Strikes / Civil Unrest
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Strike Action Set to Continue at Felixstowe Port
January 14: Following strikes last month, fresh talks are due to be held at Felixstowe docks on Thursday (January 16) after union members voted decisively in favour of strike action. […]
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24-hr Strike at DP World Terminal in Fremantle, Australia; Further Actions Planned
January 14: No fewer than 200 dockworkers at DP World’s container terminal in Fremantle, Australia, have stopped work for 24 hours, accusing the company of failing to bargain in good […]
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French Unions Call For Renewed Strikes Next Week At Refineries and Ports
January 10: The Federation of the Chemical Industry, part of the French CGT labor union, has called on staff at refineries and at other companies in the chemical sector, to […]
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Nationwide Strike Impacts Indian Ports of Tuticorin, Cochin and Odisha
January 08: Nationwide strikes significantly impacted multiple ports around India on Wednesday. Ports impacted included Tuticorin Port (also called V.O. Chidambaranar Port) in Tamil Nadu, Cochin Port in Kerala, and […]
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Workers at France’s Port Jerome and Fos Exxon Refineries on Strike
January 07: Workers at France’s Port Jerome and Fos refineries, which are run by Exxon, have decided to go on strike, the CGT union wrote on a union blog page […]
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French Ports Continue To Be Blocked Amid Protests
December 31: According to local social media, the following ports in France were blocked today, December 31, amid ongoing strikes and protests: Bassens (Bordeaux) Bayonne Fos et Lavera Le Havre […]
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How French Strikes Are Impacting the Maritime Industry
December 23: The weeks-long strikes over French President Emmanuel Macron’s new pension reform plan are continuing to impact the maritime industry. Workers at refineries in Grandpuits (Seine-et-Marne), La Mède (Bouches-du-Rhône), and […]
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Felixstowe: Strike Dates Set for UK’s Busiest Container Port
December 19: Workers at the UK’s busiest container port will take strike action for two days after Christmas in a dispute over outsourcing, after earlier this month announcing a strike […]
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Edouard Herriot Port Blocked in Lyon Amid Nationwide Protests
December 17: The blocking of the Edouard Herriot port has caused major slowdowns, especially on the Laurent Bonnevay ring road. During the morning of Tuesday December 17, about 150 demonstrators […]
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French Union Calls for Break in Transport Strikes Over Christmas
December 14: France’s CFDT union is opposed to transport strikes over the Christmas period but will call for new actions in January if the government does not drop a pension […]
