Some people were able to work from home. Others crammed onto buses or spent hours trying to reach their destinations.
Tag: Strikes
London Tube Strike Takes Effect, Causing Travel Chaos
Underground stations were closed and buses were crammed with commuters grappling with a walkout by transit workers that is expected to continue until Friday.
Millions of Londoners Face Transit Disruption as Tube Strike Takes Effect
A days-long strike on the London Underground over pay and conditions began in earnest on Monday, threatening to upend commuter journeys for most of the week.
Air Canada Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Reject Proposed Contract
But the vote will not lead to a repeat of the walkout that snarled air travel in Canada last month.
South Korea Doctors’ Strike Begins to Wind Down
Thousands of residents and interns were protesting a government proposal that would have dramatically increased the number of medical students in the country.
After Defying Back-to-Work Orders, Air Canada Employees Reach Tentative Deal
The airline planned to restart operations after a strike that disrupted half a million travelers. The agreement would reshape how flight attendants are paid.
Talks Restart as Air Canada Flight Attendants’ Strike Continues
Negotiations between the airline and the flight attendants’ union resumed on Monday, hours after a labor relations board declared the walkout illegal.
Air Canada Flight Attendants Say They Will Defy Back-to-Work Order
The decision by the union representing the 10,000 workers means that travel chaos will most likely continue for at least a second day.
Air Canada Flight Attendants Say They Will Defy Back-to-Work Order
The decision by the union representing the 10,000 workers means that travel chaos will continue for at least a second day. Air Canada said it had suspended its reopening plan until Monday evening.
Government Shuts Down Air Canada Strike That Grounded Hundreds of Flights
A walkout by flight attendants ended after about 12 hours with the imposition of binding arbitration. But getting travel back to normal will take days.