Between the hundreds of cancelled flights and hours-long delays at security, passport control and baggage reclaim, UK airports are currently a bit of a shitshow. And it could be about to get even worse: hundreds of staff at the country’s busiest airport could go on strike this summer.
British Airways’ check-in and ground staff at Heathrow airport begin voting on whether to take strike action today (June 7), with any disruption likely to hit the airport over the summer holiday period. The GMB union says that BA staff suffered a 10 percent pay cut during the pandemic, which, while being reinstated for the airline’s bosses, has not been restored to check-in and ground staff at Heathrow.
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Bad news, People: Staff at Heathrow Could Go on Strike This Summer
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8/7/20
The Netherlands: The US Center for Disease control gives travel 3 warning for visitors to the Netherlands related to Covid-19 and potential terrorist strikes
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 3 Travel Health Notice for the Netherlands due to COVID-19. and potential terrorist strikes .Improved conditions have been reported within the Netherlands.Visit the Embassy's COVID-19 page for more information on COVID-19 in the Netherlands.
Terrorism: Terrorists continue plotting possible attacks in the Netherlands. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major sporting and cultural events, educational institutions, airports, and other public areas.
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10/6/19
USA - revival of the Labour Unions in America: A wave of strikes is sweeping the US. Will the Democratic party stand with the workers
A wave of strikes is sweeping the US. Will the Democratic party stand with workers?
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5/24/16
Belgium: Tens of thousands march against Belgian austerity reforms in Brussels
ens of thousands of people took to the streets of Brussels on Tuesday, opposed to the free market policies of the centre-right government.
The austerity reforms will see cuts to public services, a real wage cut of 2% , enforced flexibility in the weekly hours worked and a reduction in pensions as well as a raising of the pension age.
“Today we have roughly a comfortable pension, but tomorrow are they going to do the same that they did to the Greek pensioners, that is cutting it by 20% and then another 20%?” said one protester.
Trade unions say the planned reforms cut into the foundations of Belgium’s welfare state.
A small number of protesters clashed with police, throwing rocks. At least one policeman and several demonstrators were injured
More demonstrations and national strikes are planned in the coming months.
Read more: Tens of thousands march against Belgian austerity reforms in Brussels | euronews, brussels bureau
The austerity reforms will see cuts to public services, a real wage cut of 2% , enforced flexibility in the weekly hours worked and a reduction in pensions as well as a raising of the pension age.
“Today we have roughly a comfortable pension, but tomorrow are they going to do the same that they did to the Greek pensioners, that is cutting it by 20% and then another 20%?” said one protester.
Trade unions say the planned reforms cut into the foundations of Belgium’s welfare state.
A small number of protesters clashed with police, throwing rocks. At least one policeman and several demonstrators were injured
More demonstrations and national strikes are planned in the coming months.
Read more: Tens of thousands march against Belgian austerity reforms in Brussels | euronews, brussels bureau
France - strikes hit fuel supplies: Here is where France is hit hardest by fuel shortages
With 2,400 petrol stations across
France either empty or running out of fuel, here's a look at which parts
of the country are the most affected.
Authorities have tried to quell all talk of any fuel shortages, but 2,400 petrol stations out of 12,000 petrol stations around the country - that's one fifth - had either run out of fuel or were running very low.
French oil giant Total said 54 percent of its stations in Brittany, 46 percent in Normandy, and 43 percent in the Pays-de-la-Loire region are totally or partially out of fuel.
In Nantes it’s proving almost impossible to find fuel. Posters announcing that pumps are empty greet motorists at almost every station. It’s a similar case in Vannes, where almost all stations are out of fuel.
Read more: Here is where France is hit hardest by fuel shortages - The Local
Key points
- 2,400 petrol stations empty or running low
- PM warns the French not to panic
- Total says 509 of its 2,200 stations empty or running low
- Read also: What can the French do if there's no fuel?
