Tag: strikes

Britain Isn’t Working

Many organisations in the UK no longer function, or no longer function in the way originally intended, because they are stuck in a ‘woke’ iron grip.

France: New Day of Mobilisation Against Pension Reform

At the end of the day’s strike, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced that she had heard the “questions” and “doubts” raised by the reform but wanted to continue the debate in the national assembly.

France Blocked By Massive Strikes Against Pension Reform

Labor Minister Olivier acknowledged “a significant mobilisation” in reaction to the reform, but President Emmanuel Macron, on a trip to Spain, sent a clear signal of his determination to see the reform through to the end.

British Strikes Force Government to Requisition Troops

The prime minister is currently reluctant to agree to a pay rise—especially a double-digit one as demanded by the strikers—because he believes it would only reinforce the inflationary spiral.

Refinery Strike Leaves France Short of Fuel

Strikers are blocking fuel depots, and service stations are emptying one after the other. The situation is becoming critical as the lack of fuel is paralysing the whole economy.

Europe’s Truckers on Strike

The first days of the strike seemed to have little effect on goods moving through the country. By the end of the week though, deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, and seafood to market hubs had fallen drastically.