A strike involving Brazilian Customs officers has got underway which has the potential to cripple cargo flows in and out of the country for weeks, The Loadstar has learnt. The strikes, which could continue “indefinitely”, will affect ports, airports (primary zones) and bonded warehouses, termed secondary zones. Read article
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London bus drivers will stage fresh strikes next month, including one days before the start of theOlympics, in a dispute over extra payments during the Games, a union said today. Thousands of bus workers in the British capital plan to strike on July 5 and July 24, the Unite union said, threatening severe disruption to […]
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The threat of a damaging strike at airports during the height of the holiday season receded today after management in a pay dispute came up with “a substantially improved” offer. Airport baggage handlers and check-in staff had already rejected two pay offers from their employer, Aviance. Read article
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In the event of a breakdown in arbitration talks between Spekter, the employer’s organisation, and Norsk Flygelederforening (the Norwegian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association) (NATCA) on Sunday, 1 July, NATCA will be calling out four members on strike as from Monday, 2 July. This will cause delays to air traffic. The first strike call-outs by NATCA […]
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Here’s an extreme twist on the typical learning vacation: A “summer camp” in Israel is teaching day-trippers how to kill terrorists. “Gush Etzion has become a hot destination in recent months for tourists seeking an Israeli experience like no other: The opportunity to pretend-shoot a terror operative. Residents of the nearby settlements, who run the […]
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27 June 2012, Bangkok – FAO and the World Organisation forAnimal Health (OIE) are joining forces to combat foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a global scale, laying out a detailed strategy today to bring the devastating livestock disease under control. The two organizations underlined, however, that only solid commitments from global partners will make the strategy […]
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Doctors in the Central Valley say they have seen a significant increase in cases of valley fever. At Central Valley Children’s Hospitalin Madera, officials have seen a total of 45 valley fever patients this year. Read article
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FRANKFURT, Feb 20, (Agencies): Travellers in Europe face further delays and flight cancellations this week as ground staff at Frankfurt airport plan to extend their strike until early on Wednesday, with neither side in the dispute showing any sign of giving ground. The strike by apron controllers at Europe’s third-busiest airport in terms of passenger […]
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British holidaymakers planning a spell in the sun in the Spanish Balearics may have their plans for rest and relaxation scuppered by a planned coach driver strike. The 4,000 coach drivers who are responsible for ferrying tourists from airports to hotels as part of planned transfers on the islands of Majorca, Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera […]
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Called by NAV workers, the impending strike could be called off after the Ministry of Economy and the Aviation and Airports Workers’ Union (SITAVA) have come to a mutual understanding about the demands made by NAV workers to be exempt from austerity cuts, according to newspaper Sol. NAV workers are due to meet with union […]
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