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Aussie Court Ends Qantas Strike, Grounding

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:49:32 CDT

An Australian court has ended the Qantas Airways standoff that abruptly grounded the entire fleet yesterday, as tens of thousands of stranded passengers scrambled to find rides. After 14 hours of testimony, which included government arguments that forcing the airline back into operation was in Australia's best economic interests, the...

Commuters Down the Tube as Strike Hits London

Jason Farago — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:14:30 CDT

London commuters faced a trial to get to work today as a subway strike pushed millions onto buses, bikes, and boats. The 48-hour strike began last night after talks broke down with one of the Tube's unions over disciplinary measures against two train drivers. Some lines are running irregularly, however,...

Strike Cripples German Airports

Jason Farago — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:23:45 CST

Thousands of German airport workers have walked off the job on the first day of a strike, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations across Europe's largest country. Frankfurt International Airport, a key European hub, was picketed by more than 2,000 employees from baggage handlers to check-in counter workers and...

Crippling French Rail Strike Ends

Rob Wagner — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:11:00 CST

The 9-day French rail strike that left thousands of commuters stranded ended today with a whimper, reports the New York Times. All but 2% of the striking transit workers returned to work, and government and transit officials promised reimbursements for commuters inconvenienced by the unpopular action. "Commuters can take no...

End in Sight for French Strike

Nick McMaster — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:54:38 CST

The French transit strike slogged into its ninth day today, but the BBC reports that rail and union officials alike think an end is in sight to the commuter-crippling work stoppage. National rail company SNCF said two out of three TGV trains were operational today, and at least one in...

Sabotage Cripples French Trains

Jason Farago — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:53:16 CST

France's transit strike turned ugly in its second week, as widespread sabotage to the country's high-speed rail network created huge delays to already crippled services. The Financial Times reports that while the majority of railway workers are now back on the job pending negotiations, fires and damaged cables have prevented...

Sarko: 'No Surrender' to Strikers

Nick McMaster — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:50:00 CST

Nicolas Sarkozy, in his first public comments on the matter, said today he will not back down from pension reform in the face of a week-long transit strike, the AP reports. "France needs reforms to meet the challenges imposed on it by the world," he said as he called for...

Civil Servants Join French Strikes

Jason Farago — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:38:00 CST

As the transit strike in France entered its seventh day today, hundreds of thousands of civil servants staged a one-day strike of their own to protest job cuts and demand pay increases. The walkout by teachers, nurses, air-traffic controllers and others further paralyzed the nation and increased pressure on President...

Strikes Hit German Commuters

Jason Farago — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:00:44 CST

France isn't the only country suffering a railway strike this week. In Germany, millions of commuters are stranded as a dispute over pay hikes enters its third day. The strike, which began on freight services, has now expanded to commuter trains, reports the Telegraph . It's the most serious strike in...