’s wings in half-day strike Go-slow in the skies over Germany this morning as Lufthansa cancels more than 670 flights after a strike by the Verdi trade union. The airports of… 21/03/2013
Airport workers’ strike causes strife in Germany Hundreds of security personnel at the Duesseldorf and Cologne airports have gone on strike once again over an ongoing wage dispute. North… 15/03/2013
Iberia workers end strikes Workers at Spanish airline Iberia have called off further strikes and accepted a deal put forward by a government-appointed independent mediator. They had… 14/03/2013
Egypt police strike for better protection against attacks Police officers in several Egyptian cities have been on strike, protesting that they are not adequately equipped to deal with the unrest that’s been sweeping… 08/03/2013
Furious Friday sees strikes all over Europe It has been a day of industrial action all over Europe. In Belgium, hundreds of steel workers blocked border crossings to and from neighbouring countries… 08/03/2013
Iberia workers protest at Madrid airport over job cuts Spanish workers at Iberia have been protesting at Madrid’s Barajas airport as part of a strike over job and pay cuts at the loss-making airline. It comes… 04/03/2013
Another austerity strike paralyses Greece Greece is in the grip of yet another national strike. Much of the country is at a standstill. The two biggest unions called the 24-hour stoppage to protest… 20/02/2013
Eurocrats strike over pay and conditions EU civil servants called a strike on Tuesday over calls to slash pay and conditions. The UK, Germany and the Netherlands, want to trim the amount spent on… 05/02/2013
EU civil servants plan strike over cuts ahead of summitThree European civil servants unions in Brussels have issued a strike notice for February 5, ahead of the European Council meeting on February 7-8, to protest… 29/01/2013
Workers strike at S.Africa’s Amplats Workers at three of Anglo American Platinum’s mines in South Africa have gone on an illegal strike. It started one day after the company said it would… 16/01/2013
Israeli air strikes continue on Gaza – nocomment Israel bombed militant targets in Gaza for a fifth straight day on November 18, launching aerial and naval attacks as its military prepared for a possible… 18/11/2012
ETUC blasts austerity abyss The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) representing workers in 23 countries called for solidarity action today, protesting against austerity plans… 14/11/2012
Air traffic disrupted in wake of European strikeSpanish and Portuguese workers are staging the first coordinated general strike across the Iberian Peninsula on Wednesday, forcing the cancellation of… 14/11/2012
Europe’s day of anti-austerity strikes kicks off in Madrid – nocomment Spain’s union leaders and members gathered at Madrid’s iconic square Puerta del Sol on Tuesday night to mark the start of a 24-hour general strike. 14/11/2012
EU staff strike over planned wages and pension cuts EU Council staff and European Commission officials went on strike on Thursday in protest at proposed salary and pension cuts. They grouped outside the… 08/11/2012
Clashes between riot police and South African miners – nocomment Hundreds of miners from the Anglo-American platinum mines in northwest South Africa, gathered at a stadium in Rustenburg on Saturday to prevent a trade union… 28/10/2012
Scuffles between police and Air France workers at Paris airport – nocomment Striking Air France workers have clashed with police inside Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris while demonstrating against job cuts. 28/10/2012
Greece at a standstill as EU leaders meetGreek workers are holding a 24-hour labour strike, aiming to show EU leaders meeting in Brussels that a new wave of wage and pension cuts will only worsen the… 18/10/2012
Indian stores fear global behemoths Smaller general stores in India are mostly family businesses which pride themselves on service. Managing them is passed from parents to offspring. They may… 20/09/2012
Forced nap in FrankfurtA passenger sleeps at the terminal of German air carrier Lufthansa at Frankfurt aiport. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 07/09/2012
South Africa: Miners in court – nocomment The families of more than 250 arrested South African mineworkers have been protesting outside the court where their case is being heard. The men were arrested… 28/08/2012
South Africa: Tension as deaths marr miners’ strike A protester licks his spear outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, northwest of Johannesburg. South African police opened fire on Thursday on thousands… 17/08/2012
Fresh attacks in South SudanA man gestures at a market under attack in an air strike by the Sudanese air force in Rubkona. On Sunday, South Sudan claimed Sudanese troops attacked… 23/04/2012
Civil servants strike in Slovenia – nocomment In Slovenia some 80,000 teachers, doctors, police officers and other public servants halted work over planned pay cuts which are intended to rein in the… 19/04/2012
Europe Weekly: strikes, flights and websites In this week’s Europe Weekly we report on the four day strike that paralysed Brussels’ transport network following the death of a worker. We also take a… 13/04/2012
Spanish protesters scuffle with policePicketers scuffle with police as they try to block the entrance of a regional government building during Spain’s general strike in Santander on March 29… 30/03/2012
Spanish cyclists join general strike – nocomment Hundreds of cyclists took to the streets of the capital Madrid to express their solidarity with the strike called by Spain’s two biggest unions. 29/03/2012
Car transporters strike hits Italian carmaker’s profits With Fiat going ahead this week with factory closures and Italy’s auto industry predicting it will ship 60,000 fewer vehicles in March, the small car… 26/03/2012
