10/01/2013 | Argentina

UTA lifts nat'l strike of long-distance buses

After the intervention of the Labour Ministry and Interior and Transport Ministry, the bus drivers' union UTA decided to lift the long-distance buses' strike that had been announced earlier today.

11/01/2013 | Argentina

Bus companies, drivers reach agreement, lift strike

The bus drivers' union (UTA) and the long-distance buses companies met at the Labour Ministry and agreed over the payment of travel allowances to the drivers, leading to the definite lift of the national strike announced last night.

27/12/2012 | Argentina

Bank clerks on strike

Bank clerks held a national strike today demanding the payment of 1,800 pesos allegedly owed due to wage negotiations. An assembly will be held by the union tomorrow to define a “struggle plan.”

27/12/2012 | Argentina

Gov't to apply sanctions on bank clerks over strikes

The government said today that it would slap sanctions on bank clerks involved in the strike today, following their failure to comply with the mandatory conciliation ordered by the Labour Ministry regarding the workers’ wage demands.

08/01/2013 | Argentina

Liaison Board calls for 'social peace,' rules out strike

The members of the Liaison Board met today at the headquarters of the Agrarian Federation (FAA) and called for "social peace," and also warned that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's government "looks for confrontation," but they did not announce any strike for the next days.

19/12/2012 | Argentina

'Gov't is taking typical IMF cuts recipes,' Moyano

Dissident CGT boss Hugo Moyano assured that "the government is following the typical orthodox IMF recipes for austerity cuts, including frozen wages and even wage cuts despite the inflation devouring salaries."

23/12/2012 | Argentina

Rural Society confirms farmers' strike on Wednesday

The head of the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) Luis Miguel Etchevehere once again criticized the National Government for its decision to annul the sale of the Rural Society grounds made in 1991 via a presidential decree because it was considered to be “irregular.”

26/12/2012 | Argentina

Bank workers to hold strike

In spite of the mandatory conciliation issued by the Labour Ministry, bank workers announced they will hold a strike as wage talks with bank chambers failed, and stated they will meet on Friday to define an action plan. 

03/12/2012 | Argentina

Segovia: Subway rotating strikes could go all week

05/12/2012 | Argentina

Subway workers lift strike, meeting at midday

Members of the AGTSyP breakaway union decided to lift the strike they were set to hold today, after they were called for a new hearing by the City Labour Under–Secretariat alongside concessionary company Metrovías.

17/12/2012 | Argentina

Teachers threaten school year

Teachers unions from Santa Cruz and Entre Ríos are threatening to not begin the 2013 academic year if their demands for wage hikes are not resolved. The AGMER (Entre Ríos) has already decided to take up the measure, while ADOSAC (Santa Cruz) will decide at an assembly tomorrow.

28/11/2012 | Argentina

Public hospitals in Buenos Aires province go on strike

Staff from 77 public hospitals across Buenos Aires province, belonging to workers union CICOP, went on strike for two hours today demanding improved security at health centres.

29/11/2012 | Argentina

Subway workers to continue strike

Subway workers held a three-hour strike in each line today, after wage talks between Metrovías concessionary company and AGTSyP breakaway union failed yesterday and will continue the strike tomorrow.

30/11/2012 | Argentina

Subway union to continue strike on Monday

Following failed negotiations with licensee company Metrovías on Wednesday, subway workers belonging to the breakaway AGTSyP union announced they will continue with the 3-hour strike at different times across all lines on Monday.

20/11/2012 | Argentina

'Gov't should pay attention to the silence on the streets,' Moyano

Dissident CGT leader Hugo Moyano assured that the support that the national strike received was “much stronger than we expected” and urged President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to listen to “pay attention to the silence on the streets."

21/11/2012 | Argentina

Governors label strike 'extortionate,' 'highly political'

Kirchnerite governors from across the country spoke out on the strike organized yesterday by the dissident branch of the CGT labour confederation and the CTA workers union.

27/11/2012 | Argentina

Metrovías, subway workers near an agreement

20/11/2012 | Argentina

Union leaders say strike was 'highly successful'

While main pickets that were affecting accesses to the City were lifted, the CTA union chief Pablo Micheli assured today's national strike was "a success."

20/11/2012 | Argentina

President calls all workers 'to defend the Kirchnerite political project'

Amidst the massive CGT-CTA national strike, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner wondered this morning on her Facebook account (Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner): “Does anyone want to go back to that Argentina whose economical model was bread for just a few and hunger for everybody or almost everybody?”

20/11/2012 | Argentina

'It's a political picket and not a workers' strike,' Government says

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo came on stage this morning to question the massive CGT-CTA national strike and indicate that “it is a political strike and not in favor of the working classes.”

18/11/2012 | Argentina

City gov't warns waste collection affected by strike

The Buenos Aires City government warned that the general strike summoned for Tuesday by the CGT and CTA union groupings “will affect the waste collection service during 48 hours,” and called on residents to refrain from taking out the rubbish tomorrow and on Tuesday.

20/11/2012 | Argentina

Current state of transport and services affected by strike

The CGT Azopardo-CTA national workers’ strike led by Pablo Micheli (CTA) and Hugo Moyano (CGT) was affecting the majority of the city-province train lines, urban underground train lines and bus services today.

20/11/2012 | Argentina

Massive picketing isolates City

14/11/2012 | Argentina

Dissident CGT, CTA ratify strike despite CFK's announcement

The dissident CGT led by Hugo Moyano and the faction of the Argentine Workers’ Union (CTA) led by Pablo Micheli ratified the national strike they will hold next Tuesday November 20th, despite President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s announcement that the income tax floor will be increased in 2013.

17/11/2012 | Argentina

Tuesday's national strike 'will be like none other' says Barrionuevo

The head of the Blue and White CGT umbrella labour union Luis Barrionuevo, today said that the national labour union strike to take place on Tuesday “will be huge” also criticizing the government over end of year bonus payments.

17/11/2012 | Argentina

'Teachers strike is inopportune,' Scioli

Buenos Aires province governor Daniel Scioli deemed today the upcoming teachers’ strike as “inopportune.” “Even though strike is a constutional right, under these circumstances I consider it inopportune.”

09/11/2012 | Argentina

BA rubbish remains uncollected, rain sparks new health concerns

Buenos Aires City streets remained littered with piles of rubbish bags today; amid a continued strike by CEAMSE rubbish processing workers. The interruption on waste collection reached its seventh day today sparking new health concerns by city residents, as heavy downpours have been forecasted.

12/11/2012 | Argentina

Micheli confirms CGT-CTA strike

The head of the dissident CGT, Hugo Moyano, and his counterpart at the dissident CTA, Pablo Micheli, agreed to hold a national strike and a march on November 20.

13/11/2012 | Argentina

'Government's arrogancy pushed us to call for a nat'l strike,' Moyano

CGT Labour Confederation head Hugo Moyano informed that the umbrella union won't participate in the dissident CTA workers union march to Plaza de Mayo set for November 20 as part of that day's national strike called by both entities.

30/10/2012 | Argentina

Gov't rejects CGT elections, Moyano prepares national strike

Hugo Moyano revealed he received an official notification from the Labour Ministry reporting that it annulled the CGT elections which reelected him a secretary general of the labour confederation. He is preparing a national strike for November to protest against the measure.

