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Farmers resume strike against export tax


May 2008 ... more > Top ^

May.28   Argentina
  The farm groups went on strike for the third time in nearly three months to protest high export taxes, 44 percents

May.7   Argentina
  Farmers decided to resume a strike that cut exports, blocked roads and emptied store shelves last month. The farmers would go on strike for 8 days


April 2008 ... more > Top ^

Apr.2   Argentina Farmers suspend strike, open roads
  Rebellious farmers are suspending a 21-day strike over government tax hikes, after lifting many of the highway blockades


March 2008 ... more > Top ^

Mar.31   Argentina Striking farmers resume blockades
  Farmers seething at export taxes on their crops resumed blockades of rural highways after talks failed to end a 19-day-old strike
Mar.28   Argentina Farmers move to end strike
  Argentine farmers lifted roadblocks, easing a 15-day strike that has caused traffic jams and depleted grocery shelves across the country Mar.25   Argentina Farmers strike leaves shelves bare
  A strike by farmers, who are protesting an increase in export taxes for their products, continued for a 13th day with no solution in sight


year 2007 Top ^

Transport 'sabotage' hits France Apr.9   Argentina Teachers strike for higher pay
  Thousands of teachers are demanding higher pay and justice after a teacher was killed last week in a protest clash with police Mar.30   Brazil Strike paralyses airports  All flights out of major airports have been suspended after a hunger strike was announced by air-traffic controllers

year 2006 Top ^

Oct.23   Uruguay Transport strike cripples Uruguay  20,000 lorry drivers and some 5,000 taxi drivers striking in protest at rise in the price of diesel Aug.31   Chile Strike ends at Escondida
  Workers at the mine voted to end their 25-day strike, a labor union official reported Mar.7   Ecuador Emergency declared in 3 states  President Alfredo Palacio declared a state of emergency after a strike by contract workers cut oil production Mar.1   Mexico Mining industry hit by strike  Thousands of miners supported their union boss, who may be ousted amid accusations he responded poorly

year 2005 Top ^

Strike shuts down NYC transit system

year 2003 Top ^

Feb.9   Venezuela   Chavez threatens to jail strikers  President threatened to jail thousands of oil workers fired for leading a 2-month strike against him Jan.11   Venezuela   Chavez brands strikers as 'terrorists'  President threatened to take over banks which joined the six-week shutdown

year 2002 Top ^

Dec.19   Venezuela Oil execs defy court order, stay off job
  Dissident executives of state-owned company defied a Supreme Court ruling to immediately return to work Dec.5   Venezuela   Troops step into strike
  President Chavez has ordered the military to seize control of tankers and refineries May.20   Argentina Protesters demanding food, jobs  Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets demanding change in the government's economic policies

year 2001 Top ^

Dec.10   Venezuela Strike closes cities  12-hour strike called jointly by trade unions and business organisations. Residents of Caracas banged pots and pans Nov.29   Venezuela Business calls strike  Private business sector is calling a one-day national shutdown on December 10 to protest disputed economic reforms Jul.27   Argentina Pay cuts blocked  A labor judge ruled that a decree cutting government workers' salaries cannot go into effect Jul.20   Colombia Union sues Coca-Cola  Bottlers charged they are working with death squads to kill and intimidate workers



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