Strikes are common in Europe, as employees refuse to work in order to demand higher wages and improved working conditions.
Walkouts are sometimes arranged months in advance, while others are announced at the last minute, demonstrating the importance of checking before traveling.
Luckily, we’ve compiled all of the strike information below.
Read on to find out where and when walkouts are taking place.
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Border Force workers at London’s Heathrow Airport will strike from April 29 to May 2 due to planned staff layoffs.
This might cause substantial disruptions to international flights. A smaller-scale ‘work-to-rule’ strike between 3 and 18 May could cause additional disruption.
Heathrow planes could be stopped on May 4-6 due to a 72-hour strike by 50 refueling workers against benefit cuts.
While there is no national train strike planned in the UK, April will see a variety of smaller actions.
The ASLEF union’s strikes from April 15-20 will impact Northern rail services. On April 20th, an ASLEF walkout will effect LNER trains.
Dnata catering workers are going on strike, leaving passengers on easyJet and TUI flights departing from London’s Gatwick Airport hungry.
Around 100 workers, including HGV drivers and warehouse workers, will strike on April 26-29, May 3-6, and May 10-13. The Unite union has warned to intensify strike action if the salary dispute is not settled.
Brussels’ Charleroi Airport has issued a strike notice till the end of April.
Catering employees and luggage handlers are scheduled to walk out at the beginning of May if their worries about working conditions are not addressed.
Air traffic controllers in France may strike on Thursday, April 25, to protest service reorganization.
Workers have until Tuesday to decide whether they will participate in the walkout, which is expected to disrupt up to 70% of flights at major airports.
CGT-RATP union members have launched a seven-month strike from February 5 to September 9, which could disrupt the Ile-de-France bus and metro network, including during the Olympic Games.
However, on April 9, the French Senate passed legislation allowing the state to prohibit transportation strikes for specific periods of time each year in order to avoid disruptions during important events such as Paris 2024. It also advocates for more early notice of strikes and higher minimum wage obligations.
The bill faces criticism and must be approved by the French National Assembly before it can become law.
Employees at the state-owned public transportation firm claim they are walking out over salary.
On March 25, Deutsche Bahn and Germany’s GDL train drivers’ union reached an agreement, ending five months of negotiations and strikes.
The agreement means that GDL will refrain from striking until at least February 2026.
Verdi, a German union, has also put off strikes at many German airports after reaching an agreement on salary.