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EasyJet Cuts More Flights to Try to Manage Disruption
Date: June 20, 2022
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Low-cost airline easyJet said on Monday it was cutting thousands more flights this summer after London Gatwick and Amsterdam airports reduced capacity and it battled staff shortages on the ground and in the air. The British carrier said it expected to fly about 90% of its pre-pandemic capacity in July,...
Analysis-Europe’s Summer of Discontent Reveals Travel Sector Labour Crisis
Date: June 20, 2022
By Toby Sterling, Caroline Pailliez and Tim Hepher AMSTERDAM/PARIS/DOHA (Reuters) -After 21 years as a service agent at Air France, Karim Djeffal left his job during the COVID-19 pandemic to start his own job-coaching consultancy. “If this doesn’t work out, I won’t be going back to the aviation sector,” says the 41-year-old bluntly. “Some shifts...
Analysis-South Korea Truckers’ Win No Harbinger of Labour Market Peace
Date: June 15, 2022
By Choonsik Yoo and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s unionised truckers drove a strong bargain with their largely peaceful strike action proving effective without antagonising a public largely unsympathetic towards unions after years of militant action. But the group of ageing drivers are often seen as outliers in the country’s combative and politicised...
UK Transport Union Warns of “summer of Discontent” as Further Rail Strike Threatened
Date: June 14, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – A British union warned on Tuesday the country could face a “summer of discontent” across its railways as thousands more workers are balloted for strike action in an escalating dispute over pay and conditions. The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) said on Tuesday it had issued notice of a ballot to more...
Quebec Focuses on French-Speaking Immigrants as Companies Plead for Workers
Date: June 13, 2022
By Allison Lampert and Anna Mehler Paperny MONTREAL (Reuters) -Quebec’s plans to attract more French-speaking newcomers are unnerving some business owners who say they need immigrants from varied backgrounds to address a tight labor market in the Canadian province. Unlike other provinces, Quebec gets to choose its economic immigrants. The government previously lowered the number...
Norwegian Air Pilots Win Better Pay and Terms in Times of Labour Strife
Date: June 10, 2022
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Air pilots won a 3.7% pay rise and improved working conditions after wage talks with the budget carrier’s management, the head of the union representing Norwegian Air pilots in Scandinavia told Reuters. The resolution at Norwegian Air stands out as rifts between management and unions elsewhere in Europe...