Colombia truckers on strike to demand lower freight rates, better retirement conditions
Hundreds of truckers across Colombia went on strike on Monday over freight rates and labor rights...
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Deal reached to end Colombia’s national truckers strike
An agreement reached Wednesday night between government officials and representatives of...
Church’s encouragement not enough to bring government to negotiate with striking truckers
A public show of support from the highest representative of the Catholic Church in Colombia was...
Truckers divided over blockade
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 as leverage for negotiations,...
Truckers continue strike after failed meeting
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 truckers union has...
Union: Govt unwilling to negotiate over truckers strike
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, used Friday’s...
Govt announces new transport policy in effort to end strikes
The government announces that a new integrated transport policy will be in place by February 28, in an attempt to encourage truckers to return to talks and resolve the ongoing strike. Deputy Transport Minister Felipe Targa...