05/11/2012 | Argentina

CEAMSE lifts strike, garbage collection to resume today

Although workers have lifted the strike at the CEAMSE processing plants, the garbage collection service will be resumed tonight, union members said.

06/11/2012 | Argentina

Rubbish collection to be normalized by Thursday

The rubbish collection in Buenos Aires City will be normalized by Thursday if CEAMSE workers do not summon a new assembly, union authorities and city government reported.

20/09/2012 | Argentina

Syrian air strike kills at least 54, activists

At least 54 people were killed when a Syrian air strike hit a fuel station in the northern province of al-Raqqa, an area of heavy fighting between government and rebel forces, a British-based monitoring group said.

24/09/2012 | Argentina

CTA, Teamsters' Union march, strike to be held on October 10

The march to Plaza de Mayo square organized by Pablo Micheli's CTA and Hugo Moyano's Teamsters' union that was scheduled for October 11 will be held the previous day after the head of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo foundation Hebe de Bonafini's request.

12/10/2012 | Argentina

Sarmiento train line service resumed

The Sarmiento train line service was running again between Once and Moreno stations after being temporarily suspended this morning due to a strike by station workers.

29/08/2012 | Argentina

Teachers announce Friday strike over Macri sanctions

Secretary-general of UTE-CTERA Teachers' union Eduardo López announced a 24-hour strike for this Friday after the City Ministry of Education decided to remove six teachers from their positions in a Monte Castro public school over a “disrespectful representation” of Mayor Mauricio Macri and Education Minister Esteban Bullrich in a video mocking.

29/08/2012 | Argentina

Railway Union announces 24 hour strike

Railway Union delegate Rubén Sobrero announced a 24 hour strike in the Sarmiento, Mitre and Belgrano Norte railway lines to take place on Friday and urged users to "support" the measure.

18/09/2012 | Argentina

Teamsters' union to march along Micheli's CTA

The head of the CGT Labour Confederation, Hugo Moyano, announced that the teamsters' union will accompany Pablo Micheli's CTA in the demonstration against the government to be held in October.

14/08/2012 | Argentina

Strike suspended after 'precarious' agreement, Subway workers

AGTSyP Subway and Tram workers’ breakaway union secretary-general Roberto Pianelli assured today that the agreement reached to resume the service is “minimum and way precarious, but enough to untie the conflict.”

24/08/2012 | Argentina

Córdoba tension continues as unionists march to Courts

Following the clashes between unionists and police in the Córdoba City yesterday, three trade unions announced a 24-hour strike as well as organizing a march toward the main courts in order to demand the release of those arrested.

25/08/2012 | Argentina

Subway delegates warn conflict 'could return'

Subway delegates head Roberto Pianelli warned that if Metrovías concessionary company does not comply with the agreement signed earlier this month “another conflict will be unavoidable."

13/08/2012 | Argentina

Subway: strike is lifted after workers, Metrovías reach agreement

Subway workers announced that they were ending the strike they began 10 days ago after reaching an agreement with Metrovías. The subway service is expected to resume normally on Tuesday.

13/08/2012 | Argentina

National, City governments enter crossfire over subway 'nightmare'

The national and capital city governments continued the grand row over who was responsible for the subway strike that lasted a total of ten days, as Senator Aníbal Fernández pointed the finger at Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri for the strike, while City Cabinet Chief Horacio Larreta labelled it "a hostage situation."

14/08/2012 | Argentina

After ten-day strike, subway service resumes

All six lines of the subway and the Premetro overground tram service were resumed today following a ten-day union strike that had paralyzed transport across Buenos Aires City.

11/08/2012 | Argentina

Subway strike to continue 'practically indefinitely', Segovia

Breakaway subway union leader Néstor Segovia assured that the eight day old subway strike will continue “indefinitely”, while UTA train and bus driver union leader Roberto Fernández said that “the service is taken over.”

11/08/2012 | Argentina

City Gov't fines unionists on strike nearly 5 million pesos

The City Government sanctioned today the dissident subway workers –currently leading the longest subway strike in Argentine history, lasting a total of eight days so far- for five million pesos and reported them to the Judiciary and to the national Labour Ministry.

12/08/2012 | Argentina

National gov’t seeks to subjugate the BA City, Macri says

Amidst the political tug of war that has held hostage almost one million City commuters daily for the past ten days, BA City Mayor Mauricio Macri, reaffirmed its position to assert that the current situation is part of “several lies incurred by the national government.”

09/08/2012 | Argentina

City doctors stage strike

Doctors from the 33 hospitals managed by the Buenos Aires City government staged a 24-hour strike on Thursday to demand security and reject the violent incidents which have taken place recently, the association grouping health professionals reported yesterday.

10/08/2012 | Argentina

Subway workers' strike to continue after failed meeting

AGTSyP subway workers union announced that they failed to reach an agreement with licensee company Metrovías and that the strike will continue for another 24 hours.

10/08/2012 | Argentina

'Subway delegates have the Nat'l Gov't support to continue with the strike'

After the negotiations failed and a week of traffic chaos, Buenos Aires City Mayor gave a press conference in which he blamed President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for the subway strike.

08/08/2012 | Argentina

Subway: Workers confirm sixth day of strike on Thursday

After failing again to come to an agreement, unionists confirmed the decision to extend the subway strike one more day. “The City Government is responsible for this,” spokesman Enrique Rossito explained, and once again called on all parties involved in the conflict to convene to discuss salaries.

08/08/2012 | Argentina

City doctors announce 24-hour strike after Santojanni Hospital incidents

Workers from city hospitals announced that from tomorrow they are to go on a 24-hour strike, in support of the demands for better safety, put forward first by the staff of public hospital Santojanni in Liniers today.

09/08/2012 | Argentina

Subway: City Gov't issues mandatory conciliation

After several comings and goings, the City Government finally decided to issue a mandatory conciliation in the subway conflict after workers announced they had decided to extend the strike one more day. However, unionists said they would gather in assembly all night to analyze the measure.

03/08/2012 | Argentina

Subway workers strike begins, no service over the weekend

Buenos Aires City is to be left with no subway service for two days affecting thousands of passengers. The strike began at 9pm and will continue on Saturday and Sunday. UTA train and subway workers union lifted the 72 hour-long strike they had called for Monday.

05/08/2012 | Argentina

City chaos as Subway workers extend strike

As the deadline for potential salary negotiations with Metrovías expired, unionists working in the six subway lines and the Premetro tram decided to extend the strike for 24 hours, until today's midnight. Thus, City commuters are experiencing a living hell as lines to catch buses and taxis dominate the urban scene.

07/08/2012 | Argentina

Subway strike to continue one more day

Subway workers will hold a fifth consecutive day of strike after wage hike negotiations with breakway union AGTSyP, UTA union leaders, Metrovías concessionary company, SBASE officials and City lawmaker María José Lubertino and a Federal Judge failed.

31/07/2012 | Argentina

Subway workers to go on strike

UTA train and subway drivers union will go on a 72 hour strike beginning on Monday, due to their wage demands not being met by Metrovías concessionary company. Labour Minister Carlos Tomada warned the national Government will not intervene in the conflict.

