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Banks announce nationwide strike from Tuesday
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Banks announce nationwide strike from Tuesday

Nigerians have been put on high alert as banks, telecoms, and electrical workers have decided to join the NLC strike and go on a two-day strike. Nigerians are urged to withdraw money on Monday in order to avoid being stuck over the next two days. Employees working in the banking, insurance, telecom, and power industries […]

Many gathered to protest against pension reform
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Strikes hit France over President Marcon’s pension reforms

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday  announced his intention to proceed with a controversial pension reform, prompting hundreds of thousands of citizens to plan demonstrations and strikes on Thursday. Since January, unions have been organising massive protests against a proposed pension reform that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, and these demonstrations are […]

Workers are participating in industrial action - Strike
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Hundreds of flights cancelled over German airport strike

German airport’s strikes over pay and work conditions have resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights on Friday. In addition to the most recent industrial action disrupting travel plans for some time now, strikes have taken place at four German airports. Reuters reported that German union Verdi called on security and ground handling personnel […]

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UK health workers commence historic strike over pay

The United Kingdom’s health workers have commenced their largest strike on Monday over pay. Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers have marched to experience their greiviances over low pay, putting pressure on the National Health Service run by the state government. It was reported that the two categories of health workers, the nurses […]

UK passport control staff strike at airports
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UK passport control staff strike at airports

Military personnel stood in for passport control staff at UK airports on Friday as Border Force officers walked out in an escalating wave of public sector strikes over pay. Around a quarter of a million passengers were due to arrive at the six affected airports on Friday ahead of the busy Christmas holiday weekend. But […]

Airports concession: FG moves to proposals request stage
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Aviation workers commence two-day warning strike

The workers of some agencies under the Ministry of Aviation have started a two-day warning strike from Monday to Tuesday due to unresolved conditions of service. The Chairman, FCT National Union of Air Transport Employees, Mr Dauda Nanbol, said during a protest on Monday that the move was necessary as the notice of strike from […]