Job losses, worksened working conditions and fear of privatisation led to strikes across France on Wednesday.

The sixth nationwide strike by rail workers in France has left passengers scurrying around for alternative transport.

German rail strike extends action Services have been sporadic in many major cities

The last strike by Belgian train workers, employed by the state rail company SNCB-NMBS, caused major disruption to national and international rail services.

The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was the country's first major rail strike and witnessed the first general strikes in the nation's history.

... French and German commuters struggled to work Thursday as rail unions brought transport misery in strike action over pay and pension disputes. Rail traffic in Germany faced major ...

Rail passengers suffer in signal workers' strike Thousands of rail passengers had ... The strike action affected all major routes within Scotland and a number of cross-border ...

Those staying in the UK were told to expect heavy traffic on major routes on Good Friday. But AA Roadwatch said the rail strike had not led to extra traffic jams on the road.

Strike cripples rail service throughout France ... PARIS: Public transportation ground to a halt Wednesday night as most Métro and suburban trains stopped running, scores of ...

Germany is facing its first major rail strike in 15 years after months of negotiations between Deutsche Bahn and the train drivers union GDL failed to produce a wage agreement.

Rail strike is causing major harm: Chemical Producers OTTAWA, February 16, 2007 ? The CN rail strike is leading to significant economic impact across Canada?s ...

The German rail network is set to be hit by widespread disruption after train drivers voted on Monday in favour of what could be the most serious rail strike for 15 years.

CN Rail tries to have strike declared illegal Not expected to affect commuter services in Toronto ... We are not experiencing any major disruptions to GO Bus or Train service.

Commuters and travelers in France faced transport chaos on Tuesday as a nationwide strike by rail workers cut train services and caused major disruption.

A train strike in Scotland is causing chaos. All the major routes are affected after Network Rail workers walked out for twenty-four hours from noon, with another planned for ...

The official ITV home of Scotland rail workers on strike on ITV Articles at ITV News. ... Services will wind down after the morning rush-hour, hitting all major routes ...

Network Rail said the strike would inevitably cause "major disruption", despite contingency plans to use more than 200 retrained senior executives to keep signal boxes open.

David Bromage wrote: > The Australian Services Union has called off a planned 24 hour strike that > could have caused major disruptions to freight rail in the Hunter next > week.

After nine days of strike action rail workers finally ended their strike ... observation generally dropped day by day during the strike there were surges. One of the major ...

North East rail passengers could face Christmas chaos after a major union today said it was set to vote on strike action.

The Australian Services Union has called off a planned 24 hour strike that could have caused major disruptions to freight rail in the Hunter next week. http://www.abc.net.au/news ...

Spanish truckers began an indefinite strike Monday morning and French rail workers ... serious delays to shipping at the countries? major ...

... minute deal for Germany's train drivers' union has averted a far-reaching rail strike ... subways and streetcars remained at a standstill in Berlin, but commuter rail lines in major ...

It would be the first major strike to hit the rail company in 15 years. In an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper, GDL chairman Manfred Schell said the only way the ...

Rail strikes scrapped as union agrees deal 21/ 1/2003 RAIL users in the North West have been offered a major boost today (Tuesday) after ASLEF members voted to accept a pay deal ...

July 14, 1996 Rail Talks Deadline Nears; Strike or Lockout Is Possible By MATTHEW L. WALD, NY TIMES WASHINGTON -- All major freight railroad lines and many passenger ...

Misery for travellers as rail strike goes ahead. Oct 8 2008 By Stephen Stewart ... Services wound down after the morning rush-hour affecting all major routes north of the ...

New round of German rail strikes disrupts trains in Bavaria The Associated Press ... employees walked off the job in the early morning in Nuremberg and Munich, two major ...

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Rail strike begins to ... anger at the strikes, several groups of workers for the SNCF rail authority and RATP Paris public transit authority have resumed work. While major ...