Tag: strike

Brazil’s Petrobras Workers Go on Strike and World’s Oil Prices Zoom Up

As if oil prices weren't high enough with Middle East tensions, market speculation and ...

Brazil Postal Service Goes on Strike. Workers Want US$ 100 Plus 47% Raise

Starting today, post office branches throughout Brazil will be closed. Gathered in meetings in ...

Volkswagen Brazil Strike Means 900 Less Cars a Day

Volkswagen Brazil workers voted Wednesday, August 30, to halt all activities in protest over ...

Two-Month Strike in Brazil Harms Blood Banks and Medicine Imports

The directorate of Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) sent a proposal yesterday, April ...

Brazil’s Federal Workers Go on Strike to Protest Lula’s Temporary Decree

Brazil’s IRS (Receita Federal) fiscal auditors have begun a 48-hour strike to protest the ...

Brazil’s Central Bank Workers Go Back on Strike Tuesday

The two-day strike of Brazil’s Central Bank employees ended, Thursday, August 25, but will ...