01/08/2012 | Argentina

Teamsters' union calls off national strike

The teamsters’ union decided not to carry out a national strike after the Buenos Aires province district of Quilmes reached an agreement with Covelia rubbish collecting company to extend the contracts for some recently dismissed workers for three months.

01/08/2012 | Argentina

Five day subway strike announced

Subway workers from the breakaway AGTSyP union announced a two day strike in addition to the UTA subway and tram workers' union's 72-hour strike that begins on Monday. Therefore, subway will be out of service from Friday at 9pm affecting all lines, lasting a total of five days.

20/07/2012 | Argentina

Teachers to lift strike if midyear bonus is paid

SUTEBA teachers’ union secretary-general Roberto Baradel reiterated today teachers will lift the strike scheduled to start after July’s winter break if the midyear bonus is paid by next week.

21/07/2012 | Argentina

Santa Cruz Police to lift strike after 19 days

Santa Cruz police officers accepted the wage hike offered by the province’s Government and will lift the strike they hold, which entered its 19th day and that prompted the Security Ministry to deploy border guards to guarantee security.

24/07/2012 | Argentina

BA province teachers' salaries to be paid in full despite recent strikes

The salaries of Buenos Aires province teachers involved in strikes to claim the payment of the midyear bonus will be paid in full, Governor Daniel Scioli announced on Tuesday.

17/07/2012 | Argentina

BA province teachers reject bonus payment schedule

FEB education workers’ head Mirta Petrocini confirmed that classes would not resume in Buenos Aires province, and urged the provincial administration to pay the midyear bonus as soon as possible despite the government’s decision to pay it in two installments before August 15.

17/07/2012 | Argentina

Garré orders deployment of 240 security forces members to Santa Cruz

Security Minister Nilda Garré ordered the deployment of 240 armed forces members including border guards, prefecture officers and Federal Police officers to Santa Cruz province, following Governor Daniel Peralta’s request to guarantee security due to the provincial police strike, which is on its consecutive 15th day.

19/07/2012 | Argentina

Buenos Aires enters fifth day with rubbish piles on streets

Buenos Aires City enters the fifth day of a waste collection conflict, as 10 thousand tons of waste started being lifted from the streets after an agreement with rubbish recycling cooperatives.

13/07/2012 | Argentina

Buenos Aires province civil servants to strike next week

The Buenos Aires province chapter of the CTA labour grouping led by Pablo Micheli announced they will carry out a new 48-hour strike next week in the province, in further rejection of the midyear bonus payment in instalments by Daniel Scioli’s government.

14/07/2012 | Argentina

Thousands of tourists leave City for winter holidays

Following the lifting of the long distance buses strike backed by UTA union, winter holidays began today, with thousands of people leaving the City.

16/07/2012 | Argentina

Subway workers threaten with walkout

Subway and tram workers union (AGSTYP) leader Néstor Segovia came on stage to say that workers might go on strike after Metrovías Company decided to pull 20 trains out of service due to malfunctioning and lack of maintenance funds for considering it a "management lockout."

04/07/2012 | Argentina

BA province state workers protest across City, La Plata

The Buenos Aires province chapter of the CTA labour grouping along with state workers represented by ATE and members of the province’s biggest teaching union Suteba went on strike in rejection of the four-installment payment offer for mid-year bonuses, blocking off roads across the City and La Plata.

09/07/2012 | Argentina

Waste collection service resumes

The waste collection workers lifted the blockade at the CEAMSE landfill, leading to the normalization of the service that had been cancelled yesterday.

12/07/2012 | Argentina

Buenos Aires workers begin second day of strike

Teachers, court workers, health and administrative workers in the province of Buenos Aires began today their second day of a 48-hour strike to protest the government’s payment of midyear bonuses in four installments.

26/06/2012 | Argentina

'The Gov't stopped giving answers to worker's claims,' Moyano

CGT leader Hugo Moyano fired back at Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and assured that the relationship ended “when the Government stopped giving answers to the workers."

27/06/2012 | Argentina

Unions split over strike

The strike and demonstration called for today at Plaza de Mayo by Hugo Moyano, secretary-general for both the teamsters and the CGT union umbrella group, won support and rejections.

27/06/2012 | Argentina

Public services affected by today's strike

Due to today's teamster union strike certain public services will be affected, including rubbish collection, fuel and food distribution. The subway, trains and short and long-distance buses will operate normally. Flights will be affected between 11am and 6pm.

22/06/2012 | Argentina

Teamsters' strike 'a wake up call for CFK', Macri

City Mayor Mauricio Macri warned that “arrogant governments do no get us anywhere” and said he considers next week’s march and general strike as a wake up call to the President.

25/06/2012 | Argentina

'National strike still on,' Moyano

CGT Labour Confederation boss Hugo Moyano came on stage to ratify this Wednesday’s national strike, by emphasizing that “those who say the strike will be called off are talking pure rubbish.”

26/06/2012 | Argentina

CFK hits back at Moyano, 'extortion measures will not get in my way'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner further criticized CGT umbrella labour movement head Hugo Moyano today during a televised speech at the Government House ahead of tomorrow’s strike, and stated that border guards would not be deployed to patrol the Plaza de Mayo during the CGT rally scheduled to take place at the historic square.  

21/06/2012 | Argentina

Tomada announces 4M pesos fine for Teamsters’ Union

Labour Minister Carlos Tomada announced that throughout the day a 4 millions pesos fine will be addressed to the Teamsters’ Union due to its rejection to the compulsory conciliation dictated by the Ministry after the truckers rejected a 22 percent salary increase offered by the sector’s businessmen.

21/06/2012 | Argentina

Truckers' strike: Gov't takes legal action against Moyanos, fuel shortage reported

As Teamsters' Union head Pablo Moyano is expected to give a press conference at 4pm, the truckers’ national strike continues affecting mainly the fuel distribution which leaves the country on the verge of a possible oil and gas shortage within the next few hours. Meanwhile, the Labour Ministry has announced a 4 million pesos fine to the truckers’ union, while the Interior Ministry has officially filed charges against Hugo and Pablo Moyano. On the afternoon, truckers in company of other allied unions are to head a massive demonstration to Plaza de Mayo.

21/06/2012 | Argentina

Anti-hoarding law enforced by the Government

Planning Minister Julio De Vido gave a press conference today at the Economy Ministry amid the teamsters' strike on transportation of fuel and said the Government "will take all necessary legal action to resolve the situation," which could include bringing the anti-hoarding law into effect.

20/06/2012 | Argentina

Fuel distribution begins after clashes

As Gendarmerie officers clashed with truck drivers in a fuel refinery in Greater Buenos Aires area of La Matanza, several trucks were able to leave the premises to begin distribution in order to guarantee gas supply, in localities affected by the teamster's strike, Security Secretary Sergio Berni confirmed

20/06/2012 | Argentina

'Strike will take place until Friday,' Pablo Moyano confirms

Teamsters’ union secretary Pablo Moyano confirmed that the strike will take place until Friday morning, as he addressed reporters while blocking a fuel refinery in La Matanza.

