Rome air traffic strike announced

ROME - Air traffic controllers at Rome airport have announced plans to go on strike on Sunday for four hours in a dispute over…

ROME - Air traffic controllers at Rome airport have announced plans to go on strike on Sunday for four hours in a dispute over pay scales. The air traffic control board said yesterday the strike was planned from 11:30 a.m. until 15:30 p.m. local time. However the board said negotiations were under way to try to avert the strike. - (AFP)

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