Articles tagged “strikes”

Airlines

European Summer Travel Hit by Strike-Related Disruption

The industry is jittery, but there isn't actually any strike action set for the remaining weeks of summer.

European Summer Travel Hit by Strike-Related Disruption

Airlines

Ryanair Pilots in Belgium Plan to Strike

Ryanair's pilots in Belgium are resisting a plan to give them fewer rest days. It appears as though they will take a couple of days off July 15 and 16.

Ryanair Pilots in Belgium Plan to Strike

Hotels

Los Angeles Hotel Workers Call Off Strike for Now, Demand for Change Persists

Workers’ solidarity rallies may last for days, weeks or months. But if that would diminish Los Angeles’s reputation as a major tourist destination remains to be seen.

Los Angeles Hotel Workers Call Off Strike for Now, Demand for Change Persists

Hotels

IHG Hotel Workers Launch Strike in Los Angeles Right Before July 4

When 96 percent of union members authorize a strike, you know they are feeling a lot of pain as wages haven't kept up with inflation.

IHG Hotel Workers Launch Strike in Los Angeles Right Before July 4

Airlines

Flight Cancellations Across 7 German Airports to Impact 300,000 Passengers

Wage disputes left unresolved now could spell a chaotic summer for travelers, with a 24-hour strike to ground German air travel a strong indicator of the possible disruption.

Flight Cancellations Across 7 German Airports to Impact 300,000 Passengers

News Blog

Strikes to Disrupt French Rail and Air Traffic on Tuesday

Train and air services throughout France will be disrupted on Tuesday by a nationwide strike against pension reforms, French authorities said on Sunday.   French rail operator SNCF said that it would operate only about half of its usual number of high-speed, domestic trains while one out of four trains on the Eurostar line to…

Airlines

Air Travelers to UK Warned of Delays as Passport Control Staff Strike

More than 250,000 passengers arriving at several UK airports might be delayed because of strikes by about 1,000 border security workers. But the government may send in the army to check passports.

Air Travelers to UK Warned of Delays as Passport Control Staff Strike

Ground Transport

Potential U.S. Rail Strike Prompts Call for Lawmakers to Intervene

The ongoing railroad-labor standoff poses billions of dollars in economic damages and key stakeholders called on Congress to intervene.

Potential U.S. Rail Strike Prompts Call for Lawmakers to Intervene

News Blog

Eurowings Pilots to Strike After Wage Talks Collapse

The Lufthansa Group cannot catch a break. Pilots at its budget subsidiary, Eurowings, will go on strike Thursday unless a last minute deal on wages can be reached. Pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit said Tuesday that wage negotiations had "failed" and called for a one-day strike on October 6. The move came after 10 rounds of…

Airlines

French Air Traffic Control Strike Disrupts Flights in Europe

Inflation is a contributing factor in strikes that have sewn havoc in European travel this summer.

French Air Traffic Control Strike Disrupts Flights in Europe