The U.K. and France braced for disruptions to holiday travel, as British border-control personnel went on strike and French rail workers walked off the job.
Border-control agents in the U.K. kicked off more than a week of cost-of-living protests amid soaring inflation and the worst U.K. industrial disputes in a decade.
Meanwhile, in France, train conductors began a strike on Friday demanding higher wages, in a move that threatens to leave tens of thousands of Christmas travelers stranded. National railway SNCF said it had to cancel two out of every five fast trains this weekend, forcing 200,000 passengers to change their plans. The strike continues through Monday.
As British border-control agents walked off the job Friday, the country’s nursing union also set new dates for industrial action in January, as 2023 looks increasingly likely to see a continuation of the economic and political turmoil that has roiled the nation this year.
About 1,000 passport control officers are taking strike action across six U.K. airports between Dec. 23 and Dec. 26, and intend to do so again between Dec. 28 to Dec. 31 in demands over wages.
The U.K. government asked Heathrow Airport to suppress demand from passengers flying into the hub in preparation for border-control staff strikes.
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Nurses went on strike in the U.K. for the first time ever last week.
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The airport turmoil is the latest strike action to affect Britain. Nurses went on strike for the first time ever last week, and the Royal College of Nurses Friday said its members will strike again on Jan. 18 and Jan. 19.
“Once again, we offered talks,” the RCN said…
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