20/06/2012 | Argentina

Truckers' strike: Gov't takes legal action against Moyano, fuel shortage reported

CGT leader Hugo Moyano announced that the teamsters’ union has extended the national strike to include all distribution branches, following the Government’s legal action against the union leader and his son Pablo, accusing them of "aggravated threats." Moyano retaliated by calling for a national teamsters' drive and vowed to lead a demonstration to Plaza de Mayo next week.

20/06/2012 | Argentina

Teamsters begin 3-day nationwide strike; fuel shortage foreseen

The teamsters’ union led by Pablo Moyano started a strike on a nationwide level until Friday and refused to abide by the mandatory conciliation issued by the Labour Ministry. Drivers have set multiple blockades at major oil refineries, which might lead into a fuel shortage at petrol stations.

20/06/2012 | Argentina

CFK back in Buenos Aires to monitor teamsters

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is back in Buenos Aires to monitor the teamster's strike, after cutting her international trip short. She landed at the Metropolitan airport shortly before 9 pm, and is expected to meet with members of her Cabinet.

20/06/2012 | Argentina

'They are trying to scare our workers,' Moyano

Teamsters’ union Secretary General Hugo Moyano warned that the Government deployed gendarmerie officers to oil refineries and distributors where truck drivers are blocking fuel and petrol distribution.

07/06/2012 | Argentina

Tractors march to mark second day of farmers strike

Farmers took their tractors to the countryside roads across the country to mark the second day of a nationwide strike and halt of grain sales called to protest higher taxes in Buenos Aires province.

07/06/2012 | Argentina

Gov't has 'no plans' to change farming sector agenda

The National Government warned that it has "no plans" to change the farming sector's agenda, therefore will not meet with members of the Liaison Board amid a national strike that began on Wednesday to protest against the property tax hikes in the Buenos Aires province.

19/06/2012 | Argentina

Gov't warns teamsters' union of 'sanctions' over 72-hour strike

Vice-President Amado Boudou warned that came out in response to the teamsters’ union announcement that they would carry a nationwide strike until Friday, and assured that “they will have to accept any sanctions the Government decides to impose” after they refused to accept a mandatory conciliation issued on Tuesday morning. He also warned that the Supply Law could be enforced.

02/06/2012 | Argentina

Farmers begin 9-day strike

Buenos Aires province farmers started a nine-day freeze on grains and cattle sales today  to protest against a tax hike and land reform sponsored by Governor Daniel Scioli.

03/06/2012 | Argentina

FAA hopes to find 'dialogue and consensus' with Scioli

As the farmers strike in the Buenos Aires province continues, the vice-president of the Argentine Agrarian Federation (FAA), Guillermo Gianassi, said he still hopes “the can find some dialogue and consensus with governor Daniel Scioli.”

05/06/2012 | Argentina

Liaison Board to hold seven-day national strike

Liaison Board members announced they will hold a strike to protest against the property tax increase in the Buenos Aires province, among other issues.

17/05/2012 | Argentina

Subway: City gov't urged to join wage talks

The national government urged the city government to take responsibility for a subway strike that was affecting millions of commuters, while Metrovías subway company called city officials to join wage negotiations.

17/05/2012 | Argentina

Multiple protests across BA city create traffic chaos

Multiple protests on main routes entering the city of Buenos Aires and downtown area complicated traffic flow on Thursday afternoon, in addition to the effects of the subway strike. Along the 9 de Julio Avenue, two sectors were blocked off, including the intersection with Santa Fe Avenue and Avenida de Mayo.

17/05/2012 | Argentina

Subway: unions threaten to hold 3-day strike next week

The UTA and AGTSyP unions threatened yesterday with further subway strikes if their conflict with Metrovías remains unresolved next week.

13/05/2012 | Argentina

BA province farming producers call on new strike against tax reform

The Buenos Aires and La Pampa Rural Associations Confederation (CARBAP) and the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) called for a new halt in grain and cattle trading from Wednesday to Sunday in Buenos Aires province in protest of the provincial tax reform.

15/05/2012 | Argentina

Subway workers pull forward strike, to start tomorrow at midday

The bus and subway drivers’ union (UTA) announced they were pulling forward a strike to Wednesday at midday, that will affect all subway lines as well as the Premetro tram, and that it would last for 36 hours, in light of the failed salary negotiations. 

17/05/2012 | Argentina

Subway strike, protests cause traffic chaos in the City

02/05/2012 | Argentina

Railway union cancels strike as Labour Ministry issues compulsory conciliation

The Labour Ministry issued a compulsory conciliation for railway workers as one of the unions had threatened with a national strike for today.

07/05/2012 | Argentina

Teamsters on strike

Teamsters stopped supplying fuel on a nationwide scale after midnight as part of a strike called by the union, protesting high level of unregistered workers in the sector.

09/05/2012 | Argentina

Teamsters’ union threatens with nationalizing fuel distribution strike

The Teamsters’ union led by Pablo Moyano has threatened with nationalizing the current strike held by fuel-tankers drivers, as workers keep their claims against Dapsa Fuel Distribution Company.

15/04/2012 | Argentina

Line 60 drivers lift strike

Drivers of 60 bus line decided to resume the service after five consecutive days on strike. According to bus drivers' delegate Mario Andrés Molina, the decision came after reaching a "temporary and informal agreement" with authorities of MONSA SA company on regards the employees' demands of reinstating four employes and granting a wage hike.

19/04/2012 | Argentina

Subway workers go on 4-hour strike

Subway and Pre-Metro tram workers’ delegates held a 4-hour strike as part of their claims to be included at this year’s collective bargaining talks. The measure took place from 7pm to 11pm, and the service will be resumed with the first train at 5:30am.

23/04/2012 | Argentina

Subway workers to strike on Thursday

Workers from the Subway and Pre-Metro Workers Union Association announced today a general strike on Thursday between 11am and 4pm, as they claim Metrovías Company to include them in the collective bargaining talks.

12/04/2012 | Argentina

60 bus line strike to continue indefinitely

Unionists announced that the 60 bus line strike is set to continue indefinitely, as a meeting between delegates, representatives from the Monsa bus company and Labour Ministry officials failed to reach an agreement on Thursday.

12/04/2012 | Argentina

Subway C line resumes service after five-hour strike

Outsourced security staff from the Metrovías subway company, who had set up a roadblock on the tracks between the Av. de Mayo and Diagonal Norte stations, decided to end their protest after a five-hour strike and allowed the C Line to resume service.

14/04/2012 | Argentina

60 bus line drivers take over headquarters, maintain strike

Drivers of 60 bus line decided on Saturday to maintain their strike, which affects at least 250 thousand users daily and took over the line’s headquarters in Greater Buenos Aires area of Ingeniero Maschwitz, as the provincial police and gendarmerie officers guarded the area.

09/04/2012 | Argentina

BA City teachers to go on strike

Secretary-General of the Ademys Teachers’ union, Carlos Oroz, confirmed to reporters that capital City public schools will go on strike tomorrow as part of their claims against the City government’s plan to dismantle 96 classes due to the lack of pupil.

