All is not well with Lufthansa and its relations with unions, with the UfO union calling its members out on strike on Friday, 10th.  The strike comes at the end of the school holidays, which impacts both Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cityline. The strike is set to begin at 00:01 on Friday, 10th April(2201 GMT on Thursday) and run until 22:00 on Friday. Whilst the airline … [Read more...]

The Vereinigung Cockpit union has called for full-day strikes on both Thursday, 12 and Friday, 13 March 2026. As such, services operated by Lufthansa will be heavily impacted. According to the airline: More than 50% of the originally planned flights will operate Around 60% of long-haul flights will operate 80% of Cargo flights will operate In addition, … [Read more...]

The RMT Union has called out its members who work for London Underground out on strike. As such, the London Underground network is severely impacted.  In addition, Docklands Light Railway staff will also go on strike. Don't expect to see many of these during the London Underground strike - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Strikes are planned on the Tube and DLR … [Read more...]

For those of you who are depending on the train to get you from A to B in the United Kingdom, allow extra time or make new plans, as the ASLEF union continues to take its members out on strike. As with the  last few strikes, ASLEF will take its members out in different groups and on different dates, affecting train operating companies differently Tuesday 7 May: c2c, … [Read more...]

It seems that peace has broken out with Lufthansa and the Ver.di Union, with the two agreeing on a new collective wage agreement. The agreement covers approximately 20,000 ground staff of Deutsche Lufthansa, Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa Cargo, and other companies. The wage agreement includes pay increases of around 12.5 per cent in two steps, disproportionately in the … [Read more...]

It seems the Ver.di Union is still unhappy with Lufthansa, with them calling their ground staff members on strike. Again. Good luck catching a Lufthansa flight tomorrow. It's probably cancelled... - Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i taxiing at Frankfurt Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The strike will impact ground staff at Deutsche Lufthansa, Lufthansa Technik, … [Read more...]

It's that time again when a strike impacts rail travel in the United Kingdom. Let us see who is striking, and why you'll probably need to catch a coach to Liverpool as it's Eurovision Weekend. When are the strikes running and which unions are involved? Friday 12 May (ASLEF Union) Saturday 13 May (RMT Union) Wednesday 31 May (ASLEF Union) Saturday 3 … [Read more...]

In a move that will let many people breathe a sigh of relief, the strike affecting National Express bus services in the West Midlands and Coventry is ending after the drivers agreed to a new pay deal. The new pay deal will result in a 16.2% pay rise for drivers who work for both the National Express operations in the West Midlands (Birmingham, Wolverhampton, … [Read more...]

UPDATED: 22ND MARCH 23:20 WITH THE LATEST SCHEDULE UPDATES  It seems that drivers who work for National Express Bus Coventry or National Express Bus West Midlands have rejected a pay deal, leading to indefinite strike action. Things that will be a rare site from Monday onwards - National Express West Midlands Buses operating - Image, Economy Class and … [Read more...]