strikes

September is already shaping up to be a chaotic month on the social front, and business travellers will soon have to contend with several areas of turbulence. On Wednesday, three unions met to call a strike for 18 September: CGT-Cheminots, UNSA-Ferroviaire and CFDT-Cheminots. In a press release, the CFDT-Cheminots warned: "Our...

While we wait for a clearer picture of the consequences of the "Let's block everything" strike on 10 September, another date could be black in the diaries of business travellers. The Syndicat National des Contrôleurs du Trafic Aérien (SNCTA) is calling for strike action on 18 September. Strike on 18 September: the movement is gaining ground...

Strike action is fast approaching in Greece. Air traffic controllers have planned to stop work for 24 hours on Thursday 28 August, under the impetus of the Confederation of Public Employees' Unions (ADEDY). Aegean is still hoping for a break in the weather. The company is banking on "a possible cancellation by the Greek...

After a number of false starts, the resumption of flights at Air Canada seems to be a foregone conclusion. An agreement has been reached with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The Canadian airline announced on Tuesday that it "will gradually resume service today after reaching a mediated agreement with the union representing its agents...

The imbroglio continues in Canadian skies. Paralysed by strike action for a weekend, with a movement initiated on 16 August by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) - some 10,000 employees - air transport was due to resume service on Sunday, the government having chosen the hard way. Air Canada has...

Discontent had been simmering for some time at Air Canada, whose employees were displaying their demands on badges or stickers affixed to their luggage, including on departures from French airports such as Nice. At the beginning of last week, the mobilisation went up a notch after the massive vote (99.7%) in favour of strike action at the...

Turbulence ahead for Air Canada. The company is facing a strike threat. The 10,000 or so members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees voted unanimously in favour of a strike mandate (99.7%), as CUPE made official on Tuesday. As a result of this vote, the union is now entitled to file a strike...

Updated on 2 July at 8:30 pm The attempt at conciliation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) on 25 June has failed. The call for strike action on 3 and 4 July issued by the UNSA-ICNA union, the second largest among air traffic controllers, has even been joined by a...

The aim of the conciliation meeting organised by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) with UNSA-ICNA on Wednesday 25 June was to avoid a mobilisation "with serious consequences for users and those involved in air transport, at both national and European level". UNSA-ICNA is the second-largest union among air traffic controllers, but it is in the minority. It is well-established in some...

Nothing is going well at Finnair. The company, already severely weakened by a negative international environment, has now been affected for several weeks by large-scale strikes. In fact, March 27 kicked off a series of further actions by the unions. The company had to cancel more than...

Striking SNCF railway workers are keeping up the pressure. After last week's strike, which included the 8 May bridge, the CGT-Cheminots has called another strike for 4, 5 and 11 June. The rail company's main union organisation is hoping to win its case on the organisation of the strike...

The SNCF is seeking reassurance in the face of the strike planned for this week, which will culminate in the 8 May bank holiday. A strike by ticket inspectors was added this weekend to the initial call for strike action announced by the CGT and Sud Rail unions, concerning pay and the organisation of...

Although the school holiday period has been spared, a new strike is looming on the horizon for the week of 5 to 11 May, following notice given by the CGT and Sud Rail unions. The SNCF is attempting to defuse the conflict by stepping up negotiations, with this period including the highly strategic...

Just over a month ago, Greece and its air traffic in particular were paralysed by a strike. The scenario is being repeated this Wednesday 9 April. The Greek Air Traffic Controllers Association is calling off the strike for 24 hours, until midnight on Wednesday evening. Athens international airport will be at a complete standstill for the entire day...

Launched on Sunday 23 March, the strike at SNCB by staff affiliated to the independent METISP-Protect union will affect passengers for a week, as the strike continues until midnight on Sunday 30 March. 900,000 passengers will be affected every day of the week, with a significant reduction in the number of trains on the...

Verdi, the German transport union, is striking again. After two regional strikes in Cologne and Hamburg ten days ago, a new 24-hour "warning" strike by airport security staff is scheduled for Monday 10 March. It affects 13 airports in the country. Also...

Following in the footsteps of Belgium and Germany, Greece is also facing strike action on a massive scale. February 28 is already shaping up to be a black day for travel to and from Athens and the country as a whole. Athens airport (DR) The participation of the air traffic controllers' union is forcing Aegean to cancel almost all of its flights to...

The German transport union Verdi is striking again this February with its demand for a pay rise in the sector. It's almost become a classic, since it seems that every year now, the first quarter of the year equals a transport strike in the country. It began last Friday...

A chaotic start to the year for travellers in Belgium. On 13 February, a major strike forced the authorities to close the airspace, effectively paralysing all the country's airports. From this Friday evening, the rail sector will also be disrupted by social unrest, in the wake of a huge demonstration...

Travel in the Ile-de-France region will be affected on Friday 14 February by a strike on the RER. Line A will be affected, with an average of 2 out of 3 trains expected all day on the central section and the Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy and Boissy-Saint-Léger branches. As for the Cergy-Le Haut and Poissy branches,...