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transit strike stories: 13 news summaries

 Commuters Down 
 the Tube as Strike 
 Hits London 

Underground out of service, but strikers have little support

Jun 10, 09 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - London commuters faced a trial to get to work today as a subway strike pushed millions onto buses, bikes, and boats. The 48-hour strike began last night after talks broke down with one of the Tube's unions over disciplinary measures against two train drivers. Some lines are running irregularly, however,... More »

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London • United Kingdom • union • strike • Tube • transit strike • Boris Johnson • London Transport • London Underground

Strike Cripples German Airports

Scores of flights canceled; Berlin transport also shut

Mar 5, 08 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of German airport workers have walked off the job on the first day of a strike, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations across Europe's largest country. Frankfurt International Airport, a key European hub, was picketed by more than 2,000 employees from baggage handlers to check-in counter workers and... More »

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Germany • Berlin • strike • airport • labor unions • transit strike • tax fraud • BMW • boom economy • flight cancellation

Crippling French Rail Strike Ends

Service resumes after 9 days

Nov 23, 07 3:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The 9-day French rail strike that left thousands of commuters stranded ended today with a whimper, reports the New York Times. All but 2% of the striking transit workers returned to work, and government and transit officials promised reimbursements for commuters inconvenienced by the unpopular action. "Commuters can take... More »

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France • transit strike • rail workers

End in Sight for French Strike

Rail firms say many trains are back in service; unions voting to suspend action

Nov 22, 07 2:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The French transit strike slogged into its ninth day today, but the BBC reports that rail and union officials alike think an end is in sight to the commuter-crippling work stoppage. National rail company SNCF said two out of three TGV trains were operational today, and at least one in... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • transit strike

Sabotage Cripples French Trains

Negotiations reopen, but fires, cable damage shut down network

Nov 21, 07 6:53 AM CST
(Newser) - France's transit strike turned ugly in its second week, as widespread sabotage to the country's high-speed rail network created huge delays to already crippled services. The Financial Times reports that while the majority of railway workers are now back on the job pending negotiations, fires and damaged cables have prevented... More »

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France • transit strike

Sarko: 'No Surrender' to Strikers

French prez vows his reforms will not stop

Nov 20, 07 4:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy, in his first public comments on the matter, said today he will not back down from pension reform in the face of a week-long transit strike, the AP reports. "France needs reforms to meet the challenges imposed on it by the world," he said as he... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • transit strike

Civil Servants Join French Strikes

Hundreds of thousands participate in one-day work action

Nov 20, 07 6:38 AM CST
(Newser) - As the transit strike in France entered its seventh day today, hundreds of thousands of civil servants staged a one-day strike of their own to protest job cuts and demand pay increases. The walkout by teachers, nurses, air-traffic controllers and others further paralyzed the nation and increased pressure on President... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • transit strike

Strikes Hit German Commuters

Train worker walk out in third day; negotiations
at a standstill

Nov 16, 07 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - France isn't the only country suffering a railway strike this week. In Germany, millions of commuters are stranded as a dispute over pay hikes enters its third day. The strike, which began on freight services, has now expanded to commuter trains, reports the Telegraph. It's the most serious strike in... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • Deutsche Bahn • transit strike

Transit Strike Infuriates French

Sarkozy gamble may pay off as waits out unpopular strike

Nov 15, 07 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Anti-union sentiment rose as France's deeply unpopular transit strike entered its second day today, with most service on the national railways and the Paris metro  suspended. Evidence  is mounting, Reuters reports, that Nicolas Sarkozy will win this round, with union leaders already hinting at compromise, though they have not yet... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • transit strike

Transit Strike Cripples France

Unions seek exit from huge work action

Nov 14, 07 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - In France, the biggest strike since Nicolas Sarkozy's election paralyzed transportation services from national rail to the Paris metro today. Massive traffic jams, long waits for the few subway trains running, and fleets of bicycles were in evidence in the first day of what is seen as a critical showdown... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • Jacques Chirac • France • transit strike

French Support for Strike Wanes on Day 2

Gov't won't budge; unions vow to return to normal tomorrow

Oct 19, 07 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - French union leaders hailed yesterday's transit strike as a major success, with 75% participation, AFP reports, and many smaller unions were still holding out today. But the government won't budge on proposed pension reform, and public support waned as commuters faced a second day of the job action and tomorrow's... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • transit strike

Sarkozy, Wife Confirm Split

First couple confirms split as transit strike grinds France to halt

Oct 18, 07 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy's office confirmed that he and his indomitable wife Cecilia are separating even as transit strikers railing against his economic reforms have idled France—handing the bombastic French president a bad day, indeed. The 1-2 punch ends months of speculation about the collapse of the 11-year marriage, and provides... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Cecilia Sarkozy • transit strike

Critics of Blunt, Scattered Sarkozy Pile On

Crucial strike looms as discontent with the hyperpresident mounts

Oct 17, 07 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Railing against Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reform, France is bracing for a punishing transit strike tomorrow as hordes of foreigners descend for the Rugby World Cup finals. It's only the latest setback for the new president and his broad-sweeping modernizing campaign, leading the New York Times to ask if the Sarkozy... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • transit strike • Union for a Popular Movement

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