Geneva public service unions have agreed to a day of action to protect working conditions.
The canton still hasn’t passed a budget for next year – unions say the one proposed will cost jobs.
But if the budget isn’t passed, then this year’s one will have to be used – which unions say will have the same effect.
An open-air meeting outside the Hotel de Ville only attracted around 60, but members say there will be a strike on December 9th with a march through the city centre.
Illegal toilet blamed for lake pollution
A popular Geneva lakeside beach at Creux-de-Genthod remains closed five months after swimmers reported seeing toilet paper and waste floating in the water.
Two women die in avalanche in Haute-Savoie
Two women who went cross country skiing near La Chapelle d’Abondance in Haute-Savoie close to the Swiss border, have been found dead after being buried by an avalanche.
Train use higher
We’re using public transport more.
Another horse euthanized in St Moritz
The prestigious horse racing event, White Turf in St Moritz, has ended on a sombre note after a second horse was put down during this year’s event.
Retired couple fined for benefit fraud
They declared they only had their modest state pension to live on - but they actually had more than a million francs saved up.
Wolf swims across Lake Lucerne
A wolf being tracked by researchers has surprised everyone by swimming across Lake Lucerne.
