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France Hit By Strikes, Protests Amid Outrage At Hiking Retirement Age To 64

France Hit By Strikes, Protests Amid Outrage At Hiking Retirement Age To 64 French labor unions have been holding several days of mass strikes and protests against raising the retirement age, in a test of the momentum driving defiance to Emmanuel Macron’s signature economic reform… which is hardly surprising: France is one of the biggest […]

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Strike, Strike, Strike

Strike, Strike, Strike The mounting social inequality is fueling protests around the globe. The global ruling class is determined to prevent these protests from employing the weapon that can bring them down — strikes.  Strike, Strike, Strike – by Mr. Fish  The ruling oligarchs are terrified that, for tens of millions of people, the economic […]

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Western France Runs Out Of Gas As “Massive Strikes” Set To Paralyze Entire Nation

Western France Runs Out Of Gas As “Massive Strikes” Set To Paralyze Entire Nation France is bracing for major transportation disruptions throughout the country starting Thursday, as trade unions launch a strike in response to changes President Emmanuel Macron wants to make to the country’s retirement system, while port blockades have resulted in widespread fuel […]

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Oil Searching For A Bottom As Union Threatens More Walkouts

Oil Searching For A Bottom As Union Threatens More Walkouts The strike at US refineries got a bit bigger over the weekend – all amid the mostvolatile, and now downward, price swings seen in the last six years. Investors have yet to lose hope in a sustainable rebound, but another prolonged fall may be looming […]

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Union says U.S. refinery strike widened; cites unfair labor practices

Union says U.S. refinery strike widened; cites unfair labor practices (Reuters) – The United Steelworkers union said on Saturday the strike by U.S. refinery workers is expanding to two more plants early on Sunday due to unfair labor practices by oil companies. Walk-outs at BP Plc’s Whiting, Indiana, refinery and the company’s joint-venture refinery with […]

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Strikes: The Latest Threat Facing US Oil Industry

Strikes: The Latest Threat Facing US Oil Industry Workers are on strike at nine oil refineries and chemical plants around the United States in the largest such job action in 35 years. Members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) who are employed by more than 200 US oil terminals and pipelines as well as refineries […]

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