Tag: Strike
40,000 Healthcare Workers at University of California Kick Off 2-Day Strike
They are protesting UC’s bad-faith bargaining and unfair labor practices, said the AFSCME. On Wednesday, nearly 40,000 healthcare workers at University of California (UC), a top public university system in the United States, kicked off a two-day strike. RELATED: Italy’s Medical Staff Strike for More Healthcare Funding “Frontline Service and Patient Care UC workers are […]
November 21, 2024
Italy’s Medical Staff Strike for More Healthcare Funding
The medical unions argue that the investments are insufficient as a percentage of the country’s gross domestic product. On Wednesday, doctors and nurses in Italy’s public healthcare system staged a 24-hour strike, calling for better pay and increased investment in the National Health System (NHS). RELATED: Trump Taps Robert F. Kennedy To Lead Health and […]
November 21, 2024
Italian Rail Workers Strike Over Security Concerns Following Conductor Stabbing
The eight-hour general strike was observed by the workers of Trenitalia, FS Security, Italo NTV, and Trenord On Tuesday, railway workers across Italy staged a strike, demanding increased workplace security after a train conductor was stabbed in the northern city of Genoa on Monday. RELATED: Italy Begins Deporting Migrants to Detention Centres in Albania The […]
November 6, 2024
Canadian Ports Lock Out Dock Foremen Following Strike Notice
Workers are currently on an indefinite strike at two container terminals in the Port of Montreal. On Monday afternoon, maritime employers in Canada’s British Columbia locked out more than 730 dock foremen across the country’s west coast ports in a labor dispute. RELATED: U.S. and Canada Sanction the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network The B.C. Maritime […]
November 5, 2024
New York Times IT Workers Strike on Election Eve
They request the inclusion of a clause to protect them from unfair dismissals and pay equity policies for men and women. On Monday, over 600 software developers and workers who manage digital technical support at The New York Times (NYT) went on strike. The NYT Tech Guild chose to start their walkouts during a period […]
November 4, 2024
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 […]