Tag: strike
Brazil Unions Call for General Strike in Answer to 12-Hour Work Day Proposal
The new Brazilian government is proposing a law that would expand the working day ...
Consulates Abroad Join Brazil’s Widespread Striking Movement
Brazil’s Foreign Ministry denied in a statement that diplomats have joined the strike affecting ...
Brazil: Bahia’s Failed Strike Taught Policemen They Cannot Terrorize and Blackmail Anymore
“I am going to burn cars, I am going to burn trucks and shut ...
70,000 Policemen and Firefighters Go on Strike in Rio, One Week Before Carnaval
In Rio, the military police together with the civilian police and firefighters, a total ...
Striking Police in Bahia, Brazil, Warn: “Expect a Bloodbath If They Evict Us”
Brazilian Army troops locked down the northeast Brazilian city of Salvador on Sunday as ...
Brazil’s Former Union Leader Lula Curbs Civil Servants’ Strikes
Brazil plans to limit the right of civil servants to strike demanding that in ...
Brazilian Lessons on Absurdity and Selfishness
As surprising as it may seem, the U.S. does not hold a monopoly on ...
200,000 Federal Workers Go on Strike in Brazil
Brazil’s Ministry of Planning, Paulo Bernardo, declared that the government intends to centralize negotiations ...
Brazil’s Bank Workers End Longest Strike Ever
Assemblies of Brazilian bank employees in 22 capitals decided to halt a strike that ...
Bank Workers in Brazil Enter Second Week of Strike
The bank worker strike which began eight days ago looks like it will continue. ...
