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Is a fast track security pass worth it? Expert tips for smooth travel

Travelling for the holidays can be stressful. Luckily, help is at hand. Euronews Travel spoke to an expert to help you prep for easy travel this holiday season.

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What trains are still running during Christmas rail strikes in the UK?

Around 20 per cent of services are still scheduled to run on Christmas strike dates.

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Watch: UK nurses union stage strike for first time in history

Up to 100,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland downed tools today in a dispute over pay.

World News

UK grapples with more industrial action as postal workers strike

Is Britain facing a winter of discontent? Thousands of postal workers in the UK were on strike on Wednesday in the third of six days of walkouts in the run-up to Christmas.

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Peru

Peru’s new president suggests moving general election forward to April

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has given in to protester’s demands and is sending Congress a bill to bring forward Peru’s general election to April 2024 amid violent clashes

USA

New York Times staff walk out in protest over failed negotiations

For the first time in over 40 years, more than a thousand New York Times employees have gone on strike for 24 hours. This comes after journalists and other workers failed to reach an agreement with the company regarding contract negotiations.

United Kingdom

Postal workers are the latest to add to the wave of strikes in the UK

In the UK it’s the Royal Mail postal workers who are the latest to go on strike as the country faces a wave of industrial action. The strikers want their pay to rise with inflation, which is now at eleven point one percent.

Culture news

New York Times goes on major strike for first time since 1978

As more and more sectors rise up against poor working conditions, this is one of the most significant actions from the cultural sector.

World News

More than half of France’s TGV trains cancelled because of strike

Workers for France’s SNCF trains are on strike, demanding better pay and working conditions.

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Argentine healthcare workers march demanding better salaries

Residents, doctors, and healthcare workers march through Buenos Aires while holding candles and lights asking for higher salaries and better working conditions.

Greece

Clashes in Greece as strikes over inflation disrupt public transport

Inflation among Eurozone countries -- including Greece -- hit a record 10.7% last month.

Europe News

Watch: Belgian workers strike over energy bills 'shock'

Inflation reached a record high of 10.7% in the eurozone in October.

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Italy airport strikes see hundreds of flights cancelled this Friday

National carrier ITA has cancelled over 200 flights ahead of Friday’s strike and easyJet says disruption is likely.

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French high school students join Paris strikes

French high school students blockade schools in Paris in support of the inter-union strike.

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French strike pits workers against government as inflation bites

Tens of thousands of French workers took to the streets across the country Tuesday, striking for pay hikes that keep up with rising inflation. The industrial action came after weeks of walkouts that hobbled oil refineries at home.

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Heathrow chaos averted as American Airlines staff reach pay deal

After 98 per cent of maintenance technicians and crew chiefs voted to strike over pay, American Airlines offered an improved pay deal.

France

Government forces striking employees back to work at Normandy refinery

Fuel shortages in France are set to continue after the CGT labour union vowed to continue industrial action and challenge the government's requisition in court.

France

France orders energy companies to resolve strikes amid fuel shortages

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced on Tuesday that ExxonMobil must ensure staff return to work at its fuel depots to ease supply shortages.

France

Strikers set for talks as some French petrol stations run dry

Many of France’s petrol stations are dealing with supply shortages amid a strike by energy workers in the country.

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Italy travel: Ryanair and Vueling staff due to strike on Saturday

Italian pilots and flight attendants will walk off the job on 1 October to protest their working conditions.