Disruptions on the Marseille transport network are expected this Friday due to a call for strike by the CGT and FO against the lack of staff, warned the metropolitan transport authority (RTM) on Thursday.The RTM announced on its site that "disturbances are to be expected" on the entire network of the second city of France, specifying that buses and trams will be particularly affected.One in three busesIn the morning during peak hours, only one in three buses is expected to...
New turmoil to be expected in the UK. The ongoing wage strike at the world's largest cargo port will result in "serious disruption" to the supply chain, a Unite union official said on Monday.The eight-day social movement started on Sunday at the port of Felixstowe, in the east of England, "could be finished this afternoon if the employers agree to meet with us for real negotiations", underlined Robert Morton, boss of the logistics branch of the union. Otherwise, “the supply...
A major power outage impacted Lille's two stations on Wednesday morning, causing train traffic to stop throughout the region for around two hours. If rail traffic is being resumed, significant delays are to be expected until midday, SNCF said on Twitter.A blackout lasting several hours, which notably plunged the regional command post into darkness, interrupted the circulation of TER, TGV, Thalys and Eurostar in all Hauts-de-France. Lille Flandres and Lille Europe stations were temporarily closed to the public, before reopening...
It's a real advertisement for the train. After a strike at Paris airports that led to hundreds of flight cancellations and postponements at the start of the summer, travelers are likely to face further disruptions on the eve of the July 14 bridge.A strike at the call of a minority union of hostesses and stewards of the low-cost company Transavia began Wednesday in France, until the end of the weekend. In addition, Lufthansa announced the cancellation of 2,000 additional flights...
Most travel restrictions have fallen after two years of Covid-19, but getting on a plane won't be easy. In question, strikes in the airports linked precisely to this brutal resumption of traffic at the start of the summer season. Between frozen wages and infernal rates caused by the recovery against a background of lack of staff, social tension has risen a notch. At Ryanair, several unions of air hostesses and stewards have called to stop work from this Friday and...
EC and credit cards No quick solution in sight: Malfunctions at card terminals in Germany continue The only problem is this one terminal, but many dealers swear by it: the Verifone H5000. © Benjamin Nolte / Picture Alliance 05/27/2022, 09:52 2 min reading time The problems with payments with EC and credit cards in German retail continue. The responsible manufacturer Verifone has now announced an update of the devices. But the repairs will obviously take a while. "Only cash is...
Rail traffic in Hamburg Cable fire and defective ICE disrupt the train timetable An ICE train from Deutsche Bahn in Hamburg-Altona station © Chris Emil Janssen / Imago Images 05/15/2022, 17:51 2 min reading time Disturbances for three days in rail traffic in northern Germany: first a cable fire on an important route in Hamburg, then an ICE also stops there. This leads to delays in the repair work. Train passengers have had to be patient since Friday after a...
The wind caused further damage. Regional trains were again disrupted in the north of France on Monday, after the passage of storm Franklin, the second in forty-eight hours, and, in the morning, 16,000 homes remained without electricity, some of them since Friday, indicated the SNCF and Enedis.Storm Franklin caused new strong winds on Sunday evening, reaching 120 km / h in the interior and 140 km / h on the coast, according to Météo-France, after winds of a force comparable...
Gusts of nearly 200 km/h on the coasts, deserted London, massive power cuts… Storm Eunice hit southern England on Friday before heading towards northern France and Belgium. 20 minutes make the point.French regional trains impactedIn several departments of Hauts-de-France and Normandy, regional trains are stopped this Friday. No, it's not because of a strike but of the storm Eunice whose violent winds prevent the circulation of TER."No major damage" had however been recorded on the Hauts-de-France network at midday, said...
The health crisis, its confinements, its exit certificates, its wearing of a mask and its restrictions on assembly have strongly disrupted French union life, used to strikes, for 18 months. But the reforms announced at the start of the school year and the start of the presidential campaign pushed the unions to act. The CGT, FO, Solidaires, FSU, as well as the Fidl, the MNL, the UNEF and the UNL for young people call for demonstrations on Tuesday to defend...