Authorities have tried to quell all talk of any fuel shortages, but 2,400 petrol stations out of 12,000 petrol stations around the country - that's one fifth - had either run out of fuel or were running very low.
And as the map below shows, it's looking extremely grim.
French oil giant Total said 54 percent of its stations in Brittany, 46 percent in Normandy, and 43 percent in the Pays-de-la-Loire region are totally or partially out of fuel.
In Nantes it’s proving almost impossible to find fuel. Posters announcing that pumps are empty greet motorists at almost every station. It’s a similar case in Vannes, where almost all stations are out of fuel.
Read more: Here is where France is hit hardest by fuel shortages - The Local
6/4/13
Turkey: Workers strike in support of Turkey protests
housands of public sector workers in Turkey are on a two-day strike in support of anti-government demonstrations.
The strike was called by The Public Workers Unions Confederation in response to "state terror implemented against mass protests across the country". It said the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had "shown once again ... enmity to democracy".
The confederation, which has an estimated 240,000 members in 11 unions, said the strike would last for two days.
Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh, reporting from the capital Ankara, said that the strike call was significant: "They are trying to send a message, that this is not just youth on the streets, this is not just about a park or individual demands - this is about something bigger."
However, she said that the success of the strike remained to be seen: "It has to be said that unions are not that strong in Turkey. This is going to be a test to show that they are able to deliver on what they say."
The workers' strike comes in the wake of four days of mass protests against the Islamic-rooted government of Erdogan. At least two people, both men, have died in the demonstrations.
The first was killed in an accident with a taxi in Istanbul. The second man died during a protest in Antakya, close to the Syrian border. The NTV television channel said Abdullah Comert, 22, was shot in the head, but authorities disputed the claim, saying he suffered a blow to the head rather than a bullet wound.
Social media was awash with reports and videos of police abuse. Turkey's Human Rights Foundation claimed more than 1,000 protesters were subjected "to ill-treatment and torture" by police.
Bulent Arinc, the deputy prime minister, on Tuesday apologised to protesters hurt in the clashes and said that he would meet some of the original organisers of a protest to save Gezi Park in Istanbul. That protest widened to anti-government demonstrations following a harsh police response.
Despite facing the biggest challenge to his rule since he came to office in 2002, Erdogan left Turkey earlier on Monday on an official visit to Morocco, where he insisted the situation in his country was "calming down".
"Demonstrators say they are preparing a warm welcome for him when he returns to Turkey."
Read more: Workers strike in support of Turkey protests - Al Jazeera English
The strike was called by The Public Workers Unions Confederation in response to "state terror implemented against mass protests across the country". It said the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had "shown once again ... enmity to democracy".
The confederation, which has an estimated 240,000 members in 11 unions, said the strike would last for two days.
Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh, reporting from the capital Ankara, said that the strike call was significant: "They are trying to send a message, that this is not just youth on the streets, this is not just about a park or individual demands - this is about something bigger."
However, she said that the success of the strike remained to be seen: "It has to be said that unions are not that strong in Turkey. This is going to be a test to show that they are able to deliver on what they say."
The workers' strike comes in the wake of four days of mass protests against the Islamic-rooted government of Erdogan. At least two people, both men, have died in the demonstrations.
The first was killed in an accident with a taxi in Istanbul. The second man died during a protest in Antakya, close to the Syrian border. The NTV television channel said Abdullah Comert, 22, was shot in the head, but authorities disputed the claim, saying he suffered a blow to the head rather than a bullet wound.
Social media was awash with reports and videos of police abuse. Turkey's Human Rights Foundation claimed more than 1,000 protesters were subjected "to ill-treatment and torture" by police.
Bulent Arinc, the deputy prime minister, on Tuesday apologised to protesters hurt in the clashes and said that he would meet some of the original organisers of a protest to save Gezi Park in Istanbul. That protest widened to anti-government demonstrations following a harsh police response.
