Colombia’s Ecopetrol Settles With Union, Ending Strike Risk
Ecopetrol, Colombia's state oil giant, has reached a six-year deal with its main union, lifting a strike threat over the...
June 15, 2026Topic
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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
Waste Removal Workers on Strike in Rio de Janeiro
The waste removal workers of Rio de Janeiro's Comlurb (the Municipal Cleaning Company) have gone on strike since yesterday night,...
March 13, 2015
Mass Gay Wedding Held in São Paulo: Daily
Forty-seven same-sex couples formalized their união estável (“stable union”) in São Paulo on Friday in a mass ceremony.
September 29, 2012
Brazil May Face National Teacher Strike
Public school teachers in the Federal District (DF) went on strike on Monday as fore-warning of a national teachers strike...
March 13, 2012
Rugby in Rio
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - It is hard to miss the fact that football (soccer)...
April 20, 2010