STRIKE

Strike at 14 U.S. ports: a threat just weeks before elections

Published on: October 2, 2024
11:34

Washington, Oct 2 (Latin Press) A work stoppage by tens of thousands of workers is affecting at least 14 U.S. ports, which could lead to higher prices and shortages of products just five weeks before elections.

Uruguayan high school teachers stage strike

Published on: October 1, 2024
09:07

Montevideo, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay's National High School Teachers Federation (FENAPES) is staging a 48-hour strike in high schools on Tuesday demanding labor rights.

Private health workers protest in Uruguay

Published on: September 25, 2024
10:31

Montevideo, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan Health Federation (FUS) called for a partial work stoppage today for labor claims and criticism of the situation of the national health system.

Chile’s primary health care sector enters second day of strike

Published on: September 25, 2024
10:26

Santiago de Chile, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) Workers in the primary health care sector in Chile are entering the second day of a three-day strike today, to demand more security and better salary conditions.

Chilean primary health workers strike begins

Published on: September 24, 2024
10:17

Santiago de Chile, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Affiliates of the National Confederation of Municipal Health Workers (Confusam) will begin a strike in Chile to demand more security in health care facilities, retirement incentive payments and other demands.

France calls for strike against retirement reform

Published on: September 23, 2024
12:01

Paris, Sep 23 (Prensa Latina) The general secretary of the General Confederation of Labor of France, Sophie Binet, called today for a strike on October 1 to seek the repeal of the retirement reform.

Chilean primary healthcare union gears up for strike

Published on: September 20, 2024
15:38

Santiago, Chile, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Chilean primary healthcare workers are preparing on Friday a three-day strike against lack of security in medical facilities and the delay in the payment of a retirement incentive.

Argentine aeronautical workers go on strike

Published on: September 13, 2024
07:52

Buenos Aires, Sep 13 (Prensa Latina) Workers affiliated with five union organizations in the Argentine aeronautical sector will begin a 24-hour strike, in demand of salary increases and to oppose the privatization of Aerolíneas Argentinas.

Strike paralyzes Kenya’s main airport

Published on: September 11, 2024
12:30

Nairobi, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) A strike by airport workers paralyzed today Kenya's main airport, in protest against a government plan to lease it for 30 years to a foreign company.

Colombian truckers’ strike affects supply of basic products

Published on: September 6, 2024
07:42

Bogotá, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) Bogota, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) The setbacks generated in social and economic spheres are increasing in Colombia due to the strike of truckers, caused by the rise in the price of diesel. Truckers have chosen, as a means of protest, the blockade of many of the main roads in the country.

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