Archive: July 2022
July 26, 2022
Lufthansa Cargo Ground Workers Called On to Take Part in Strike
Lufthansa Cargo ground workers are tomorrow set to join strike action being called by Germany’s ver.di union. The union has called on the 20,000 Lufthansa ground workers it represents to take part in a strike running from 03:45hrs on Wednesday…
READ MORE >July 26, 2022
Lufthansa to Cut Frankfurt, Munich Flights Amid Looming Strike
Deutsche Lufthansa AG will cancel almost all flights from its main German hubs in Frankfurt and Munich Wednesday because of a strike by ground crew, exacerbating the chaos that has snarled Europe’s crucial summer travel season (source: AJOT).
READ MORE >July 26, 2022
Trucker Blockade Ends at Oakland Port
Port of Oakland truckers quietly ended a multi-day blockade over the weekend amid a crackdown on protesters by port authorities. On Monday the truckers, who are not backed by a union, largely returned to work and are said to be…
READ MORE >July 21, 2022
Protests Mount at Port of Oakland Over ‘Gig Worker’ Law
The Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) management closed operations on Wednesday at the Port of Oakland due to the independent trucker protests over California’s gig worker law, known as AB5. The Port’s other three marine terminals are effectively shut down…
READ MORE >July 18, 2022
German Courts Ban Further Labor Actions Until August 26
Ocean carriers are busy adjusting their networks in North Europe, after a two-day ‘warning strike’ by German port workers ended on Saturday. Employers failed to get the third, and longest, warning strike stopped by the courts, but the courts did…
READ MORE >July 11, 2022
Biden Says China Import Tariffs Still Under Discussion
President Joe Biden said his administration is still discussing possible action on US tariffs on Chinese imports, after Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she expects a decision “shortly.” (source: AJOT/Bloomberg)
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