In the turquoise waters of the Red Sea, Israeli, Emirati and Bahraini naval forces for the first time just days ago rehearsed joint security operations with a US warship.
It followed a war-game at a desert airbase just north of the Israeli port city of Eilat last month, which sent fighter planes from Israel and seven other countries roaring into the skies.
Such drills aim to send a strong warning to Iran, which has recently been holding its own large military exercises, and stress strategic alliances.
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Iran nuclear programme: Threat of Israeli strike grows - BBC News
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5/21/21
Russia: Kremlin targets workers with Moscow's iconic Metro who support jailed opposition leader
he Komsomolskaya Metro station is one of the most ornate in Moscow's transit system, which is one of the world's busiest, carrying almost seven million passengers a day. Dozens and perhaps hundreds of employees have been fired or told to resign after supporting a jailed opposition leader. (Corinne Seminoff/CBC)
The Putin government's expanding crackdown on political dissent has entangled one of Russia's most iconic and respected institutions: Moscow's famously ornate Metro system.
Over the last week, dozens — perhaps even hundreds — of train drivers, mechanics, ticket agents and other public transit workers have been hauled before management and told to either resign or be fired.
The reason appears to be that either they or a family member signed onto a website calling for President Vladimir Putin's arch-foe, Alexei Navalny, to be freed from prison.
Read more at: Kremlin targets workers with Moscow's iconic Metro who support jailed opposition leader | CBC News
The Putin government's expanding crackdown on political dissent has entangled one of Russia's most iconic and respected institutions: Moscow's famously ornate Metro system.
Over the last week, dozens — perhaps even hundreds — of train drivers, mechanics, ticket agents and other public transit workers have been hauled before management and told to either resign or be fired.
The reason appears to be that either they or a family member signed onto a website calling for President Vladimir Putin's arch-foe, Alexei Navalny, to be freed from prison.
Read more at: Kremlin targets workers with Moscow's iconic Metro who support jailed opposition leader | CBC News
12/6/19
EU: France pension reform strikes: Transport chaos on day 2
People took to the streets in France for a second day of nationwide general strikes. Protests over Macron's pension proposals turned violent on Thursday with people starting fires and clashing with police.
Read more at:
https://www.dw.com/en/france-pension-reform-strikes-transport-chaos-on-day-2/a-51551486
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https://www.dw.com/en/france-pension-reform-strikes-transport-chaos-on-day-2/a-51551486
11/21/19
The Netherlands - Hospital Personnel Strike: Hospitals nationwide only treating emergencies as healthcare workers strike
General hospitals throughout the Netherlands are running on so-called Sunday service today as hospital workers strike for better employment conditions. Only emergency care will still be provided. According to the trade unions, around 75 percent of all general hospital employees will strike at 119 locations. The university hospitals are not participating in this strike.
Read more at;
https://nltimes.nl/2019/11/20/hospitals-nationwide-treating-emergencies-healthcare-workers-strike
Read more at;
https://nltimes.nl/2019/11/20/hospitals-nationwide-treating-emergencies-healthcare-workers-strike
9/29/19
The Netherlands: Teachers to strike over educator shortages and increased Government budget for education - school closures expected - by Janene Pieters
Teachers in primary- and secondary education announced another
national strike. If the government does not respond to their demand to
allocate 423.5 million euros extra to education, they will strike on
Wednesday, November 6th, NOS reports.
According to the education unions, the government has made it clear that it does not want to invest in education. And that while classes are sent home every day because there are not enough teachers. On Thursday, an Amsterdam primary school announced that it has to close due to the teacher shortage.
"The children suffer if they do not get the attention they deserve", Liesbeth Verheggen of education union AOb said to the broadcaster. Jan de Vries of CNV added: "The level of students' knowledge is under pressure. This affects our entire society."
The trade unions and employers submitted the joint demand of 423.5 million euros to the government in July. According to the education sector, this amount will be needed next year to increase salary, reduce workload, and deal with the teacher shortage.
During the budget debate last week, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that he is prepared to set aside an extra once-off amount to combat the teacher shortage in primary schools. But he did not mention any amounts, and he attached the condition that employers and employees in primary education must first conclude a collective bargaining agreement.
