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About one in five petrol stations in France are still grappling with shortages after the TotalEnergies strike

Workers end strikes at all but two TotalEnergies sites

Workers at TotalEnergies ended their strikes at all but two sites in France today, a CGT union representative told Reuters.

Business • 20 Oct 22

Eurowings said it would cancel nearly 170 of about 400 scheduled flights at airports in Duesseldorf, Cologne, Hamburg and Stuttgart today

Thousands of passengers affected by Eurowings strike

Pilots at Lufthansa's Eurowings began a three-day strike over working hours, their union said, affecting tens of thousands of the budget airline's passengers today.

Business • 17 Oct 22

About one in three petrol stations throughout France has not been supplied as they should have been in the last few days

France struggling with petrol supplies as strikes go on

Strikes at several TotalEnergies refineries and storage sites that have been weighing on France's petrol supplies have been prolonged by workers this morning, a representative of the CGT union at the company told Reuters.

Business • 17 Oct 22

The strike has sapped petrol stations in France

No deal in France between CGT union and TotalEnergies

France's CGT union, at the core of a weeks-long strike at refineries and some petrol depots of oil major TotalEnergies, walked away from wage talks last night.

Business • 14 Oct 22

Drivers lining up as they wait at a TotalEnergies forecourt in Genech in northern France

France tells TotalEnergies to up wages amid strikes

The French government told TotalEnergies today to raise wages as a standoff between the oil major and striking workers which has hit the country's petrol supplies dragged on for a 16th day.

Business • 13 Oct 22

The Communication Workers Union has called for 19 more days of strikes at Royal Mail

Royal Mail workers union calls for 19 days of strikes

A trade union representing postal workers in the UK has called for a further 19 days of strike against Royal Mail, the latest in an escalating standoff between the union and the postal service company.

Business • 28 Sep 22

Royal Mail warned earlier this month that it could post a loss for its business in the UK in the 2022-23 fiscal year if the strike went ahead

Thousands of British postal workers on strike over pay

More than 115,000 workers at Britain's Royal Mail began the first of four days of strike action today in a pay dispute which the postal group said was likely to cause significant disruption for customers.

Business • 26 Aug 22

SAS and unions to resume talks as strike continues

SAS and pilot unions are to resume negotiations over new collective agreements as a crippling strike, that the Scandinavian airline has said is threatening its existence, enters its third week.

Business • 18 Jul 22

SAS said yesterday that the strike had caused 2,550 flight cancellations, affecting 270,000 passengers

SAS pilot strike enters 12 days as talks resume

Talks between airline SAS and pilot unions are due to resume today as the parties seek a deal to end a strike that the carrier says is threatening its existence.

Business • 15 Jul 22

SAS said the strike so far had caused 2,550 flight cancellations and cost it between $94m and $123m

SAS in talks over strike it says threatens survival

SAS said today a pilot strike now in its 11th day threatened the airline's ability to access bridge financing without which it may be forced to radically downsize or could collapse.

Business • 14 Jul 22

Pilots employed at SAS Scandinavia went on strike on July 4 after negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement broke down

SAS and pilot unions resume talks as strike continues

Scandinavian airline SAS and unions representing striking pilots resumed talks over a new collective bargaining agreement today as the walkout entered its 10th day.

Business • 13 Jul 22

SAS filed for bankruptcy protection in the US yesterday to help cut debt while warning a strike among its pilots had deepened its financial crisis

Pilot strike grounds more SAS flights today

Scandinavian airline SAS headed into the third day of a crippling pilot strike, cancelling well over half its flights today, as it geared up for the first court date in its bankruptcy proceedings later in the week.

Business • 06 Jul 22

SAS needs to attract new investors and has said that in order to do that it must slash costs across the airline

SAS files for US bankruptcy protection

Scandinavian airline SAS has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US to help accelerate restructuring plans, it said today, as it warned that strike action by pilots had impacted its financial position and liquidity.

Business • 05 Jul 22

SAS had said the strike could leave some 30,000 passengers stranded each day

SAS survival at stake as pilot strike grounds flights

Wage talks between Scandinavian airline SAS and its pilots collapsed today, the airline's chief executive told reporters, triggering a strike that will paralyse large parts of the embattled carrier's operations.

Business • 04 Jul 22

Ryanair said it carred a total of 15.9 million passengers in June

Ryanair records busiest month ever in June

Ryanair had its busiest month ever in June as it flew 15.9 million passengers, up by 203% from just 5.3 million a year earlier and topping a previous high set in May.

Business • 04 Jul 22

Almost 96% of roughly 21,000 BT Openreach engineers have voted in favour of a strike

BT staff latest in Britain to vote for strikes over pay

Thousands of BT call centre and engineering staff in the UK have voted to strike over demands for better pay at the telecoms group, the latest in wave of labour disputes across industries that threatens a summer of disruption in Britain.

Business • 01 Jul 22

Unions are yet to decide when strikes will take place, but warned they were likely to be during the peak summer holiday period

BA's Heathrow staff vote to strike over pay dispute

British Airways workers based at London's Heathrow AIrport have voted to strike in a dispute over pay.

Business • 23 Jun 22

Deliveroo is set for Britain's biggest stock market debut in nearly a decade after setting a share price range that values it at up to $12 billion

Deliveroo sees investors demand soar for London IPO

Food delivery company Deliveroo has seen investor demand for its initial public offering (IPO) exceed the full deal size, setting the stage for London's biggest IPO in a decade.

Business • 29 Mar 21

Royal Mail said its revenue for the nine months to December 29 increased by 3.7%

Royal Mail's Christmas parcels hurt by labour unrest

Royal Mail today warned of a "challenging" year ahead, with labour tensions and sliding letter volumes increasing the risk of its British business registering a loss, sending its shares plunging to record lows.

Business • 06 Feb 20

The strike, called by the powerful German Verdi union, is set to last until Tuesday morning

German Amazon workers strike on 'Black Friday'

Hundreds of Amazon workers in Germany walked off the job as the online retailer kicked off its "Black Friday" sales bonanza, escalating a long-simmering battle for better pay and working conditions.

Business • 29 Nov 19

GM said a 40 day strike in the US would cost it around $3 billion in profits

GM earnings beat expectations but strike hits outlook

General Motors has today cuts its earnings forecast for 2019, saying that a 40-day US strike by the United Auto Workers union that brought virtually all of its North American operations to a standstill would cost it around $3 billion in profits this year.

Business • 29 Oct 19

BA was forced to cancel 1,700 flights to and from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports during two days of action this week

BA warns of more disruption as pilot strike ends

British Airways has warned it would take some time for its flight schedule to return to normal after a pilots strike this week left aircraft and crew in the wrong place, threatening further disruption for passengers.

Business • 11 Sep 19

The industrial action will take place during the same month as stoppages are already planned by cabin crew

Ryanair pilots to strike in Spain

A union representing pilots for Ryanair has announced a series of strikes next month in protest at the airline's plans to close its Spanish bases in Las Palmas, Tenerife South, Lanzarote and Girona, as well as the Portuguese base of Faro, a move that could see more than 100 pilots lose their jobs.

Business • 29 Aug 19