Tag: subway service strike

• Monday, June 9th 2014 - 21:10 UTC

  Clashes in Sao Paulo between striking subway workers and riot police

  

  Police in Sao Paulo fired tear gas Monday to disperse protesters supporting a subway strike that has unleashed transport chaos three days before the Brazilian mega-city hosts the World Cup kick-off.

• Tuesday, August 14th 2012 - 08:12 UTC

  Buenos Aires city underground service back running after ten day strike

  

  Buenos Aires commuters will return to the underground trains on Tuesday following a temporary labour agreement which puts an end to a nerve racking ten-day strike that made the Argentine capital collapse at times

• Monday, August 13th 2012 - 05:49 UTC

  Workers confirm tenth day running of subway strike in Buenos Aires

  

  Buenos Aires City one million commuters will be punished with yet another day, ten running, without subways as no agreement was reached between the striking workers with the Metrovias company.

• Saturday, August 11th 2012 - 06:52 UTC

  Buenos Aires City subway strike enters eighth day; Macri blames Cristina

  

  Buenos Aires subway splinter workers union announced Friday evening that they failed to reach an agreement with licensee company Metrovías and that the strike will continue for another 24 hours.

• Wednesday, August 8th 2012 - 18:58 UTC

  Chaos in Buenos Aires City as subway service strike enters sixth day

  

  Chaos in Buenos Aires City traffic as the 600.000 daily subway commuters were again left on Wednesday with no service for the fifth day running and no prospects of a solution in sight as a mediation effort with striking workers collapsed.