Peru Farmworkers Block Pan-American Highway Again in Pay Dispute
Striking Peruvian workers temporarily erected new blockades on the Pan-American Highway on Saturday, a day after they had ended a...
December 6, 2020Topic
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Peru Repeals Farm Law After Days of Road Blockades
Peru's Congress on Friday, December 4th, repealed a farming law that had triggered days of roadblocks and other protests by...
December 5, 2020
Uber Motorists in Brazil and Worldwide Plan to Strike this Wednesday, May 8th
This week, Uber are planning to launch their Initial Public Offering (IPO) which is set to be one of the...
May 8, 2019
Brazil Announces R$500 Million Credit Line to Truckers to Avoid Strike
Brazil’s Development Bank (BNDES) announced it is opening up a R$500 million credit line for independent truckers while the federal...
April 17, 2019
Ford Employees in Brazil Strike After Announcement of Plant Closing
Reacting to the news of the closing of its truck manufacturing plant in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, workers...
February 20, 2019
Brazil’s CADE Opposed to Freight Transport Price Minimum
By Lise Alves RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s CADE (anti-trust agency) announced on Monday it is opposed to the...
June 19, 2018
Bus Drivers in Rio de Janeiro Start Strike Shutdown Today
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The bus drivers' strike in Rio de Janeiro, which started...
June 11, 2018
Opinion: Brazil’s Teamsters on Strike!
Opinion, by Michael R Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the USA, the word “teamster” used to mean a...
May 31, 2018
Petrobras Delivers Further Blow to Brazil Economy with 72-Hour Strike
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Just as supplies and fuel were starting to trickle...
May 30, 2018