Tag: Strike
Workers From Over 100 German Companies Go On Strike
IG Metall demands a 7 percent pay and a monthly bonus of 170 euros for apprentices under training contracts. Under the call from the German union IG Metall, over a hundred companies in the metalworking, machinery, and automotive sectors went on strike. About 71,000 workers are participating in the strike action and staging rallies in […]
October 29, 2024
U.S. Port Workers on Massive Strike for Wages and Automation
They fight for fairness in a world in which corporations are dead set on replacing hard-working people with automation. About 45,000 port workers across the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday as a midnight deadline for a new labor deal over wages and automation had passed. Labor negotiations stalled between the International […]
October 1, 2024
Colombian Government Reaches Agreement With Truckers to End Their Strike
Transportation Minister Garcia stated that the agreement includes a gradual increase in the price of diesel. On Friday, the administration of President Gustavo Petro reached an agreement with truckers and transport representatives to lift the blockades they had been carrying out since Monday on several roads across the country and at the exits of Bogota. […]
September 6, 2024
UK Border Force Officers to Strike at Heathrow Airport
Passport controllers have been in dispute with their employer since a new roster was imposed in April. On Friday, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union announced that hundreds of border force officers will go on strike at London’s Heathrow Airport starting from Aug. 31. RELATED: University Professors in Argentina Go on Strike This Monday […]
August 16, 2024
Chile: School Food Workers End Strike
Education Minister Nicolás Cataldo said Wednesday that after an arduous day of negotiations it was agreed to pay them their benefits by August at the latest. On Wednesday, women food preparation workers in Chile’s school system began returning to work after reaching an agreement on the payment of past-due benefits. Related:Chile: Neighbors Reject New Prison […]
July 24, 2024
Tanzania: Shop Owners on Strike, Unfair Tax Estimations
On Monday, the government halted an exercise to inspect electronic fiscal device (EFD) receipts for tax collection managed by the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) pending a review of the tax collection system.
June 27, 2024
German Workers Staged Coordinated Strikes at Seaports
They demand an increase in hourly wages of 3 euros and an increase in shift bonuses with a contract term of 12 months. After individual work stoppages in Germany’s shipping industry last week, employees of the country’s major seaports took part in a joint strike on Monday. RELATED: Four Dead in Floods in Germany “Operations […]
June 18, 2024
University Unions in Argentina Hold New 48-Hour Strike
The unions will mobilize on Wednesday to Congress to demand that senators reject the Base Law.
June 11, 2024
Brazil: Proposal to Define Strike in Sao Paulo Metro Evaluated
On Wednesday, the underground railway (Metro) union in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo is set to meet in assembly to evaluate a wage proposal from the company and decide whether to go on strike tomorrow.
June 5, 2024
Uruguay: Transport Workers Extend Strike
On Tuesday, the Copsa Workers’ Association (ATC) decided to extend today for 24 hours the strike that began the day before and affects the passenger service. Related: Uruguay: PIT-CNT Concerned About Police Suicides “At the moment we are still without solutions” to the claims for unpaid wages, says the ATC executive board in a communiqué. […]