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Automobile workers don't believe taxing Chinese EVs is the solution

The protest comes as the European Commission is considering imposing heavy tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

Business

Italian car workers go on strike as pressure mounts on Stellantis

Workers in Italy's troubled automotive sector are holding a national strike for the first time in 20 years.

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Brussels airports cancel hundreds of flights as workers go on strike

Flights to and from airports Zaventem and Charleroi in Brussels will be put on hold as reportedly hundreds of security, cleaning and hospitality staff employed at the major transport hubs will strike for better wages and working conditions.

Business

Port workers from Maine to Texas go on strike risking new shortages

Port workers from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.

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Business

Boeing machinists go on strike in another setback for aircraft giant

Employees want better wages, pensions and healthcare from Boeing, the aerospace giant that has faced a number of safety scandals this year.

Travel News

Why you might see Italy's busy beach clubs shut this summer

Lidos have been passed down through generations of families for decades, but that could all change.

Culture news

Video game performers walk picket lines in protest of unregulated AI

The striking performers are protesting against what they call an unwillingness from top gaming companies to protect union voice actors and motion capture workers equally against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence.

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WATCH: Hollywood performers strike against AI

More than 300 Hollywood performers picketed Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California, protesting the unregulated use of AI in the industry.

Culture news

Hollywood video game performers head to picket line over AI crisis

Video game performers went on strike last week, concerned about the use of AI and the threat it poses to their professions. Union leaders have billed AI as an existential crisis for performers.

Culture news

Video game performers begin strike over AI concerns

A new wave of strikes has erupted in Hollywood, this time over the use of artificial intelligence in the video games industry.

Europe News

Doctors strike in Portugal for better working conditions and pay

Doctors in Portugal are among the lowest paid in the European Union and their working conditions have deteriorated over the last two decades.

Travel News

Paris airport strike planned during Olympic Games opening ceremony

Follow these tips for beating travel disruption in Paris during the Olympics.

Travel News

Paris airport workers plan to strike before the Olympics - here’s why

If the strike does go ahead, it will take place just one day before the athletes arrive for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Romania

Romanian airline Tarom's cancellations leave passengers stranded

Passengers at Henri Coandă International Airport in Bucharest faced frustration as multiple Tarom Airlines flights were cancelled due to pilots calling in sick on Monday, as the union demanded better wages.

Health news

South Korea to withdraw plan to suspend licenses of doctors on strike

South Korea said on Monday it will withdraw its earlier plan to suspend the licenses of striking doctors.

Europe News

Russia’s Krasnodar region struck by overnight drone attack

Kyiv has not yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, although Ukraine has previously struck Russian energy sites and targeted its infrastructure.

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Doctors strike for fair pay ahead of UK election

Doctors in England held their 11th strike on Thursday over pay and working conditions, disrupting hospital services ahead of the U.K. general election.

Culture news

Why are Cannes film festival workers calling for a strike?

A collective representing freelance film festival workers are calling for a strike during the Cannes Film Festival next week, to protest precarious working conditions.

Italy

Italian public broadcaster's journalists strike over censorship row

Previously, Rai journalists' union USIGRai accused Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her coalition partners of trying to turn the public broadcaster into a ''mouthpiece of the government''.

Travel News

When and why are Heathrow Airport staff striking?

Many staff members at the UK’s busiest airport will strike over changes unions say are unfair - here’s when and why it’s happening.