10/04/2012 | Argentina

Buenos Aires City teachers on strike, protest outside Legislature

Buenos Aires City teachers pertaining to the Ademys union carried out a 24-hour strike and marched toward the City Legislature to further insist their complaints against the Mauricio Macri's administration's plan to merge 96 classes due to the lack of pupils.

11/04/2012 | Argentina

Labour Ministry issues mandatory conciliation for 60 bus line drivers

The Labour Ministry issued a mandatory conciliation for the 60 bus line strike and protesters were analyzing whether to abide by the ruling or to continue with the strike they began on Tuesday to claim for the reinstatement of fired workers.

21/03/2012 | Argentina

Subway strike lifted

After holding a two-hour service strike, the city's subway service was up and running again. Subway workers announced the measure yesterday and made their final decision to go through with the strike today, bringing all services to a halt between 2 pm and 4 pm.

28/03/2012 | Argentina

Teamsters to strike on Friday

The truck drivers union led by Hugo and Pablo Moyano have called for a strike and announced that workers in charge of supermarket distribution will not work on Friday, to protest against an ongoing conflict with Eki supermarket chain.

29/03/2012 | Argentina

Teamsters' union lift Friday's strike

The truck drivers’ union announced it lifted the national strike and march towards the Labour Ministry scheduled for Friday, as a new opportunity to negotiate over the situation of the 2,300 workers of Eki supermarket chain appeared.

19/03/2012 | Argentina

Bus line 60 drivers plan to strike

Drivers from the number 60 bus line are in a permanent union meeting due to the "arbitrary dismissal" of four employees as well as other labour demands, and could go on strike for the rest of the day.

19/03/2012 | Argentina

Grains truckers to go on strike in eight provinces

Grains truckers called an indefinite strike today to demand higher pay rates just as the agricultural powerhouse starts its key soy harvesting season.

20/03/2012 | Argentina

Subway D line goes on surprise strike

Subway’s D line service was suspended after the workers held a surprise strike due to the death of one of their colleagues at Congreso de Tucumán station.

13/03/2012 | Argentina

Teachers' unions accept BA province gov't wage offer

After a very public dispute and several strikes, teachers' unions in the Buenos Aires province reached an agreement with the provincial government and solved a weeks-long dispute sparked by what they considered was a very low basic salary offer.

13/03/2012 | Argentina

Moyano on possibility of general strike: 'all options are on the table'

CGT labour confederation leader Hugo Moyano once again repeated that he doesn’t rule out calling a general strike because, as the Government continues to ignore their claims, workers “are reaching the limit of their patience.”

15/03/2012 | Argentina

Labour Ministry issues mandatory conciliation in coach strike

The Labour Ministry issued a mandatory conciliation after the meeting held with UTA transport workers's union authorities and transport companies representatives following the strike held on Thursday due to wage claims. The mandatory conciliation will be enforced for ten days 'to guarante bus services.'

08/03/2012 | Argentina

Buenos Aires province gov’t and teachers wage talks to continue on Monday

Negotiations between the Buenos Aires province Government and teacher unions will continue on Monday, following a meeting held at the the Public Sector’s Collective Bargaining Under-Secretariat in La Plata.

08/03/2012 | Argentina

Grain ships halted, dockers walk off job

Crews needed to guide ships through Argentine ports will stay off the job until more staff is assigned to work busy docking shifts, a union leader said on Thursday.

12/03/2012 | Argentina

SUTEBA’s Barabel says teachers waiting gov't call to resume wage talks

Negotiations between the Buenos Aires province government and teacher unions were due to resume today but according to union leaders the Province’s Labour Ministry has not called the teachers back to the negotiations table yet.

04/03/2012 | Argentina

Moyano hopes he is not 'pushed to call for a general strike'

As tensions between the CGT labour confederation and the National Government continue to rise, the organization’s leader Hugo Moyano once again targeted the Fernández de Kirchner administration over the lack of progress in the collective bargaining talks and warned that he hopes “they don’t push him into a general strike.”

06/03/2012 | Argentina

Teachers go on national strike

Buenos Aires province teachers’ union ratified the 48-hours national strike scheduled for today and Wednesday to demand a wage hike above from the one offered by the provincial government ($2,800 pesos).

07/03/2012 | Argentina

BA province teachers conclude second day of strike

Teachers in the Buenos Aires province finished their 48-hour strike on Wednesday, a protest that on both days was joined by a high percentage of teachers. They are now waiting for a better offer from the Government which they believe “will end the conflict.”

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Misiones police officers reject Govt's proposal, strike continues

Over a thousand police officers who continue to take over the Comando Radioeléctrico building in Misiones rejected the provincial Government’s 40 percent wage hike offer. Negotiations between Maurice Closs’ administration continued to negotiate in order to solve the dispute.

24/02/2012 | Argentina

Buenos Aires province teachers to go on strike

Suteba teacher union announced they would stage a 24-hour strike next Tuesday, the first day of school in Buenos Aires province, after they failed to reach a deal with the provincial government over a wage hike.

29/02/2012 | Argentina

Workers ratify subway lines will go on strike on Thursday

All five subway lines will go on strike on Thursday, the UTA train and subway drivers union announced, to protest against the lack of security caused by the withdrawal of police officers from all stations that will start on March 1st.

28/12/2011 | Argentina

Labour Ministry issues compulsory conciliation for fuel dealers, avoids strike

The Labour Ministry issued a compulsory conciliation for Fuel Dealers Federation (FOESGRA in Spanish) after the union had threaten with a national strike for Dec. 31 claiming for the automatic extension of suppliers work contracts.

14/01/2012 | Argentina

Subway union assures 'there's no risk of a strike'

The head of the subway workers union, Néstor Segovia, assured today that on Monday they are to free up the turnstiles at subway stations once more, “if the Judiciary fails to take action on the recent hike.”

24/01/2012 | Argentina

Florida street peddlers go on hunger strike

Four women and a man from the Free Vendors’ Movement Francisco Jofré began a hunger strike to protest the City Government’s recent decision to ban street peddlers from the Florida pedestrian street.

16/11/2011 | Argentina

Teacher unions, City Gov't to continue Classification Boards debate next Wednesday

The secretary general of the Education Workers’ Union (UTE), Eduardo López, confirmed that negotiations regarding changes in the teachers’ Classification Board will resume “next Wednesday.”

09/12/2011 | Argentina

Subway line C strikes over fight between security guard and passenger

Union delegates of subway line C decide to strike unexpectedly, after a fight broke out between a passenger and a security guard in Lavalle station.

20/12/2011 | Argentina

Judiciary workers protest in front of the Courts

Judiciary workers from the Union for Employees of the Nation’s Judiciary (UEJN) staged a protest during the morning in front of the Court House downtown, marking a “national strike” held by the union in demand of better wages.

14/11/2011 | Argentina

Government reports APTA union

Labour Minister Carlos Tomada informed today that the national government reported the Technical Aeronautical Staff Association (APTA) over the strike conducted since last Saturday that paralyzed all Aerolíneas Argentinas international flights.

14/11/2011 | Argentina

BA province teachers go on strike; 4 million students affected

Teachers in Buenos Aires province will hold a 24-hour strike in public and private schools, demanding the opening of bargain talks as the unions seek for a wage increase. The strike affects 4 million students, and unions already warned that the conflict could be extended.

