Colombia’s Confederation of Workers (CUT) announced that 30,000 public sector workers in Bogota, Medellin, and Cali will strike over lack of collective bargaining rights, outsourcing and worker instability on October…
Hacker group Anonymous on Thursday blocked the website of the University of Antioquia Thursday to prevent the students from voting on whether or not they wanted to continue a strike…
Canadian oil company Pacific Rubiales agreed on a renewed labor deal with workers, ending a strike that reportedly mobilized ten thousand protestors. The agreement was reached after six hours of…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he “celebrates” the end of the truckers strike but said that the decision to eliminate minimum freight rates “still stands,” according to a press release…
After more than 40 hours of the striking truckers’ blockades on main roads in Bogota, there is division among workers as whether to lift the blockage or continue halting transportation…
Colombian truckers decided to continue their two-week strike after talks with the vice president on Tuesday about maintaining fixed freight rates led to no immediate results. Vice President Angelino Garzon said he…
A meeting between the Colombian government and the Colombian Truckers Association (ACC) failed to reach a compromise Wednesday, causing the truckers to continue their strike, W Radio reported Thursday. The…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos calls for the Truckers Association of Colombia to end their strike, saying that the disruption benefits no one, RCN Radio reported Tuesday. “I reiterate a call…
The Colombian Truckers Association (ACC) claims that the government is not interested in entering into a dialogue to end the truckers strike, Terra reports Monday. Ricardo Virviescas, the ACC spokesman,…