Italian labour reforms spark strike call Italy’s largest trade union has called for a general strike in protest at Prime Minister Mario Monti’s attempts to reform the jobs market. Monti has given… 21/03/2012
German public service strikes escalate German public-service workers have escalated their so-called warning strikes over pay ahead of fresh talks next week. Short-term walkouts which started in… 21/03/2012
Portugal hit by public transport strike Portuguese public transport workers began a 24 hour strike just before midnight on Wednesday. They are protesting against government efforts to downsize the… 02/02/2012
A Greek Tragedy The fate of the Greece’s second and third tier football teams hangs in the balance after the players union went on strike on Wednesday due to unpaid players… 01/02/2012
Airport security staff strike spreads in France – nocomment Striking airline security contractors demonstrated in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport on Friday (December 20) on the fifth day of a protest over pay and… 20/12/2011
Portugal stages mass strike in protest of govt spending cuts – nocomment Portuguese workers went on strike on Thursday halting public transport and factories in many parts of the country to protest against harsh austerity measures… 25/11/2011
Public transport strike hits Portuguese capital – nocomment On November 8, several public transport unions staged a partial strike in Lisbon and Oporto. Public transport workers are protesting against the new… 09/11/2011
Sex strike and gender revolution in The Source Fed up with their arduous daily task of fetching water, the women in a remote north African village decide to stage a sex strike until their husbands either… 02/11/2011
Greece: austerity and anger – nocomment Tens of thousands of Greeks line the streets outside the country’s parliament, a day after a controversial austerity bill was passed. 21/10/2011
Austerity brings out anger in Athens – nocomment A general strike in Greece on Wednesday over parliament’s vote on new austerity measures turned into running battles between protesters and police. 20/10/2011
Demo at Zambian copper mine – nocomment Hundreds of Zambian workers at a Chinese-owned copper mine have gone on strike demanding higher pay, just two weeks after a new president took office… 08/10/2011
ArcelorMittal bosses freed after Belgian protest Six bosses of steelmaker ArcelorMittal have been freed after being held against their will for 48 hours. They had been kept trapped in their offices by… 05/10/2011
Brussels rubbish collectors strike – nocomment Garbage collectors took to the streets in Brussels on Thursday, they are on strike over job security and wages. 23/09/2011
Europe’s ailing social model Javier from Spain asks: “Why are we – EU member states - witnessing the disappearance of the welfare state? Why are we losing all the benefits… 09/09/2011
Italy: strikes leave passengers stranded at airports – nocomment Many airline companies have cancelled their flights to Italy because of the general strike against the government’s austerity measures, leaving passengers… 06/09/2011
Serie A still on hold The president of the Italian football federation Giancarlo Abete met with the representatives of the clubs and players on Monday but failed to reach an… 30/08/2011
Serie A players strike back The Italian football player’s union (AIC) have followed in the footsteps of their Spanish counterparts and confirmed strike action for the first weekend of… 26/08/2011
Jesús Díaz: ‘‘Players just want clubs to honour the contracts they sign.’‘ Euronews: Spanish league fixtures will be postponed for a second week due to strike action after the players’ union and the Spanish football league failed to… 22/08/2011
Spanish footballers extend strike Spanish league fixtures will be postponed for a second week due to strike action after the player’s union and the Spanish football league failed to reach an… 22/08/2011
La Liga players move closer to strike The start of the Spanish season looks set to be delayed after talks between the Spanish football league and the Spanish players’ union (AFE) failed to avert… 17/08/2011
La Liga hit by strike action The start of the Spanish football season will be delayed by two weeks after the players’ union (AFE) announced strike action. Spanish internationals Iker… 11/08/2011
Chinese cab drivers strike in Hangzhou – nocomment Thousands of cab drivers strike in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou over rising fuel costs and low taxi fares. 04/08/2011
Civil service strike threat looms over EU EU workers in Brussels have threatened strike action in the face of possible job, wage and pension cuts. Budget talks are still ongoing but many civil… 29/06/2011
General strike in Greece – nocomment Workers across Greece walked off the job at the start of a 48-hour general strike as lawmakers debate a new round of austerity reforms designed to win the… 28/06/2011
Greek protesters mass at parliament – nocomment Protesters were met by hundreds of police officers in full riot gear outside the Greek parliament as a day of action against austerity measures began… 15/06/2011
Bangladesh strike over election procedures – nocomment Opposition parties called for a general strike to protest against the country’s present election procedures. 12/06/2011
British Airways dispute resolved British Airways cabin crews have agreed to call off a bitter dispute with the airline. That ends a row that started a 18-months ago and cost BA over 170… 12/05/2011
German trains hit by drivers strike German train drivers at private regional rail companies went on strike for 24 hours on Monday in Berlin and the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. The walkout… 28/03/2011
Fast-food restaurant workers strike in New York City in hope of better wagesHundreds of fast-food restaurant workers in New York City turned out for protests on Thursday in what organizers said would be their largest rally yet for… 05/04/2013