14/11/2011 | Argentina

Nearly all BA province public schools go on strike

A high number of public schools in the Buenos Aires province joined the main teachers’ unions on the strike they staged on Monday, affecting classes in private schools as well. BA province teachers are demanding for higher salaries.

20/10/2011 | Argentina

Buenos Aires teachers strike continues

Teachers from the Union of Education Workers (UTE) alongside Ademys, UDA; CAMYP, SEDEBA and AMET unions started the second day of a 48-hour teaching strike in Buenos Aires City.

01/11/2011 | Argentina

BA province teachers ratify 48-hour strike

Members of the Buenos Aires Teachers’ Union (Udocba) confirmed the strike to be held on Thursday and Friday to claim for a 3,100 pesos minimum wage and the renewal of wage talks, among other measures.

10/11/2011 | Argentina

Teachers' union announces new strikes

After the third meeting between the City Teacher’s union and City government officials, the former decided to go on strike in 15 days in repeal of the elimination of the teacher Classification Boards.

01/10/2011 | Argentina

Sarmiento train line resumes service after strike over railway union leader's detention

The Sarmiento train line resumed its normal activity at midnight, after its workers lifted the strike they held for several hours on Friday in protest of the detention of railway union leaders Rubén Sobrero and spokesman Leonardo Portorreal.

07/10/2011 | Argentina

60 bus line drivers lift strike

Drivers of the 60 bus line lifted the strike they held for two hours after the granddaughter of one of the company's union delegates was assaulted and received death threats.

17/10/2011 | Argentina

Teachers call 48-hr strike in protest of City Gov't bill

Teachers in the City of Buenos Aires have called a 48-hour strike on Wednesday and Thursday in protest of the City government’s bill intending to eliminate Classification Boards and for the full recognition of the City’s Teacher Statute.

22/09/2011 | Argentina

60 bus line drivers ratify strike

Workers of Monsa company, which runs the 60 bus line, ratified their strike, which entered its fourth day, due to wage claims. The drivers stressed they will keep their measure until the money they are owed is paid and rejected the mandatory conciliation issued by the Labour Ministry.

23/09/2011 | Argentina

60 bus line drivers strike ends

Workers of Monsa company, which runs the 60 bus line, lifted their strike after five days without the service as drivers demanded improvements on wages.

30/09/2011 | Argentina

Railway union leader arrested; Sarmiento workers go on strike

Railway union leader Rubén Sobrero and spokesman Leonardo Portorreal were arrested as they were both accused of participating in the incidents occurred in May, when several people set a Sarmiento train on fire. The Labour Ministry ordered a mandatory conciliation over the conflict triggered by the Sarmiento train line workers’ strike to protest the detentions.

29/06/2011 | Argentina

Santa Cruz teachers request re-opening of wage talks with Peralta

Teachers in Santa Cruz put forward a plea to Daniel Peralta’s provincial government to resume talks over reaching a wage deal amidst the heavy conflicts over salaries in the teaching sector.

06/07/2011 | Argentina

Banco Ciudad workers on strike

Banco Ciudad workers announced that they are on strike, involving workers from all branches today, which will affect pension and benefit allowance payees from collecting payments across the entire city.

20/09/2011 | Argentina

Labour Ministry orders mandatory conciliation over 60 bus line conflict

The Labour Ministry ordered the mandatory conciliation over the conflict with workers from the 60 bus line. The order established the measure for the next 15 days and urges the workers to lift the strike.

17/06/2011 | Argentina

Gutiérrez Children's Hospital announces new strike for end of June

Following the Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital’s 24-hour strike staged by doctors, nurses and medical professionals yesterday, staff announced a new 48-hour strike which will take place on the June 28 and 29, furthering their salary demands.

20/06/2011 | Argentina

Santa Cruz teacher unions strike to continue

Santa Cruz province teacher unions have decided to continue with the strike they began on April 15 in demand of a 50 percent wage increase, despite the mandatory conciliation that they were ordered to abide by two separate court rulings. They have decided to send a group of teachers to Buenos Aires with the aim of taking their protest to a national level.

28/06/2011 | Argentina

Santa Cruz teachers lift strike

The largest Santa Cruz teachers’ delegations took to their provincial conference in Caleta Olivia a statement in which they decided to call off the strike they began on April 15th. Their position had already been announced during their last assembly meeting, union sources confirmed.

15/06/2011 | Argentina

Santa Cruz teachers reject gov't offer, decide to continue strike

After meeting in assembly, Santa Cruz teachers rejected the provincial government’s salary proposal and decided to carry on with a strike that has lasted over 50 days. Governor Daniel Peralta might declare their protest illegal. 

16/06/2011 | Argentina

Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital staff stage 24-hour strike

Doctors, medical staff, and nurses from the Ricardo Gutiérrez Children’s Hospital were staging a strike today, due to staff shortages within the medical facility, and to re-open the collective bargaining over wages with the City government.  

16/06/2011 | Argentina

Santa Cruz governor Peralta awaits ruling enabling him to dismiss teachers

While Santa Cruz province teachers ratified their rejection to the wage increase ordered by Governor Daniel Peralta, the gubernatorial administration currently awaits a ruling that determines the illegality of the 52-day long strike.

09/06/2011 | Argentina

60 bus line strike lifted, service resumed

After a day of protests that included staging a roadblock on the Pan-American Highway, drivers from the 60 bus line finally lifted their strike after midnight. They protests were sparked by demands that the Monsa transportation company paid their salaries in due form.

10/06/2011 | Argentina

Students takeover teachers' union headquarters in Santa Cruz province

Tension mounts in Santa Cruz as a group of students entered to the headquarters of the teachers’ union in the province (ADOSAC) and blocked the exit to the union leaders to claim for the conflict to end and resume the classes, according to the OPI Santa Cruz site.

11/06/2011 | Argentina

Teachers' unions summoned to solve conflict in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz’s Labour Department summoned two teachers’ unions involved in the conflict for Monday and urged them to abide the mandatory conciliation and to “immediately lift” the strike which began on April 15 for undetermined time, the provincial government reported.

06/05/2011 | Argentina

Bus companies to strike if fuel shortage continues

The committee of the bus companies of Buenos Aires City and Greater Buenos Aires warned that “several bus services had to reduce their frequencies, and could lead to a total strike due to the constant inconvenient with the fuel distribution.”

08/06/2011 | Argentina

60 bus line drivers go on strike

Drivers of the 60 bus line decided to go on strike after the MONSA transportation company failed to pay salaries in due time. "We are going on strike for an undetermined period of time,” union delegate Angel Pericaro said. “As soon as the buses arrive at the terminal they will remain there and won’t continue their shifts.”

09/06/2011 | Argentina

Gov’t says teachers’ strike in Santa Cruz is ‘downright extortion’

Education Minister Alberto Sileoni referred to the ongoing conflict with teachers in the Santa Cruz province, and said that their decision to indefinitely carry on with a strike “is downright extortive.”

