Topic: Strike

Monday to Friday Rail freight not (yet) impacted by week-long Belgian strike

The Belgian railway unions CGSP/ACOD, CSC Transcom/ACV and SLFP/VSOA have started a strike that will last until the late hours of Friday 30 January. It…
BLOCKING SHIPMENTS Italian logistics sector goes on strike against Israel

A wave of strikes aimed at breaking ties with Israel is hitting Italy today, Monday 22 September. Launched by the USB trade union, the actions…
strike or lockout? Work stoppage in Canada to have significant international impact

It is now official: a massive work stoppage for the rail freight sector will begin in Canada on Thursday 22 August. The initiative is expected…
UK strikes: England Deal, Scotland No Deal

There is a breakthrough in the more than two years of damaging strikes across the UK railway network – but not everywhere. A new pay…
Derailment makes triple Friday headache for British network

A triumvirate of deep depressions hit British railways on Friday. Commuters into London Paddington and airline travellers heading for Heathrow were grounded by a freight…
GDL sends proposal to DB to end strike and resume negotiations

After launching a seven-day strike that might paralyze the transport sector in Germany, trade union GDL drafted a proposal for Deutsche Bahn (DB). If accepted,…
Another strike starts in Germany, this time for a whole week

Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) employees affiliated with the German Train Drivers’ trade union (GDL) are about to go on strike until Monday, 29 January at 6…

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No railway strike in Germany as of yet

There will likely be no railway strikes in Germany this week. Deutsche Bahn has returned to the negotiation table. Today, Monday 5 June, it is…
Another DB offer on the table for German railway workers

Deutsche Bahn has made a new proposal to labour union EVG. The offer includes, among other things, an inflation compensation. It is now up to…
Fret SNCF: massive job and traffic losses, protesters storm EU offices

The die is cast. The French freight subsidiary of SNCF – Fret SNCF – will be restructured in order to avoid sanctions from the EU…
German strike called off, at least for Deutsche Bahn

The anticipated railway strike of Deutsche Bahn’s workers in Germany has been called off. What was supposed to be the longest strike in German history…
German rail workers strike again, and hard this time

Another round of railway strikes are to be held in Germany. Members of labour union EVG are called upon to stop working from Sunday, 14…