Truckers Prepare Roadblocks, General Strike to Protest Fuel Shortages in Bolivia
Bolivian truck drivers and local transport organisations have called for an indefinite strike at large transport companies next week in protest against the government of socialist President Luis Arce and continuing shortages of diesel fuel and foreign currency. The indefinite strike, due to begin on Monday, June 17, will include country-wide road blockades and border […]
Judge orders University of California workers to end strike protesting response to anti-Israel protests
A California judge has ordered University of California campus workers to end a strike after they set up picket lines on several campuses to protest the university’s response to anti-Israel demonstrations on campus. Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall Sherman handed down the sentence Friday, according to CNS. The university system filed the lawsuit early […]
Iran-backed Houthi rebels strike two commercial ships in Gulf of Aden
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden over the weekend, raising the number of attacks since Nov. 19, 2023, to more than 175. Houthi attacks have intensified following joint US and UK strikes earlier this month that targeted several Houthi positions in Yemen, including weapons storage facilities, missile launchers […]
Gerrit Cole pounds strike zone in second Yankees rehab start
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Gerrit Cole pounded the strike zone in his second rehab start. The Yankees ace took the mound after four days of rest against the same Double-A hitters he faced in his rehab start earlier this week, pitching 4 2/3 innings against the Somerset Patriots at TD Bank Ballpark, throwing 44 of his […]
Pro-Palestinian Employees at California University Ordered to Pause Strike
Pro-Palestinian officials at the University of California (UC) have been ordered by a judge to suspend strikes over the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall J. Sherman Verdict Sherman issued the temporary restraining order on Friday. Her order came days after the university issued a […]
Judge orders University of California workers to pause strike over Israel-Hamas war
A California judge has ordered thousands of University of California employees to suspend a strike over the war between Israel and Hamas. Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall J. Sherman issued The preliminary injunction was issued Friday, just days after the University of California (UC) filed a lawsuit against UAW 4811, the union representing 48,000 […]
War of words over supply of Western weapons to Ukraine to strike Russia
PUTIN BRISTLES OVER WESTERN WEAPONS FOR UKRAINE: At an event with international journalists this week, President Vladimir Putin railed against the NATO countries providing weapons to Ukraine and suggested Russia could provide long-range weapons to America’s enemies for use against Western countries as a “symmetrical response” to the lifting of some restrictions on Ukraine’s use of […]
Virginia’s Youngkin, Miyares strike back at California electric vehicle mandate: ‘Declaring independence’
Virginia will no longer follow California’s electric vehicle regulations starting next year, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office announced Wednesday. “Virginia is once again declaring its independence, this time from a misguided electric vehicle mandate imposed by unelected leaders nearly 3,000 miles away from our state,” Youngkin said in a statement. Youngkin has opposed green energy mandates […]
Dozens killed in Israeli strike on UN school, Gaza officials say | Israel-Gaza war
The Hamas-run Gaza Government Media Office said Israeli forces had attacked a United Nations school for displaced people in Al-Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens. The statement accused Israeli forces of carrying out a “horrific massacre that is a disgrace to humanity.” The Health Ministry did not […]
Nigerian unions shut down national grid and airports as indefinite strike begins | Nigeria
Nigeria’s main labour unions have launched an indefinite strike against the government’s failure to agree on a minimum wage, shut down the national electricity grid, disrupted airline services and blocked entrances to parliament. A minimum wage of 30,000 naira (£15) per month, agreed in 2019, expired in April this year. Trade unions are calling for […]