27/04/2011 | Argentina

Labour Ministry orders mandatory conciliation in banking conflict

The Labour Ministry ordered for a mandatory conciliation between the bank employee's union and the bank chambers, after they announced a full strike tomorrow in the city of Buenos Aires due to a failed round of negotiations in which workers demanded a 35 percent salary raise but businessmen counter offered only 24 percent.

04/05/2011 | Argentina

INTI, Labour Ministry workers to go on strike, demonstrate

ATE state workers confirmed to the BuenosAiresHerald.com that workers of the Labour Ministry and the Industrial Technology National Institute (INTI) will go on strike and will demonstrate in front of the ministry to claim for better wages and the end of illegal work in the organizations.

05/05/2011 | Argentina

Oil refinery workers back on strike

After a 24-hour truce in the refinery workers conflict, the union failed to reach an agreement after meeting again with Labour Ministry officials, and decided to call a national strike for an undetermined period of time, union leader Alberto Roberti said.

18/04/2011 | Argentina

60 bus line drivers meet with company's representatives as strike continues

As bus drivers in the 60 bus line remain on strike, the Ministry of Labour called on the MONSA bus corporation to immediately comply with the joint agreement signed by the company and the driver’s union representatives last April 11th, and offered to mediate in the conflict in case of different interpretations in the accord.

20/04/2011 | Argentina

60 bus line strike lifted

After three days of protests and Labour Minister Carlos Tomada’s intervention, workers of the 60 bus line and Monsa transportation company reached an agreement and lifted the strike-

26/04/2011 | Argentina

Santa Cruz oil workers lift strike

After 26 days, Santa Cruz oil workers decided to lift the strike that kept the production of oil stalled. The measure, which stated April 1st in demand of better working conditions and increase in salaries, ended Tuesday night. But the activities will return to a normal pace on Wednesday morning, a Santa Cruz Private Oil Worker's union delegate announced.

05/04/2011 | Argentina

Sarmiento railway line workers announce 24-hr strike on Thursday

Workers in the former Sarmiento railway line announced they will be staging a 24-hour strike on Thursday, after negotiations for a 23 percent salary hike failed. The workers currently demand a 40 percent hike.

06/04/2011 | Argentina

Sarmiento railway line workers lift strike

Workers in the former Sarmiento railway line announced they lifted the 24-hour strike scheduled for today after approving the wage proposal presented by Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi.

07/04/2011 | Argentina

Doctors announce strike on 33 BA City hospitals in protest of police pullout

Buenos Aires City’s Municipal Doctors Association (AMM) announced that the 33 city’s public hospitals will go on strike tomorrow due to the decision of the National Security Ministry of pulling out and cancelling the contracts of the Federal Police officers who were guarding public sites.

18/03/2011 | Argentina

Moyano suspends Monday's national strike

The head of the CGT Labour Confederation Hugo Moyano suspended the national strike and demonstration that was going to be held on Monday, but warned the government that their aim is to take the workers to “the power.” In his speech, the union leader rejected the Justice’s accusations, assured he has “nothing to do with Covelia” and blasted the press.

19/03/2011 | Argentina

Gov't says their relationship with CGT 'is the same as always'

Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández expressed today that the Government’s relationship with the CGT Labour Confederation, “is the same as always”, even after the threat of a transport strike had been issued, which eventually was lifted yesterday.

01/04/2011 | Argentina

'We've made a very important step forward,' Moyano says on meeting with Gov't

The CGT Labour Confederation boss Hugo Moyano celebrated today, as the minimum income tax floor was raised by 20% for his workers. “We’ve made a very important step forward,” he stated.

25/02/2011 | Argentina

Rail strike lifted

The Railway Union staged a 12-hour strike paralizing the Roca, San Martín, Mitre, Belgrano and Urquiza lines and affecting thousands of passengers.

26/02/2011 | Argentina

Labour Ministry ratifies 'possible sanctions' for Friday's train strike

Labour Minister ratified that the board is “analyzing the application of pecuniary sanctions or even a trial” due to the unfulfillment of the mandatory conciliation which was dictated over the train strike to protest against the arrest of the head of the Ferroviaria railway union, José Pedraza.

17/03/2011 | Argentina

Opposition accuses Moyano of using strike for 'personal issues'

Members of the opposition harshly criticized the head of the CGT Labour Confederation Hugo Moyano for the truck drivers’ union strike and demanded that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner must intervene in the issue to stop the measure.

26/01/2011 | Argentina

Subway union meets with Labour reps to avoid strike

Néstor Segovia, a representative from the subway workers' union, confirmed that the strike that was being talked about by union directors would be cancelled if an agreement was reached. Earlier, the head of the Line B, Claudio Dellacarbonera, had said that no proposal had been accepted from the Metrovías company.

02/02/2011 | Argentina

Workers lift grains ports strike

Grains workers obeyed a government order to halt a week-long wage strike that had delayed shipments and paralyzed soy-processing plants, a union leader said.

11/02/2011 | Argentina

Subway workers stage protest, threaten to hold strike next Tuesday

Workers from subway line B opened turnstiles today between seven and ten in the morning to allow commuters to travel free in demand of more trains and personnel.

19/01/2011 | Argentina

Ruralists threaten to repeat strike

Ruralists threatened to repeat a strike that has paralyzed grain sales this week in one of the world's biggest food providers.

21/01/2011 | Argentina

Farmers protest at Cargill plant

Farmers protested outside a plant owned by leading exporter Cargill during the fifth day of a strike over government export duties that has paralyzed local grains markets.

25/01/2011 | Argentina

Liaison Board agrees to a truce, but will remain 'alert'

After the one-week strike of the agrarian producers, the Liaison Board met at the headquarters of the Argentine Agrarian Federation (FAA), where the main leaders of the sector agreed to a 15-day truce. They also announced they will summon Buenos Aires province Governor, Daniel Scioli.

13/11/2012 | World

Anti-austerity strikes sweep southern Europe

27/01/2013 | World

Israel threatens Syria strike if rebels get chemical arms

Any sign that Syria's grip on its chemical weapons is slipping as it battles armed rebels could trigger Israeli military strikes, Israel's vice premier said.

31/01/2013 | World

Syria warns of "surprise" response to Israel attack

Syria warned of a possible "surprise" response to Israel's attack on its territory and Russia condemned the air strike as an unprovoked violation of international law.

14/10/2012 | World

Israeli air strikes kill 3 Palestinian militants in Gaza

Israel killed three Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, a day after two men identified as the most senior al Qaeda affiliates in the enclave died in an Israeli air strike as they rode a motorcycle.

04/11/2012 | World

Workers gear for strike as Greece presents new austerity pack

Greece's government will present a new austerity package to parliament, facing a week of strikes and protests over proposals which must win deputies' approval if the country is to secure more aid and stave off bankruptcy.

05/11/2012 | World

Greece faces 48-hour strike over austerity cuts

Greek workers begin a 48-hour strike tomorrow to protest against a new round of austerity cuts that unions say will devastate the poor and drive a failing economy to collapse.

26/09/2012 | World

Greek gov’t faces massive anti-austerity strike

Flights and trains were suspended, shops pulled down their shutters and tens of thousands took to the streets today in Greece's first big anti-austerity strike since a coalition government took power in June.