The unions gave the government an ultimatum to meet their demands by October 20th. If their demands are not met, primary- and secondary school teachers will strike on November 6th.
Teachers in the Netherlands also held a nationwide strike in March, also for higher salaries and lower workloads. Lecturers in higher education also participated in that strike.
Note EU-Digest: School teachers in the Netherlands might strike again, Wednesday, November 6th, if their demands are not met for an increase in the Governement budget for education. The obvious question is; when will governments, who make their citizens pay for education and healthcare understand, that "free education and healthcare are a right, not a privilege", and that they must include these funds, to cover those essential services in their annual budgets?
Read more: Teachers to strike over educator shortages, school closures | NL Times
According to the education unions, the government has made it clear that it does not want to invest in education. And that while classes are sent home every day because there are not enough teachers. On Thursday, an Amsterdam primary school announced that it has to close due to the teacher shortage.
"The children suffer if they do not get the attention they deserve", Liesbeth Verheggen of education union AOb said to the broadcaster. Jan de Vries of CNV added: "The level of students' knowledge is under pressure. This affects our entire society."
The trade unions and employers submitted the joint demand of 423.5 million euros to the government in July. According to the education sector, this amount will be needed next year to increase salary, reduce workload, and deal with the teacher shortage.
During the budget debate last week, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that he is prepared to set aside an extra once-off amount to combat the teacher shortage in primary schools. But he did not mention any amounts, and he attached the condition that employers and employees in primary education must first conclude a collective bargaining agreement.
The unions gave the government an ultimatum to meet their demands by October 20th. If their demands are not met, primary- and secondary school teachers will strike on November 6th.
Teachers in the Netherlands also held a nationwide strike in March, also for higher salaries and lower workloads. Lecturers in higher education also participated in that strike.
Note EU-Digest: School teachers in the Netherlands might strike again, Wednesday, November 6th, if their demands are not met for an increase in the Governement budget for education. The obvious question is; when will governments, who make their citizens pay for education and healthcare understand, that "free education and healthcare are a right, not a privilege", and that they must include these funds, to cover those essential services in their annual budgets?
Read more: Teachers to strike over educator shortages, school closures | NL Times
8/9/18
Airline Industry: Ryanair: Dutch court rejects Ryanair attem0pt to prevent pilots' strike
A Dutch court on Thursday rejected a case from Ryanair <RYA.I>
seeking to block pilots in the Netherlands from joining a wider European
strike scheduled for Friday at the airline to protest slow progress in
negotiating a collective labour agreement.
The Dutch Airline Pilots Association has said at least 11 flights stand to be affected by the strike in the Netherlands.
Read more: Dutch court rejects Ryanair attempt to prevent pilots' strike | Euronews
The Dutch Airline Pilots Association has said at least 11 flights stand to be affected by the strike in the Netherlands.
Read more: Dutch court rejects Ryanair attempt to prevent pilots' strike | Euronews
3/8/18
Spain: International Women's Day: 'Millions' join Spain strike
Women workers in Spain are marking
International Women's Day with an unprecedented strike targeting gender
inequality and sexual discrimination.
Hundreds of thousands of women have joined street protests across Spain, shouting "if we stop, the world stops".
Events marking the day are being held in dozens of other nations.
Read more" International Women's Day: 'Millions' join Spain strike - BBC News
1/5/18
The Netherlands: Public transit strike shuts down many routes around Netherlands yesterday-by Zack Newmark
Public transportation in the Netherlands was seriously disrupted
Thursday morning after regional transit workers walked off the job at 4
a.m. in a one-day strike.
The labour action is meant to call attention to what the workers have called unreasonable work pressure, and a pay raise that is capped 40 percent lower than what the bus drivers and train conductors wanted.
Read more: - by Zack NewmarkPublic transit strike shuts down many routes around Netherlands Times
The labour action is meant to call attention to what the workers have called unreasonable work pressure, and a pay raise that is capped 40 percent lower than what the bus drivers and train conductors wanted.
Read more: - by Zack NewmarkPublic transit strike shuts down many routes around Netherlands Times
7/15/15
Greece: Workers walk out in Greece in protest over austerity measures before parliament
Strikers at rush hour in Greece.
