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07/02/2012 - France

French airport strike begins to bite with only half of Air France flights confirmed

The strike in France by airline pilots, flight attendants and ground staff has entered its second day with significant disruptions to Air France long-haul flights and signs the industrial action ...

26/12/2011 - France

End to French airport strike in sight as union leaders agree deal

Eleven days after security staff went on strike at France’s main airports, unions have agreed a deal.

26/12/2011 - France

French airport strike continues but air traffic “normal”

Security staff at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport voted on Monday to continue their strike.

18/12/2011 - France

French airport strike to continue

Delays and flight cancellations look set to continue in France’s airports after security personnel voted to continue their strike, which started on Friday.

28/10/2011 - France

Air France to cancel weekend flights due to strike

Passengers on Air France face flight cancellations over the next few days because of a strike by cabin crews protesting at staffing cuts.

27/10/2011 - France

Musée d'Orsay reopens after six days of strike

The strike at Paris’s Musée d’Orsay has finished with France’s Culture Ministry agreeing to take on 13 extra staff.

25/10/2011 - France

Strike closes Paris's refurbished Musée d'Orsay

Paris’s museum of 19th-century art, the Musée d’Orsay, has had a makeover … but art-lovers cannot see the new-look galleries because of a strike by personnel demanding ...

05/09/2011 - France

Far-left politician fined in bossnapping case

Far-left French politician Olivier Besancenot and 10 other postal workers have been fined by a French court for holding post office managers against their will during an industrial dispute.

21/08/2011 - France

Chirac, Villepin, Galliano, Carlos the Jackal among autumn star court turns in France

Big names will be in the dock this autumn when French courts get down to business after the summer holidays.

19/08/2011 - South Africa - report

South African court cracks down on striking municipal workers

A South African court has banned striking municipal workers in the city of Cape Town from “intimidating” non-strikers and ordered employees in essential services to return to work.

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