Tag: strike

• Thursday, June 30th 2011 - 20:06 UTC

  Pickets take to the streets of Britain to protest pension reforms

  

  Teachers and civil servants marched through the streets and picketed government buildings across Britain today in protest at planned pension reforms, launching what could be a long period of labour unrest over austerity measures.

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 - 01:13 UTC

  Soy prices soar as Argentine ports are blocked by week-long strike

  

  The provincial government of Santa Fe home of Argentina's grain export hub has requested the federal government to help end a week-old strike that is delaying shipments from one of the world's biggest food suppliers, the provincial Labour minister said on Tuesday.

• Thursday, January 27th 2011 - 19:02 UTC

  Argentine Exports Call For Government Help to Resolve Strike

  

  Grains exporters called on the Argentine government on Thursday to help end a pay strike before it disrupts shipments from one of the world's biggest food suppliers.

• Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 20:13 UTC

  Fruits Growers Lose Crop Because of Road Blocks

  

  Fruit growers, packers and pickers in Argentina have ended their strike in the western part of the country, but the damage may have already been done with strike costs estimated at US $50 million, according to local and national media.

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 04:52 UTC

  Argentine Farmers End Protest: For Now

  

  The farmers’ strike which has been taking in place in Argentina for the past week ended on midnight Sunday but the leaders have warned that members of the relevant rural entities will meet in two weeks, to discuss further measures and that they do not rule out another strike. The current measures had put a halt to the sale of grains.

• Thursday, January 20th 2011 - 03:42 UTC

  Argentina Farmers Threaten Second Strike of 2011

  

  Argentine farmers threatened to go on strike for a second time this year if the government does not change their policy towards them. At a meeting in Buenos Aires province city, Bahia Blanca, farm workers leaders met to discuss the week-long strike, which began last Monday. Farmers have stopped the sale of wheat, corn and soybean over export curbs.

• Saturday, January 15th 2011 - 17:33 UTC

  Strike easing in Magallanes, Chile

  

  THE announcement today by the organisers of the general strike in the Magallanes Region of Chile that there will be some “flexibility” in the road blocks currently in place outside the city of Punta Arenas will no doubt cause some easing of the pressure on the Chilean President to find a solution.

• Thursday, January 6th 2011 - 21:13 UTC

  Punta Arenas on strike over a planned 20% gas price hike

  

  The southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas had its largest strike in decades Wednesday in response to a government proposal to increase the price of gas in the region by 20%.

• Friday, May 14th 2010 - 04:40 UTC

  Portugal Joins Euro Belt-Tightening Bandwagon but with Strong Political Support

  

  Portugal has become the latest country to introduce austerity measures, after both Greece and Spain took similar steps to stabilize public finances in the face of massive debt.