Portuguese transport workers to strike over budget and pay cutsStaff at Portugal’s national airline TAP will stage a strike from March 21-23 in protest over the budget, pay and job cuts. Following massive rallies in… 06/03/2013
Day 5 of Iberia strike over job cutsAs Iberia passengers face disruption caused by a fifth day of strike action, the Spanish government says the airline and unions have agreed to bring in a… 22/02/2013
Greece back on track after 24-hour stoppageNormal service has resumed in Greece, after tens of thousands took to the streets on Wednesday in a nationwide protest against austerity. The two biggest… 21/02/2013
‘British Go Home!’ say striking Iberia airline staffProtesters clashed with police at Madrid’s Barajas airport on the first day of strikes by Iberia staff. Angry that 3,807 jobs will go, ground staff and… 18/02/2013
First week-long strike hits IberiaA five-day strike has begun at Iberia, Spain’s national carrier, which merged with British Airways in 2011. Workers are angry at nearly 4,000 job losses at… 18/02/2013
Security staff strike disrupts German airportsIn Germany, a strike by security guards in an ongoing dispute over pay has disrupted travel for thousands of passengers at two of the country’s busiest… 14/02/2013
Tunisia crisis deepensTunisia is facing one of its toughest days since the 2011 revolution as the political crisis deepens. Bloody protests which rocked the country since Wednesday… 08/02/2013
Belgian civil servants strike over natural attrition cutsAround 10,000 civil servants took to the streets of Brussels on Thursday, to rally against the Belgian government’s policy of natural attrition. The measure… 07/02/2013
Greeks rally in Piraeus to support seamen’s strikeSupporters of striking ferrymen have marched through the Greek port of Piraeus, a day after the government threatened arrests and jail time if they did not… 06/02/2013
Greek cuts threaten children with special needsAmid another public sector strike in Greece there are concerns that austerity measures will deprive children with special needs. Doctors, nurses and… 31/01/2013
Athens subway workers get back to work after 9 day strikeStriking Athens subway workers have been returning to work, after the Greek government threatened them with arrest if they did not get the city moving… 25/01/2013
Riot police storm sit-in by Greek subway workersRiot police in Athens have attempted to break up a nine-day strike by underground railway workers. Officers forced their way through a metal gate shortly… 25/01/2013
Unions threaten to keep Athens at a standstillUnderground stations in the Greek capital remain deserted, as striking subway workers defy a government order to go back to work. Lawmakers have threatened… 24/01/2013
Bonn, Cologne and Dusseldorf airports hit by security staff strikeAirport staff in Germany have gone on strike to claim higher wages. Around 370 workers left their posts in Bonn and Cologne, shutting down all security… 24/01/2013
Pilots in protest over proposed EU legislationDozens of pilots in the departure lounge at Frankfurt airport staged a protest over new EU legislation which they claim could keep them on duty for more than… 22/01/2013
Army may be called in to clear Granada’s rubbishRubbish is piling up in cities in the Spanish region of Granada as as a strike by workers enters its tenth day. Officials insist there is no risk to health… 17/01/2013
Afghan NATO supplies hit by transport strikeA strike by Pakistani truck drivers who supply NATO forces in Afghanistan is heading into its second week. They are angry at new customs rules that are… 10/01/2013
Madrid misery as metro strike threatens major festivalMadrid grinds to a halt for a second day as the city’s public transport workers continue their industrial action. Cuts in salaries, despite ticket price… 05/01/2013
Madrid: Public transport strike against austerityBus and underground workers have started a two-day strike in Madrid that will affect Spain’s biggest weekend of the Christmas season. They are angry at cuts… 04/01/2013
Greek metro workers begin 2013 with a strikeGreek metro workers and train drivers have begun the new year with a 24-hour strike over wage cuts. Average public sector wages are due to be slashed by 20… 01/01/2013
Striking Greek workers hang out their dirty washingA washing line of underwear was hung out at an anti-austerity rally in the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday. “Take these as well,” spelt the message on the… 19/12/2012
Greece government given a boost but workers remain unhappyIt has become cheaper for Greece to borrow money, with bond yields falling to their lowest level since March 2011. This is good news for the country’s… 19/12/2012
Pump action shuts Italy’s forecourtsFilling stations in Italy have stopped pumping fuel in a strike that will deprive motorists of petrol and diesel until Friday morning. Station managers… 11/12/2012
German airport strike holds up passengersPassengers using several airports in Germany had their flights disrupted for a short time when security staff staged a wildcat strike over pay and… 10/12/2012
Spanish health workers protest against privatisationSpanish trade unions say 90 percent of Madrid’s medical workers have gone on strike, on the second day of a 48 hour walkout. They are protesting against… 05/12/2012
Violence over wage dispute in SAfrican wine regionA standoff between striking farm labourers in South Africa’s wine growing region and police turned violent when rocks were thrown. Police responded by firing… 05/12/2012
Slovakia teachers strike over pay and redundanciesSchools across Slovakia have been forced to shut due to a nationwide teachers’ strike. Thousands gathered in the capital Bratislava demanding a doubling of… 26/11/2012