That was how many decided to hold their own vote on the austerity
measures before parliament.
The metro shut down at peak time and suburban trains will not run for 24 hours.
Some public service workers have walked out while pharmacists are also on strike angered at plans to de-regulate their profession.
“Unfortunately it is no longer in our hands anymore – that is it’s no longer in the people’s hands. Through necessity we, or they will pass the reforms in parliament and we will bear the burden,” said one woman while another added:
“We will wait. Just one person can not fix a country in five months which has been destroyed for years. We had defaults again and again, this didn’t just happen yesterday.”
Wednesday brought the now familiar scenes with queues outside cash machines across the country while the banks remain closed.
Later on Wednesday it’s expected pensioners will stage a protest while public workers are set to hold a separate demonstration.
Read more: Workers walk out in Greece in protest over austerity measures before parliament | euronews, world news
The metro shut down at peak time and suburban trains will not run for 24 hours.
Some public service workers have walked out while pharmacists are also on strike angered at plans to de-regulate their profession.
“Unfortunately it is no longer in our hands anymore – that is it’s no longer in the people’s hands. Through necessity we, or they will pass the reforms in parliament and we will bear the burden,” said one woman while another added:
“We will wait. Just one person can not fix a country in five months which has been destroyed for years. We had defaults again and again, this didn’t just happen yesterday.”
Wednesday brought the now familiar scenes with queues outside cash machines across the country while the banks remain closed.
Later on Wednesday it’s expected pensioners will stage a protest while public workers are set to hold a separate demonstration.
Read more: Workers walk out in Greece in protest over austerity measures before parliament | euronews, world news
5/25/15
Italy - European Airline Industry: Thousands of air passengers grounded during Alitalia strike
Thousands of people were suffering the consequences on Monday of a 24-hour strike of pilots and cabin crews at Italy’s flagship carrier Alitalia.
The strike hit the airline’s entire network, except for operations at Bari, Brindisi and Genoa. The ANPAC union is asking for the company to confirm in writing that jobs won’t be lost when a solidarity contract expires in February.
Alitalia cancelled 130 flights and attempted to contact 12,600 passengers to offer alternative flights or refunds, but many of them were not reached in time.
The strike hit the airline’s entire network, except for operations at Bari, Brindisi and Genoa. The ANPAC union is asking for the company to confirm in writing that jobs won’t be lost when a solidarity contract expires in February.
Alitalia cancelled 130 flights and attempted to contact 12,600 passengers to offer alternative flights or refunds, but many of them were not reached in time.
Thousands of air passengers grounded during Alitalia strike | euronews, world news
12/15/14
Belgium hit by national strike
Passengers are having to cope with a national strike in Belgium with planes, trains and buses all hit by a stoppage over the new government’s austerity policies.
The strike is affecting Brussels, tourist spots such as Bruges and the ports of Antwerp and Ostend.
The government wants to save 11 billion euros over five years and plans to scrap a usually automatic cost-of-living raise and is introducing public sector cutbacks along with raising the retirement age from 65 to 67 from 2030.
The strike is affecting Brussels, tourist spots such as Bruges and the ports of Antwerp and Ostend.
The government wants to save 11 billion euros over five years and plans to scrap a usually automatic cost-of-living raise and is introducing public sector cutbacks along with raising the retirement age from 65 to 67 from 2030.
Read more: Belgium hit by national strike | euronews, world news
9/29/14
European Airline Industry: Air France pilots end 14-day strike
Despite no deal in sight, Air France' s main pilots union on
Sunday unilaterally ended a 14-day strike that grounded roughly half of
the airline's flights, stranded passengers worldwide, cost tens of
millions of dollars and led France's prime minister to decry a "selfish"
walkout.
The pilots union said it didn't oppose those plans to build the new business, but rejected the labour conditions that management had planned. They started the strike two weeks ago out of concerns that management was looking for a way to outsource their jobs to countries with lower taxes and labour costs.
In a tactical retreat, the carrier's management offered Wednesday to scrap a central part of the plan to shift most of its European operations to Transavia. But the pilots remained unsatisfied, saying the contracts sought for the low-cost carrier's operations in France alone were insufficient.