03/10/2012 | World

NATO demands halt to Syria aggression against Turkey

NATO demanded an immediate halt to "aggressive acts" against alliance member Turkey after a mortar strike launched from Syria killed five Turkish civilians.

07/10/2012 | World

Spain faces fresh street protests as unions call for strike

Thousands of Spaniards marched in cities across the country to decry tough austerity measures, part of a growing protest movement that shows no signs of abating and could culminate in a general strike in November.

05/06/2012 | World

Al Qaeda No. 2 killed in drone strike, US official says

Abu Yahya al Libi, a Libyan-born top al Qaeda leader, was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan earlier this week, a US official said.

06/08/2012 | World

Subway workers strike to continue on Tuesday

Members of the AGTSyP subway workers' union announced they have decided to continue with the strike until Tuesday 9pm, reaching a four-day strike.

08/08/2012 | World

Egypt launches air strikes on militants in Sinai

Egyptian aircraft struck at targets near the border with Israel today and troops raided villages in a crackdown on Islamic militants blamed for a deadly attack on Egyptian border police, army officials and witnesses said.

30/03/2012 | World

Spain presses on with austerity package despite protests

Spain announced deep cuts to its central government budget today as it battles to convince European partners and debt markets it can rein in its budget deficit.

13/04/2012 | World

Italians protest against Monti reforms

Thousands of Italian trade unionists marched through Rome today to protest against pension changes, the latest sign of mounting opposition to Prime Minister Mario Monti's economic reforms.

29/05/2012 | World

Death toll rises to 15 on northern Italy's second big quake

An earthquake killed at least 15 people in northern Italy today, damaging buildings and spreading panic among thousands of residents still living in tents after a tremor in the same region destroyed their homes just over a week ago.

21/03/2012 | World

Italian union calls strike over Monti's job reforms

Italy's largest trade union called a general strike over labour reforms today, escalating a confrontation with Prime Minister Mario Monti and testing his resolve to transform the euro zone's third biggest economy.

22/03/2012 | World

Portuguese strike in protest at austerity measures

Portuguese strikers halted trains, shut ports and paralysed most public transport today in protest at austerity measures and labour reforms imposed as a condition of a 78-billion-euro ($103 billion) EU-IMF bailout.

29/03/2012 | World

Spaniards strike against labour reform

Spanish workers angry at a labour reform the government calls an "unstoppable" necessity staged a general strike, bringing factories and ports to a standstill and igniting flashes of violence on the streets.

19/10/2011 | World

Violent anti-austerity protests grip Greek capital

Greek police cleared the square in front of parliament today after clashing with black-clad demonstrators during a mass anti-austerity rally called to coincide with a vote on a bitterly resented new round of belt-tightening.

02/12/2011 | World

After NATO strike, Pakistan adjusts rules of engagement

Pakistan's commanders in the Afghan border region can return fire if under attack without waiting for permission, the army chief said, a policy change that could stoke tensions after Saturday's NATO strike killed 24 Pakistani troops.

30/01/2012 | World

General strike grips Belgium as EU leaders meet

Belgium's first general strike in almost two decades brought parts of the country to a halt today in an anti-austerity protest aimed at the new government and at EU leaders meeting in Brussels.

22/09/2011 | World

Greeks strike amid pain and anger over austerity

Greek workers staged a 24-hour strike today forcing the transport system to a standstill in protest against the government's intensified austerity drive to secure aid to save the debt-laden country from bankruptcy.

30/09/2011 | World

London Tube says agrees 4-year pay deal with unions

London Underground said it had struck an inflation-busting no-strike pay deal with transport union leaders in a pact that could ensure the capital keeps moving during next year's Olympic Games.

17/10/2011 | World

Greek deficit revised up to 10.6% of GDP

Greece's budget deficit reached 10.6 percent of GDP in 2010, the country's statistics office said today, revising the data slightly up from a previous estimate of 10.5 percent of GDP. Greece faces a crucial test this week, when much of the country is expected to be shut down by a 48-hour strike reaching a peak next Thursday.

14/12/2010 | World

Spain eyes extending air traffic state of emergency

Spain's government proposed extending a state of emergency to Jan. 15 to ward off the possibility of air traffic controllers paralysing airports with a wildcat strike over the Christmas and New Year holiday.

21/07/2011 | World

Taxi drivers block Crete, Corfu ports and airports

Greek taxi drivers blocked ports and airports on the popular tourist islands of Crete and Corfu, in a strike to protest against government plans to open up their trade to competition.

20/09/2011 | World

Spanish teachers strike over education cuts

Thousands of teachers, parents and schoolchildren marched through Madrid in protest against spending cuts in education, as Spain fights to avoid being dragged into a euro zone debt crisis.

27/09/2011 | Latin America

Brazil deepens inflation fight as strikes spread

Brazil cut a gas tax and bank workers joined a growing wave of strikes over wages, underscoring price pressures in Latin America's biggest economy even as the central bank insisted inflation was under control.

10/02/2012 | Latin America

Brazil police strike spreads to Rio before carnival

Brazil stood ready to deploy troops on the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday, as a strike by the state's police force threatened to disrupt upcoming carnival festivities and raised new questions about security before the 2014 World Cup.

16/07/2012 | Latin America

GM union strikes at Brazil plant for 24 hours

A Brazilian union carried out a 24-hour strike at a General Motors Co factory to protest dwindling output on an assembly line where workers fear for the future of 1,500 jobs.

02/02/2012 | Sports

Brazil's World Cup preparations hit by more strikes

Construction workers' strikes at Brazil's World Cup venues continue to plague preparations for the 2014 showpiece with the northeastern city of Salvador hit by a stoppage in demand of improved wages.

12/08/2012 | Sports

Subway: another day of strike looms as workers fail to obtain answer from City gov't

The subway workers announced on a televised press conference that they were willing to wait until midnight to reach an agreement with the Metrovías company and the City government to put and end to the subway strike, but as the deadline passed with no response, the subway service seemed headed to its tenth day of strike.

15/12/2012 | Sports

Agüero leads Manchester City to win at Newcastle

A clinical early strike by Argentine Sergio Agüero helped champions Manchester City beat Newcastle United 3-1 today and cut Manchester United's Premier League lead to three points.

24/08/2011 | Sports

Italian strike nearer as League refuses to sign

The risk of a football strike increased in Italy on Wednesday as the League refused to sign an agreement over players' rights, three days before the scheduled start of the Serie A season.

01/09/2011 | Sports

World Cup workers go on second strike in two weeks

World Cup construction workers at the Maracaná went on strike for the second time in two weeks after elements of a pay accord reached to end the first stoppage were not met, they said.

20/09/2011 | Sports

Murray: 'Players could strike unless demands are met'

The world's leading players are "not afraid" of going on strike unless officials heed their calls to improve the crammed tennis calendar as soon as possible, Andy Murray warned.

06/08/2012 | Argentina

City chaos as Subway workers strike until midnight

As the deadline for potential salary negotiations with Metrovías expired, unionists working in the six subway lines and the Premetro tram decided to extend their strike for 24 hours until 11pm tonight. Thus, City commuters are experiencing serious difficulties as lines to catch buses and taxis dominate the urban scene.