Colombia’s miners announce end to 2-month strike
Colombia’s national miners union (CONALMINERCOL) announced Tuesday it will be lifting its national work stoppage after nearly two months of nationwide strikes.
Colombia’s national miners union (CONALMINERCOL) announced Tuesday it will be lifting its national work stoppage after nearly two months of nationwide strikes.
Colombia’s largest labor union CUT said on Monday that it will be working with students and striking labor groups to organize a third round of nationwide “cacerolazo” protests.
Colombian national team coach Jose Pekerman announced his 26-man roster Thursday, ahead of the second-to-last round of World Cup Qualifiers.
President Juan Manuel Santos admitted Thursday that problems facing Colombia’s agricultural sector amount to “a crisis,” calling the agriculture strikes gripping the country a “storm” that his government must and…
Public schools in Bogota will be closed ahead of the massive labor protests scheduled throughout the city Thursday, with classes cancelled for over 1,000,000 students.
As doubts over President Juan Manuel Santos’ ability to handle deepening civil unrest swirl through the Colombian media and public discourse, other government figures are beginning to take more vocal…
Colombia’s largest student organization takes to the street on Thursday to show solidarity with ongoing strikes throughout the country. According to the students, they might join what has already become…
On Wednesday, Colombia’s largest labor union declared Thursday a national day of protest in support of striking farmers and miners. The union demands President Juan Manuel Santos talk to the…
Colombia’s national government started off talks with striking farmers on the wrong foot, arriving six hours late at a meeting to seek a lift of strikes that on Tuesday spread…