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São Paulo bus strike ends after agreement with mayor
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The surprise bus drivers and conductors strike in São Paulo, affecting 3.3 million passengers on the afternoon of December 9, 2025, was suspended after a meeting with Mayor Ricardo Nunes. Companies committed to paying the 13th salary on December 12, under threat of contract termination. The chaos included empty terminals, overcrowded subways, and a record congestion in the city.
The São Paulo Metro Workers Union has scheduled a 24-hour strike for Wednesday, May 13. The final decision depends on a workers' assembly set for May 12. The category demands a public hiring contest and improved working conditions.
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Veracruz Governor Rocío Nahle García announced salary increases for state workers, retroactive to January 1. Women earning less than two minimum wages will get 9.5%, and police 15%. State teachers will match the federal adjustment on May 15.
The blockade on the access road to Cerro Matoso in Córdoba reached eight days on March 23, impacting over 2,000 workers and halting ferronickel shipments. The company reports losses exceeding US$1.7 million and rising operational risks. Cerro Matoso urges immediate action from authorities.
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One morning in December, Zhang Li arrived at Everwin Toys in Dongguan to find a notice on the factory gates announcing production halt due to over 40% revenue decline from shrinking toy demand and global economic changes. Like her 2,000 colleagues, she had worked there for more than 15 years since her early 20s. “Now I’m in my 40s,” she said. “Where will I find my next job?”
Sanitation workers from the Mexico City Government blocked Fray Servando Teresa de Mier Avenue in the Cuauhtémoc borough for over five hours, demanding a digit to join the union. The protest, starting before 10:00 a.m., caused traffic chaos in the capital's center and ended with burning trash at administrative offices. Around 3:00 p.m., the demonstrators left, allowing partial reopening of the road.
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The Força Sindical sent a note of repudiation to Minister Guilherme Boulos criticizing the ordinance that created the working group to discuss app delivery regulation. The entity contests the limit to three representatives from union centrals in the body, arguing it excludes part of the working class. The note requests suspension of the current composition until corrections.
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