7/14/2023 0 Comments General strike news![]() parcel volume, according to the global shipping and logistics firm Pitney Bowes. UPS delivers around 25 million packages a day, representing about a quarter of all U.S. Teamsters spokesperson Kara Deniz said there have been two dozen tentative agreements reached with UPS since the negotiations began in April. ![]() Under the agreement, UPS says roughly 95% of its existing U.S. It also said the company agreed to add heat shield to some vehicles, and put air vents in all cars within 18 months of a new contract. Instead, the union says two fans would be installed in all vehicles when a new contract is ratified. small delivery vehicles purchased after January 1, 2024.īut those changes aren’t extending to vehicles already in operation - at least not yet. Under the agreement, UPS said it would add air conditioning to U.S. Greece's public services, including transport, were paralyzed on Thursday by a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor unions over the deadly train accident last month.On Tuesday, the union and the company announced they reached a tentative agreement to equip more trucks with air conditioning equipment. People take part in a demonstration in Athens, Greece, on March 16, 2023. Greece's public services, including transport, were paralyzed on Thursday by a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor unions over the deadly train accident last month. People clash with riot police during a demonstration in Athens, Greece, on March 16, 2023. Passenger and freight services that were stopped on March 1 are expected to restart gradually under strict safety protocols on March 22, officials said on Tuesday. The government has apologized for chronic shortcomings in the safety of the railway network operation, pledging a gradual upgrade. We will not stop until we are heard," Konstantinos Vlachakis, secretary of the Central Youth Council of the main opposition SYRIZA party, told Xinhua.įour station masters and a supervisor have been charged so far with manslaughter through negligence for the head-on collision of a passenger train with a freight train in central Greece. "We are here, and we demand that everything comes to light. Thursday's mobilization followed a series of walkouts and protests over the tragedy in the past two weeks. They also called for justice for the victims and safe railways for all. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)ĪTHENS, March 16 (Xinhua) - Greece's public services, including transport, were paralyzed on Thursday by a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor unions over the deadly train accident last month.Ī series of marches in the center of Athens staged by the umbrella civil servants' union ADEDY, the private sector union GSEE, and other unions and opposition parties, ended in scuffles between protesters and police, Greek national news agency AMNA reported.Īccording to police estimates, around 25,000 people gathered in the streets of the capital, demanding accountability for the worst trail tragedy in Greece on Feb. ![]() ![]()
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