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TRUCK DRIVING STRIKE * Brazil
* Sao Paulo - Strike draining gas out of
(AP Photo/Andre Penner: Customers wait in line to fuel their vehicles in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday March 7, 2012. Truck drivers in South America's largest city will be voting on whether to continue a strike that has depleted supplies at gas stations across Sao Paulo, union officials said Wednesday)
Sao Paulo,Brazil -Green Bay Press Gazette, Associated Press, by Stan Lehman -Mar. 7, 2012: -- Striking truck drivers refused to make deliveries of gas and ethanol to any of Sao Paulo's 2,000 gas stations Wednesday, deepening a standoff with the mayor that is threatening to create major fuel shortages in South America's largest city... There were hopes the drivers, who are upset over restrictions on when and where they can drive their rigs, would end the strike that began on Monday... The truckers are defying a state court judge's ruling Tuesday that said unions would be fined $565,000 a day if the strike continues... The Sao Paulo metropolitan area, with 20 million people, is one of the world's most congested urban centers and is infamous for its clogged roads. The city has a fleet of more than 7 million cars and more than 5 million people use the public bus system -- all in danger of grinding to a halt if the work stoppage persists... Despite most gas stations in Sao Paulo running extremely low or completely dry of gas and ethanol by Wednesday night, traffic remained heavy and there was no noticeable decrease in the amount of people using cars...Labels: truckers' strikes
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