Despite facing the biggest challenge to his rule since he came to office in 2002, Erdogan left Turkey earlier on Monday on an official visit to Morocco, where he insisted the situation in his country was "calming down".
"Demonstrators say they are preparing a warm welcome for him when he returns to Turkey."
Read more: Workers strike in support of Turkey protests - Al Jazeera English
11/30/11
Britain: Strike 1: UK civil servants cripple country
More than 2 million participants put the public sector on hold in the UK, as unions stage a massive public sector strike. It is the largest of its kind in 30 years.
A public services strike called for by the United Kingdom’s Trades Union Congress (TUC), has taken effect on Wednesday, the largest work stoppage of its kind in more than 30 years. The strike targets public schools, the health sector, UK court systems and transportation systems as well. More than 2 million workers are expected to participate, in rallies and picket lines all across the country.
At the heart of the issue are cuts to public sector pension programs asking workers to contribute 3% more of their own money into the system, raising the retirement age to the age of 66 by the year 2020 and to amend pensions to be based on the average of a career rather than the final salary. Unions are strongly against the proposed reforms which the TUC argues would make workers pay more and work longer for fewer benefits.
These changes in the pensions will mean a lot to public sector workers, public sector teacher Preeti Pancsar told RT.
For more: Strike 1: UK civil servants cripple country — RT
A public services strike called for by the United Kingdom’s Trades Union Congress (TUC), has taken effect on Wednesday, the largest work stoppage of its kind in more than 30 years. The strike targets public schools, the health sector, UK court systems and transportation systems as well. More than 2 million workers are expected to participate, in rallies and picket lines all across the country.
At the heart of the issue are cuts to public sector pension programs asking workers to contribute 3% more of their own money into the system, raising the retirement age to the age of 66 by the year 2020 and to amend pensions to be based on the average of a career rather than the final salary. Unions are strongly against the proposed reforms which the TUC argues would make workers pay more and work longer for fewer benefits.
These changes in the pensions will mean a lot to public sector workers, public sector teacher Preeti Pancsar told RT.
For more: Strike 1: UK civil servants cripple country — RT
Britain:: "Damp Squib" : David Cameron Dismisses Strikes And Brands Ed Miliband As 'Left Wing And Weak'
David Cameron has branded the public sector strikes as a "damp squib" after attacking Labour leader Ed Miliband for being "irresponsible, left wing and weak."
In a vicious war of words at PMQs he lashed out at the opposition with some commentators tweeting saying he was "trembling with rage".
According to the PM around 40% of schools are open, only 18 out of 930 job centres are closed and only a third of the civil service is on strike.
During the tense exchange the prime minister hit out at the industrial action which had led to his own press secretary volunteering to man a border at Heathrow airport.
"I don't want to see any strikes, I don't want to see schools close, I don't want to see problems at our borders", he told MPs.
Note EU-Digest: Temper, temper.....Mr. Cameron better get used to the fact that ordinary people are fed up always having to pay for the mistakes of the greedy financial industry and the Government.
For more: Damp Squib: David Cameron Dismisses Strikes And Brands Ed Miliband As 'Left Wing And Weak'
In a vicious war of words at PMQs he lashed out at the opposition with some commentators tweeting saying he was "trembling with rage".
According to the PM around 40% of schools are open, only 18 out of 930 job centres are closed and only a third of the civil service is on strike.
During the tense exchange the prime minister hit out at the industrial action which had led to his own press secretary volunteering to man a border at Heathrow airport.
"I don't want to see any strikes, I don't want to see schools close, I don't want to see problems at our borders", he told MPs.
Note EU-Digest: Temper, temper.....Mr. Cameron better get used to the fact that ordinary people are fed up always having to pay for the mistakes of the greedy financial industry and the Government.
For more: Damp Squib: David Cameron Dismisses Strikes And Brands Ed Miliband As 'Left Wing And Weak'
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