United Kingdom: Airport Ground Workers’ Strike to Disrupt Travel

By Larry Habegger | August 21st, 2008 |

Ground services workers announced four 24-hour strikes to take place at English airports. Strikes will disrupt flights at Gatwick and Stansted airports Aug. 25 and 29, and at Manchester airport... [Read this entry]

United Kingdom: Strike on London Underground

By Larry Habegger | April 2nd, 2008 |

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A 72-hour strike on the London Underground is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. April 6 and end at the same time April 9. The two labor unions calling for... [Read this entry]

United Kingdom: Crime on Buses Still a Problem

By Larry Habegger | January 17th, 2008 |

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Separate reports revealed that the crime rate on London’s buses is up since 2004 but leveled off or declined in 2007. Most officials agree, however, that “anti-social behavior” remains a... [Read this entry]

United Kingdom: Airport Workers’ Strike Canceled

By Larry Habegger | January 10th, 2008 |

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Unions canceled strikes that would have affected seven major airports Jan. 14 and 17-18 when airport operator BAA withdrew changes to employee pension plans. The resolution called for BAA and... [Read this entry]

United Kingdom: Virgin Atlantic Cabin Crews to Strike

By Larry Habegger | January 2nd, 2008 |

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Virgin Atlantic cabin crews plan two 48-hour strikes beginning Jan. 9 and Jan. 16 in a dispute over pay. Management said it would do everything possible to prevent flight disruptions... [Read this entry]

United Kingdom: Airport Workers’ Strike May Disrupt Travel

By Larry Habegger | December 26th, 2007 |

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Workers at seven U.K. airports plan a series of strikes to protest changes to airport operator BAA’s pension plan. The first two strikes will be for 24 hours on Jan.... [Read this entry]

United Kingdom: Midland Mainline Rail Strikes

By Larry Habegger | November 9th, 2007 |

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Rail workers for Midland Mainline, the company that operates trains between Derby and London’s St. Pancras station, have been holding 24-hour strikes on Thursdays since Oct. 25 and plan to... [Read this entry]

United Kingdom: New Record for Chunnel Train from Paris to London

By Larry Habegger | September 5th, 2007 |

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While London was enduring the chaos of a Tube strike Sept. 4 those who headed into town on the Eurostar from Paris were celebrating a new record time for traveling... [Read this entry]

United Kingdom: Strikes to Shut Down London Underground

By Larry Habegger | August 29th, 2007 |

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London Underground workers announced two 72-hour strikes for September that will disrupt all Tube transit and clog city streets as commuters find other means to move around the city. The... [Read this entry]

United Kingdom: Protests May Disrupt Heathrow Operations

By Larry Habegger | August 15th, 2007 |

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Some 550 demonstrators protesting the proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport set up camp in a field on the airport’s perimeter and plan to stay until Aug. 21. They have vowed... [Read this entry]

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