Christmas and New Year’s Eve in Europe will be overshadowed by strikes

European countries will spend Christmas and New Year’s Eve in the shadow of strikes over massive layoffs by sectors in France, Spain and England, which argue that their wages are falling due to rising costs of living and inflation.

The ongoing work stoppage of bus drivers as well as rail, air and postal service workers in England will continue to negatively affect life over Christmas week.

Border security personnel working at the country’s airports will go on strike for 8 days during the Christmas period.

Border guard staff from the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) will stage a strike at Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow and Manchester airports and at the port of Newhaven from 23-26 December and 28-28 December. December 31.

AIRPORTS CAN HAVE LONG QUEUES

Rejecting the government’s 2 percent wage increase proposal, the PCS union is demanding a 10 percent wage increase.

Passport control staff make up the majority of the approximately 1,000 trade unionists who will take part in the work stoppage. For this reason, it is expected that during the Christmas period there will be long queues at airports.

It is planned to avoid the disruptions passengers will experience by posting army personnel and Interior Ministry volunteers to the camp during the work stoppage of border security workers.

Due to the strike, the government advised travelers to check with tour operators before traveling.

40,000 railway workers in the UK will go on strike from December 24 to 27 over Christmas.

PCS union traffic officers working in the south-east of England and the capital London will go on strike from December 23-25, and in the West Midlands and South West on December 30-31. On the other hand, employees will leave their jobs in England on January 3 and 4.

THOSE WHO GO ON STRIKE IN THE HIGHEST DAYS

Bus drivers in South and West London will close their operations on December 24, 27 and 31. The bus drivers plan to go on strike for 8 more days after New Year’s Eve.

This year, an unpleasant surprise awaits those who will send Christmas cards to their loved ones. Royal Mail postal service employees, members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) in England, have announced they will go on strike on December 23 and 24, the busiest days before Christmas.

Train controllers of the French railway company SNCF will go on strike from December 23 to 26, demanding a pay increase and a level playing field with the drivers.

TRAIN SERVICES CANCELED DUE TO STRIKE

While many train services were canceled this weekend due to the strike, it was reported that some 200,000 of the 800,000 people expected to travel by train over the weekend will not be able to travel.

It is reported that thousands of French people will not be able to reunite with their families for Christmas as the strike coincides with the time when Christians celebrate Christmas.

It was noted that the French, whose train service was cancelled, turned to companies that provide bus services or car-sharing services. It was claimed that the train controllers’ strike could cost the SNCF around €100 million.

MORE THAN 100 FLIGHTS CANCELED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE STRIKE

Employees of the low-cost airlines Ryanair, Vueling and Air Nostrum in Spain go on strike during Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

Within the framework of the cabin crew and pilot strikes, that of Ryanair on December 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29 and January 2, 3, 4, and 5, that of Vueling on the 23rd , December 24, 25, 26, 30, 31 and January 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, and Air Nostrum will go on strike on December 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30 and January 23.

More than 100 flights were canceled in the first days of the strikes.

Airline employees want a pay rise and better working conditions.

It was shared that the airports that will be most affected by the strike will be Santiago de Compostela, Malaga, Gran Canaria, Murcia, Ibiza, Madrid and Palma de Mallorca, and that an average of 70 flights are expected to be canceled during the days of the strike . (AA)