TBILISI, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Georgian anti-government protesters on Sunday blocked an access road into the country’s main commercial port in the Black Sea city of Poti, Georgian news agency Interpress reported. Images showed…
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Some Amazon employees and activists in 20 countries are preparing to strike or protest on Black Friday and Cyber Monday as part of the “Make Amazon Pay” demonstrations.
This is the fifth year in a row that workers at Amazon have staged the protests and strikes over what they say are poor working conditions at the company. The demonstrations will take place this Friday through Monday.
The organizers said they demand that Amazon pay its workers fairly and respect their right to join unions, pay its...
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A cross-border trucker-led convoy will be rolling through parts of West Texas on Monday to spotlight everything from violence against drivers, low wages to poor working conditions in both Mexico and the U.S., organizers said.
The convoy — a joint action between the U.S.-based Truckers Movement for Justice (TMJ) and the Mexico-based United Mexican Carriers (TAMEXUN) and the Binational Carriers Union (STB) — will consist of about 75 truckers from both sides of the border on a 150-mile trek from...
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Former Mexican rail workers held protests and blockades at U.S.-Mexico border crossings in Arizona...
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Environmental activists from Rising Tide blocked the Port of Newcastle, the world’s largest coal […]
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In a show of collective dissent, hundreds of employees of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik […]
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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s truckers plan nationwide strike, blockades; $142B announced for Texas transportation infrastructure; Del Monte Foods moving to Port Freeport; and border airport adds commercial cargo operations.
Mexico’s truckers plan nationwide strike, blockades
A massive strike and protests by cargo truck drivers on roads across Mexico are planned for Tuesday and Wednesday,...
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Unemployed maritime workers from around Australia plan to stage a protest in front of […] The post MUA: Australian unemployed maritime workers to protest in Canberra appeared first on Offshore…
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As the FBI warns of potential armed protests at all 50 state capitols and in Washington, D.C., leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, an online training provider has launched a new program to help local and long-haul truck drivers navigate possible demonstrations and protests.
Truck drivers across the country ended up in the crosshairs of nationwide protests last year in response to the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man killed by police in Minneapolis.
Some drivers were...
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Truck drivers in Mexico blocked northbound access to the World Trade Bridge border crossing into Laredo, Texas, for several hours Friday, according to Armando Taboada, assistant director of field operations at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laredo Field Office.
“Traffic is now moving north and southbound at the World Trade Bridge, [the] protest and blocking of the bridge seems to be over for now,” Taboada said in an email to the trade community Friday evening.
The Mexican drivers were...
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