Germany's Public Transport Grinds to a Halt With Strikes and Climate Protests
Public transport services in Germany came to a halt as strikes organized by the Verdi union over working hours swept across 14 states, including Berlin.
“Ports for People” campaign pushes for Port of LB green energy transition
The Port of Long Beach is currently juggling plans to allow the development of new fossil fuel gas stations at the port, sparking protests from local environmentalists.
After heavy protests, China pulls back slightly on zero-Covid strategy
After several large protests and calls for President Xi Jinping to resign, Beijing has eased some of its anti-COVID measures.
China’s leader Xi Jinping is facing angry citizens and a failing economy
The possibility of a public health crisis seems to be fueling the doubling-down of strict Covid lockdowns within the country.
Remember the Freedom Convoy? What happened to that?
In the cold winter streets of Ottawa, Canada in late January 2022, a convoy of truckers that called themselves “The Freedom Convoy” rolled into town.
Nearby St. Louis community protests Love’s Truck Stop proposal due to safety hazards
The neighborhood of Herculaneum in Jefferson County, Missouri made their concerns and disapproval of a proposed Love’s Truck Stop known.
Fragile supply chains may still be threatened by trucker protests
The trend of trucker protests in early 2022 by North American truckers, mainly due to COVID-19 mandates, resulted in traffic jams in a handful of cities across the United States and Canada.
Disgruntled BNSF railroad workers plan to party crash Warren Buffet’s meeting
Shareholders who will be present at Warren Buffett’s first in-person Berkshire Hathaway Inc. meeting in over two years are expected to be greeted by a group of BNSF railroad workers who will be there to protest the lack of pay increases and safety issues on the job.