Airports face strike chaos
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A THREAT by up to 4800 Customs officers to walk off the job for 24 hours this week could throw Australia&#39;s international airports into chaos.
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About 600 baggage handlers and maintenance staff at Gatwick Airport outside London have gone on strike in a dispute over working conditions, but flights were unaffected on Saturday.
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Thousands of families and business passengers were left stranded at Paris's main airports Monday on the fifth and final day of a major strike by Air France flight staff.
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A STRIKE by workers who refuel aircraft at Heathrow failed to disrupt flights, airport chiefs said last night. About 40 members of the Transport and General Workers Union walked out at 4.30am yesterday, after
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Hundreds of baggage handlers at Gatwick airport have started a 24-hour strike as part of a dispute over workloads. The action, involving around 600 Servisair baggage staff, began at 0300 BST on Saturday.
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Workers who refuel planes at Heathrow airport today began a 48-hour strike after rejecting a two-year pay offer. Around 40 members of the Transport and General Workers Union walked out in the early hours of this morning after turning down the deal.
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Heathrow Airport, the world's biggest international air hub, was threatened with closure as talks aimed at averting strikes next month ended without agreement Thursday.
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Millions of commuters in London endured  travel chaos on Tuesday as a 72-hour strike by maintenance  workers closed most of the underground rail network.
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Thousands of holiday travelers spent much of the Christmas weekend in airport terminals because of a trifecta of poor weather, labor unrest and computer meltdowns.
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British Airways check-in staff working at airports across Britain agreed to stage a 24-hour strike over pay during a busy public holiday weekend later this month, union leaders said.
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Thousands of workers at seven of Britain's busiest airports have voted to strike in a dispute over pensions, their union said on Friday.
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Flights out of Gatwick were leaving on time this morning despite the start of a 24-hour strike by hundreds of baggage handlers. The airport said scheduled flights
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Brazil's air traffic communications system breaks down, causing chaos at three major airports.
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Israeli unions began a nationwide  strike on Tuesday expected to affect about 400,000 public  sector workers and severely hamper international travel.
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Millions of commuters in London endured travel chaos on Tuesday as a 72-hour strike by maintenance workers closed most of the city's underground rail network.
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The result of a vote that could lead to strikes at some of the UK's busiest airports is to be announced.
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Workers at some of Britain's busiest airports have voted to stage three strikes in the new year in a dispute over pensions, union officials said Friday.