Walkout

The main union representing public transport workers in Germany has called for renewed bus, tram and underground strikes across the country, heaping further woes on travellers.

Verdi, which represents 90,000 workers in the sector, called on a "strike wave from  Feb. 26 to March 2".

A major strike brought much of Germany's air traffic, rail service and commuter lines to a halt on Monday as workers demand wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation.

Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe's top economy heeded a call by the Verdi and EVG unions for the 24-hour walkout.

Flights to and from Greece were grounded and ships remained docked at ports on Thursday, as Greek workers walked off the job to protest over the country's deadliest train crash on record which killed 57 people on Feb. 28.

Teachers and train drivers dominate a fresh round of UK-wide strikes Wednesday aimed at securing pay rises that would ease a cost-of-living crisis caused by soaring inflation.

Large disruption to education and commuter travel is anticipated in the latest mass stoppages by public and private sector workers as the government and company bosses stand firm over wage demands.

Workers at municipal construction services announced on Friday that they will be holding a series of walkouts and strikes from January 23 through February 13.

Lufthansa and a union representing its ground staff in Germany reached a deal on Aug.4 to end a pay dispute, a week after a one-day strike that forced the airline to cancel more than 1,000 flights.

Court employees are to continue with daily walkouts Monday and Tuesday, in protest at what they say are unacceptable working conditions.
The walkouts, scheduled to take place between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., are expected to disrupt court proceedings.

Court employees are to stage daily two-hour walkouts from Monday in protest at what they say are unacceptable working conditions.
The walkouts, scheduled to be between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., are expected to disrupt court proceedings.

Walkouts by staff on the Athens metro are to disrupt services next Thursday and Friday. 

The action is expected to suspend services before 9 a.m. and after 9 p.m. on Thursday November 28 and between noon and 4 p.m. on Friday November 29. 

Public transport was disrupted and ships remained in ports as Greek workers went on strike on Wednesday, seeking increases in minimum wages and the re-introduction of collective bargaining.