England
Trains from London, strikes
London Midlands, strikes more
Expect industrial action this summer by Monarch Airlines, Cyprus, Luton to Paphos and Larnaca. Union Unite prepares to ballot more than 600 cabin crew over pay. Other routes Spain, Gibraltar and Portugal from Birmingham, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester airports.
Heathrow Express, balloting for possible strike action July
London, just incase you have to mail a letter, parcel to UK.
16,000 Royal Mail staff in London will strike Friday, June 19 & July. In response to "efficiency savings". 24hrs only.
Serial rapist at large in London. Dailymail. bbc.co.uk
Finland
Finnish train strike, labor unions threaten 24 hour industrial action, starting Sunday night 14 June 09. more
France
Will French pharmacy and doctors be on strike? more
2 May, 09 Swine Flu scare, Air France baggage handlers refusing to unload planes from Mexico. Cancun and Spain. more
US official inspects French TGV, finds it on strike AFP
Germany
4/16/09 Air Berlin Pilots threaten strike
Greece
Greek air traffic controllers will walk of the job Thursday 25 June, 2009 between 8 am to 12 pm, expect
Greek strike, Greece strike, Athens, Thursday, 14 May, 2009 Public sector umbrella union ADEDY holds a 24-hour strike, demanding mainly wage increases and stages a protest
rally, at 0800 GMT, in central Athens. more
Greek flights will be grounded for four hours on Thursday when air-traffic controllers walk off the job to join a 24-hour public sector strike against salary cuts and pension reforms. Olympic Airlines said Wednesday it is canceling 110 domestic and international flights and rescheduling another five.
"Flights to and from Greek airports will be halted between 1000 and 1400 local time (0700-1100 GMT)," Only emergency flights would land and take off. Aegean Airlines said it would cancel 44 domestic flights and one return flight to Bucharest and reschedule 37 others. All government offices and public services will be closed. Athens International says
Hungary
1/20/2009 Hungary, Budapest's Ferihegy Airport, continuation from...
Ireland
2 July,2009 Ireland, a strike by 10,000 electricians is to go ahead on Monday after talks at Labour Relations Commission failed. Dublin airport will be affected. How? Perhaps by the new terminal construction.
6/23/09 Ireland, Bus Eireann, drivers plan to walk off the job on Monday in protest over the company’s 30 million euro cost cutting plan....
Italy as usual is a travelers nightmare. Strike dates
7 July, 09 Noon-4pm ACC strike, airport personnel Rome Airport
9 July, 09 Eurofly, strike, pilots, noon-4pm
Florence and Milan Airports next month, March.
Filt-Cgil and Fit-Cisl of AirOne will do the same.
SDL, Alitalia, Naples may affect other areas, by flight assistants, pilot strike, and ground personnel 10am-2pm or 1-5pm announces first of four strikes.
March Tuesday 03,March, 2009
Wednesday, 04 March, SDL
Monday 16, March, 2009
Friday 27, March 2009
April 8 Wednesday 4 hrs Alitalia pilots strike, time?
May Tuesday 07, May, 2009
Poland
Poland, Lot airlines threaten bankruptcy more
Portugal
Portugalia Airlines, pilot strike, industrial action on April 14, 16, 18 and 19 and June 13.
TAP Portuagal warns industrial action from
Life is way to serious lately. Travels got you down. Why not enter Ryanair's competition "Suggest Next Discretionary Charge" some examples so far:-
· Charging for toilet paper – with O’Leary’s face 






on it,
· Charging €2.50 to read the safety cards,
· Charging €1 to use oxygen masks,
· Charging €25 to use the emergency exit,
· Charging €50 for bikini clad Cabin Crew.