Air France, in its statement, "confirmed its decision to continue its accelerated development of Transavia in France, without delay" — which suggested that issues remain unresolved. The carrier said it is sticking to plans to create 1,000 jobs in France through Transavia carrier, including 250 pilot positions.
Read more: Air France pilots end 14-day strike - World - CBC News
The pilots union said it didn't oppose those plans to build the new business, but rejected the labour conditions that management had planned. They started the strike two weeks ago out of concerns that management was looking for a way to outsource their jobs to countries with lower taxes and labour costs.
In a tactical retreat, the carrier's management offered Wednesday to scrap a central part of the plan to shift most of its European operations to Transavia. But the pilots remained unsatisfied, saying the contracts sought for the low-cost carrier's operations in France alone were insufficient.
Air France, in its statement, "confirmed its decision to continue its accelerated development of Transavia in France, without delay" — which suggested that issues remain unresolved. The carrier said it is sticking to plans to create 1,000 jobs in France through Transavia carrier, including 250 pilot positions.
Read more: Air France pilots end 14-day strike - World - CBC News
6/3/14
Germany: Amazon workers in Germany strike again
Amazon workers in Bad Hersfeld and Leipzig have walked off the job for
two days of strikes. Their union Verdi asserts that the company should
treat them as being mail order and retail sector employees, and accept a
collective bargaining agreement which would pay them accordingly.
But Amazon insists the staff are logistics workers, which are paid less, and that they are paid above the average to what they are entitled.
The protracted pay dispute has been running for about a year, with semi-regular industrial action. However, some Amazon employees earlier this year distanced themselves from Verdi's demands, saying what the union had said about their working conditions did not reflect reality.
Friday's walkout in the dispatch centers will last until late on Saturday. Amazon has around 9,000 full-time workers in Germany.
Read more: Amazon workers in Germany strike again | News | DW.DE | 30.05.2014
But Amazon insists the staff are logistics workers, which are paid less, and that they are paid above the average to what they are entitled.
The protracted pay dispute has been running for about a year, with semi-regular industrial action. However, some Amazon employees earlier this year distanced themselves from Verdi's demands, saying what the union had said about their working conditions did not reflect reality.
Friday's walkout in the dispatch centers will last until late on Saturday. Amazon has around 9,000 full-time workers in Germany.
Read more: Amazon workers in Germany strike again | News | DW.DE | 30.05.2014
6/12/13
France air traffic controllesr strike over EU ‘single sky’
Nearly half of all flights from France’s main airports were cancelled on Tuesday due to a walk-out by air traffic controllers.
Parisian airports have warned of major delays as the three-day strike began on Tuesday.
The controllers are protesting against the liberalisation of airspace under the Single European Sky project.
Speaking on Tuesday the EU Transport Commissioner asked for the plan to be sped up. The Commission claims that airspace inefficiencies cost airlines and passengers five billion euros per year. But the strike is also hitting wallets.
One passenger complained: “I came here at five in the morning and I paid 50 euros for a taxi and only when I came here they told me the flight was cancelled. So I had to buy another ticket.”
Note EU-Digest: the main reason for this strike is based on the fact that the new European Single Sky program which will improve efficiency, safety and cut down overlapping services, could also result in job losses related to the closing down of some overlapping local air traffic controller services.
Read more: France air traffic controller strike over EU ‘single sky’ | euronews, world news
Parisian airports have warned of major delays as the three-day strike began on Tuesday.
The controllers are protesting against the liberalisation of airspace under the Single European Sky project.
Speaking on Tuesday the EU Transport Commissioner asked for the plan to be sped up. The Commission claims that airspace inefficiencies cost airlines and passengers five billion euros per year. But the strike is also hitting wallets.
One passenger complained: “I came here at five in the morning and I paid 50 euros for a taxi and only when I came here they told me the flight was cancelled. So I had to buy another ticket.”
Note EU-Digest: the main reason for this strike is based on the fact that the new European Single Sky program which will improve efficiency, safety and cut down overlapping services, could also result in job losses related to the closing down of some overlapping local air traffic controller services.
Read more: France air traffic controller strike over EU ‘single sky’ | euronews, world news
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