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Anti-austerity demos across Europe
bb1 Wed Nov 14, 2012 3:12 pm
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Misery for thousands of British air passengers as anti-austerity strikes hit Europe and angry clashes break out in Oxford Street
Around 800 flights to and from Portugal and Spain cancelled
Walkouts and protests planned across Spain, Greece, Portugal and Italy
London protests planned to coincide with European walkouts
Unions fighting cuts demand an end to 'unbearable' austerity measures
British air passengers grounded with dozens of flights cancelled
Eurostar passengers being urged not to travel on trains to Brussels
By DANIEL MILLER
PUBLISHED: 10:22, 14 November 2012 | UPDATED: 14:42, 14 November 2012
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Thousands of British air passengers have been left stranded today as a wave of anti-austerity strikes hit mainland Europe shutting down airports and bringing many public services to a grinding halt.
Heathrow has seen 39 cancellations with British Airways axing flights to Madrid and Barcelona as well as return services to Lisbon in Portugal. EasyJet have cancelled some UK-Spanish services as well as more than 20 flights within mainland Europe.
And there were angry scenes as protesters clashed with police on Oxford Street during a demonstration against the sacking of 28 Crossrail workers which had been planned to coincide with European strikes.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2232706/Air-passengers-left-stranded-anti-austerity-strikes-Europe.html#ixzz2CDZt5Z6O
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The Portugal News newspaper
Pedro Silva Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:53 pm
My friends, this was taken from The Portugal News newspaper:
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/portugal-strikes/27139
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/portugal-strikes/27139
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Re: Anti-austerity demos across Europe
bb1 Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:01 pm
Portugal strikes
BY TPN/ LUSA, IN GENERAL · 08-11-2012 10:48:00 · 0 COMMENTS
Thousands of workers have laid down their tools today to join in a general strike which will last until midnight tonight. The worst affected area has been transport, with commuters in urban areas forced to make alternative travel arrangements.
Portugal woke up to another general strike on Wednesday, most noticeable in the transport area, with workers demonstrating against the government’s austerity plans. Sister strikes were also being held in Spain and Italy.
The Federation of Transport and Communications Unions said there was “great participation” of the strikes with the Lisbon underground closed and an almost complete stoppage of the trains, buses and ferries”.
The Lisbon underground closed its doors a bit before midnight Tuesday whereas on normal days the last trains run until 1 o’clock in the morning.
In Lisbon, train operator CP’s most serious problem was vandalism of several trains in Barreiro station that had their brake lines cut.
CP spokeswoman Ana Portela said most minimum service were running though in Oporto 10 or the 14 minimum services were cancelled due to pickets.
The Oporto light rail system was running minimum services even though all union members were out on strike.
The city’s bus company STCP was at a stand still with no buses on the streets.
The leader of the National Bus drivers’ Union, Jorge Costa said he did not know what would happen later in the day as the police were trying to talk the pickets into allowing the minimum services to leave the garage.
Hospitals were also being affected with over 90 percent of the workers on strike at several centres and only minimum services were being guaranteed.
Refuse collection in Lisbon was practically paralysed with only 2 of the usual 121 refuse trucks working the night shift while in other outlying councils the participation was 100 percent.
Portuguese flag-carrier TAP Air Portugal cancelled 173 of the 360 flights it had scheduled for Wednesday, the company announced.
The airline said it hoped to be able to operate more flights than just the minimums ordered by the Arbitration Court.
TAP noted however that the flights also depended on other services like “security, fire-fighters and air traffic controllers”.
Several airlines have said they will cancel flights on Wednesday due to a general strike called by unions in Portugal, Spain and Italy.
TAP Air Portugal had been advising passengers booked on flights on 14 November to alter their flight dates “to avoid inconvenience”.
The airline said that it would only be able to judge “the specific consequences the strike would have on its operations”, on the day.
Eight civil aviation unions have said they will be out on strike on 14 November to “defend Portugal and the workers they represent”.
The Portuguese airport authority ANA said this week it was recommending passengers to confirm any flights booked for Wednesday, the day of a general strike as there would likely be disturbances to air traffic
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How on earth does hospital staff going on strike help matters?
BY TPN/ LUSA, IN GENERAL · 08-11-2012 10:48:00 · 0 COMMENTS
Thousands of workers have laid down their tools today to join in a general strike which will last until midnight tonight. The worst affected area has been transport, with commuters in urban areas forced to make alternative travel arrangements.
Portugal woke up to another general strike on Wednesday, most noticeable in the transport area, with workers demonstrating against the government’s austerity plans. Sister strikes were also being held in Spain and Italy.
The Federation of Transport and Communications Unions said there was “great participation” of the strikes with the Lisbon underground closed and an almost complete stoppage of the trains, buses and ferries”.
The Lisbon underground closed its doors a bit before midnight Tuesday whereas on normal days the last trains run until 1 o’clock in the morning.
In Lisbon, train operator CP’s most serious problem was vandalism of several trains in Barreiro station that had their brake lines cut.
CP spokeswoman Ana Portela said most minimum service were running though in Oporto 10 or the 14 minimum services were cancelled due to pickets.
The Oporto light rail system was running minimum services even though all union members were out on strike.
The city’s bus company STCP was at a stand still with no buses on the streets.
The leader of the National Bus drivers’ Union, Jorge Costa said he did not know what would happen later in the day as the police were trying to talk the pickets into allowing the minimum services to leave the garage.
Hospitals were also being affected with over 90 percent of the workers on strike at several centres and only minimum services were being guaranteed.
Refuse collection in Lisbon was practically paralysed with only 2 of the usual 121 refuse trucks working the night shift while in other outlying councils the participation was 100 percent.
Portuguese flag-carrier TAP Air Portugal cancelled 173 of the 360 flights it had scheduled for Wednesday, the company announced.
The airline said it hoped to be able to operate more flights than just the minimums ordered by the Arbitration Court.
TAP noted however that the flights also depended on other services like “security, fire-fighters and air traffic controllers”.
Several airlines have said they will cancel flights on Wednesday due to a general strike called by unions in Portugal, Spain and Italy.
TAP Air Portugal had been advising passengers booked on flights on 14 November to alter their flight dates “to avoid inconvenience”.
The airline said that it would only be able to judge “the specific consequences the strike would have on its operations”, on the day.
Eight civil aviation unions have said they will be out on strike on 14 November to “defend Portugal and the workers they represent”.
The Portuguese airport authority ANA said this week it was recommending passengers to confirm any flights booked for Wednesday, the day of a general strike as there would likely be disturbances to air traffic
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How on earth does hospital staff going on strike help matters?
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Re: Anti-austerity demos across Europe
Pedro Silva Wed Nov 14, 2012 11:09 pm
bb1, your words are mine.
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