Tag: Strikes
The long-term English patient – the strikes are dangerous for Prime Minister Sunak
Rishi Sunak The British prime minister has promised his compatriots to significantly reduce the endless waiting lists for patients. (Photo: Reuters) London. Things have been looking up for British Prime…
New strikes are slowing down the economic recovery
Public sector workers strike in London The unions of nurses and junior doctors have announced new industrial action. (Photo: Reuters) London Great Britain is facing another wave of strikes in…
Municipal employers fear further strikes
Collective bargaining for the public service The federal and local authorities initiated arbitration on Thursday after not being able to reach an agreement with the unions in the third round…
These graphics show how the culture of strikes is in Germany
Dusseldorf No train, no bus, no plane: Members of the Verdi and EVG unions stopped work for 24 hours at the beginning of the week. Millions of commuters, parents and…
Munich Airport has been idle for two days since Sunday morning due to warning strikes
Munich Airport Due to a strike by Verdi, almost all flights were canceled for two days. (Photo: IMAGO/Smith) Munich A two-day warning strike has begun at Munich Airport. This was…
Again warning strikes in air traffic – four airports affected
warning strikes Airports were already on strike by unions on Tuesday. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf/Cologne All-day warning strikes have begun at the two largest airports in North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn.…
Again warning strikes in air traffic – four airports affected
warning strikes Airports were already on strike by unions on Tuesday. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf/Cologne Tens of thousands of passengers once again have to prepare for flight cancellations and delays due…
Macron pushes pension reform past Parliament – and risks political crisis
Paris The dispute over the pension reform has brought dramatic hours to French politicians. In the afternoon, President Emmanuel Macron finally decided to enact the law using a constitutional tweak…
Macron passes pension plans without a vote in Parliament
Emmanuel Macron The French government wants to bring its reform through parliament without a vote. (Photo: via REUTERS) Paris French President Emmanuel Macron pushed the pension reform through parliament without…
Macron passes pension plans without a vote in Parliament
Emmanuel Macron Raising the retirement age by two to 64, a highly controversial move in France, is one of President Macron’s most important projects. (Photo: AP) Paris French President Emmanuel…
Macron passes pension plans without a vote in Parliament
Emmanuel Macron Raising the retirement age by two to 64, a highly controversial move in France, is one of President Macron’s most important projects. (Photo: AP) Paris French President Emmanuel…
What Habeck’s plans mean for homeowners
Dusseldorf “Habeck hammer”, “crowbar”, “make a wish ideology” – these are just a few of the reactions to the draft bill from the Ministry of Economics and Building that was…
Despite the wave of strikes, Macron remains on course with the pension reform
Paris France is taking to the streets and the President is silent: Emmanuel Macron seems to be standing above the protests against his pension reform these days. “To date, there…
Ukraine reports Russian drone and missile strikes
SPD leadership promises “unrestricted” support in Kiev During their first visit to Kiev since the Russian attack, SPD chairman Lars Klingbeil and parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenich promised Ukraine continued…
Ukraine reports Russian drone and missile strikes
Russia claims to have foiled attack on oligarchs The Russian domestic secret service FSB says it has foiled an assassination attempt by Ukrainian forces on a pro-government oligarch. The assassination…
Apple strikes Qualcomm with the new iPhone!
Apple, which has offered the iPhone 14 series for sale in the past months, has already prepared the iPhone 15 prototypes, which will be introduced at the event that will…
Ukraine reports Russian drone and missile strikes
Scholz: Putin underestimated the unity of the West According to Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Russian President Vladimir Putin underestimated the unity of the West in supporting Ukraine. “He misjudged the…
Preliminary decision on strike will be made next Tuesday
Deutsche Bahn trains in Hamburg Central Station Dusseldorf In the collective bargaining dispute between Deutsche Bahn and the railway workers’ union EVG, the first warning strikes in rail transport are…
Authorities, airports, post office: are we threatened with a wave of strikes?
Dusseldorf High inflation is driving unions and employees to demand high wages. The Verdi union alone wants to negotiate an increase of 10.5 percent for its members – and is…
The EVG railway union is demanding twelve percent more wages – and expects strikes
Deutsche Bahn The first strikes on the railways could be imminent as early as March. (Photo: dpa) Fulda The railway and transport union (EVG) is demanding twelve percent more wages…