Airline Staff in Brazil Conduct Two Hour Strike Days Before Carnival
The two hour strike on Wednesday morning brought the country's twelve busiest airports to a standstill, disrupting business and tourism...
February 3, 2016Topic
Strike
Only Ten Workers Remain at Petrobras Plant During Strike
Approximately ten oil workers remain on call at the São Paulo refinery, working up to sixteen-hour shifts to keep machines...
November 11, 2015
Truckers’ Strike Disrupts Major Highways in Brazil
Truckers in eleven states strike to demand lower diesel fuel prices and the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.
November 10, 2015
Oil Workers Strike in Brazil for Wages, Investments, Assets
Strikers are protesting against Petrobras’ asset sales, investment cuts, project suspensions, and reduction of workers' rights.
November 3, 2015
Bank Employees in Brazil End Strike After 21 Days
Strikers accepted a ten percent increase in wages, fourteen percent increase in meal ticket values and participation in profits and...
October 27, 2015
Bank Workers Start Nationwide Strike in Brazil
The workers’ union asked for a sixteen percent salary increase while Fenaban offered only 5.5 percent.
October 6, 2015
Postal Workers on Strike Again in Several Cities in Brazil
Workers in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Porto Alegre and Brasilia are striking for higher wages and better benefits.
September 16, 2015
Oil Workers in Brazil Announce Strike Starting Friday
The FUP oil workers union strike is to start Friday (September 4th), and covers all administrative and operating units of...
September 3, 2015
Teachers at Federal Universities in Brazil Go on Strike
Last week, the government announced that it would be reducing investments in education by more than R$ 9.4 billion.
May 29, 2015