Boeing renegotiation fails and strike called

Boeing statement: renegotiation fails; strike called

LAX workers back on the job today

LOS ANGELES, CA (August 29, 2008) - Hundreds of workers providing services "from curb to cabin" are back on the job at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) today after a landmark strike that highli

LAX employees walked off their jobs today

LOS ANGELES, CA (August 28, 2008) - Airline service workers representing the 2,500 employees who provide services from 'curb to cabin' at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) walked off the job at

Gatwick workers vote for strike action

LONDON (August 15, 2008) - Baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by Swissport at Gatwick have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action in a dispute over pay.

Lufthansa hit by strike

BERLIN — Workers at Germany's biggest airline, Lufthansa, walked off the job Monday to press for higher pay in the latest strikes to hit Europe's biggest economy.

52,000 Lufthansa workers plan for strike

BERLIN — Frankfurt and Hamburg airports will be the hardest hit on Monday when 52,000 employees of Lufthansa AG go on strike, a union official said Sunday.

Spirit Pilots take first step in process that could lead to strike

WASHINGTON - Tired of management's contempt for the pilots' existing contract and refusal to negotiate a new one, the pilots of Spirit Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association Int'l (A

Strike paralyzes transport during Malta's peak tourist season

Valletta, Malta - Scuffles broke out Monday in Malta between striking bus and taxi drivers whose stoppage is paralyzing the island in the midst of its tourism season.

Unite agrees to suspend strike action at HIAL

LONDON - Unite, the union, which represents fire-fighters and engineers at Highlands and Islands airports (HIAL), has agreed to suspend strike action on July 4, 2008.

Manchester Airport strike ballot over pay

MANCHESTER, England - Unite, the union members working at Manchester Airport, are to be balloted for industrial action as pay talks break down.

JAL Strike Update

The JAL Japan Pilots Union, with 600 members, representing the cockpit crew working for JAL International (JALI), continue to hold a strike today for a variety of reasons including the summer bonus.

Strike back on at Highlands and Islands airports

LONDON - Strike action by fire fighters at Highlands and Islands Airports is back on following a breakdown in pay talks.

Unite the Union had called off industrial action planned for June 9 and joined meetings with the employers and ACAS to try and resolve the issue. However, employers' hands are tied by the Scottish government and an ... read more

India tourists stranded after group calls strike

CALCUTTA, India - Tens of thousands of tourists were stranded in the tea-growing region of eastern India on Tuesday after a Gurkha separatist group called a strike to press its demand for an independent state, shutting down hotels, shops and roads.

The Gurkha Janamukti Morcha wants a state for ethnic Gurkhas in the hill areas around ... read more

Lufthansa says 62 flights at its Cityline, Eurowing units canceled amid pilot strike

Frankfurt, Germany - Airline operator Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Wednesday that it has canceled 62 flights because of a pilot strike at its CityLine, Germanwings and Eurowings subsidiaries.

Kanha guides' strike hits tourists

NAGPUR: With trained wildlife guides in Kanha tiger reserve on strike it's the tourists who are bearing the brunt of inexperienced hands. Over 51 trained guides, affiliated to the Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Tiger Project Guide Sangh, Kanha, are on strike since May 1 demanding hike in remuneration from the existing Rs 150 to Rs 300.

Aloha pilots authorize strike

HONOLULU, HI - Aloha pilots voted on Wednesday night to give its local leadership, the Aloha Airlines Master Executive Council (MEC) of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), the right to call a strike, if and when it becomes absolutely necessary.

Turnabout pilots lead to big fine

A Chinese airline has been stripped of routes and given a large fine after some of its pilots turned back flights amid suspected industrial unrest.

China Eastern Airlines was punished by the country's civil aviation authority after the incidents earlier this month.

Miami Air threatens Lightning schedule

Tampa Bay Lightning officials may be scrambling to reach their final road games this season.

Miami Air International, the airline that the team charters for road trips, is facing a possible strike by its crewmembers. Strike ballots were tallied Thursday and 84 percent approved a strike against the company, if and when released by the ... read more

Transport strike dents Berlin's image, hurts tourism industry

Business and tourism leaders in Berlin fear shops will be forced to close and hotels run empty as the crippling public transport strike enters day nine on Thursday, March 13, with no end in sight.

Talks to avert Easter BA strike

Crucial talks aimed at averting a strike by British Airways pilots are due to begin, with the Easter travel plans of tens of thousands of families resting on a breakthrough in a row over jobs and conditions.

The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) warned that BA pilots could take their first industrial action in 30 years - and ... read more