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UAW General Motors Workers on Strike
General Motors members of the United Auto Workers have been on strike for 37 days — marking the longest labor action of its type since 1982, Business Insider reported. Last week, the GM and UAW reached a tentative contract agreement, Business Insider reported. UAW workers remain on strike as members review the contract. However, this morning, Tennessee workers voted down the contract, according to The Detroit News. -
Protesters in Haiti called for the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse.
An already tumultuous Haiti erupted into more violent protests on September 25, Azam Ahmed reported for The New York Times. Protesters called for the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse. The Times reported that 30 people have died from the demonstrations, and at least 15 of which were killed by police officers. -
Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese citizens are protesting government corruption.
Protests over worsening economic conditions broke out across Lebanon on September 29, Bassem Mroue reported for the Associated Press. Protesters pointed to political leaders as the cause of economic problems. In October, protests continued after the government proposed a tax on WhatsApp messages. The demonstrations turned violent after police used tear gas against citizens. -
Peruvians Blockade Access to Copper Mines
The Peruvian government authorized armed intervention last week to unblock a protested copper mine, Reuters reported. Residents of the Andean area have been blocking the mining company's access road for almost a month. Peru's president, Martin Vizcarra, dissolved the country's congress earlier in the month after months of efforts to eliminate corruption proved fruitless due to right-wing lawmakers stonewalling new policies. -
Chileans are calling out increasing inequality, stagnant wages, and rising oil prices.
The protests in Chile began in early October after the government raised subway fare, spurring high school students to jump turnstiles and form a social media movement. The New York Times reports that while the economy is better than its neighbors in South America, middle class Chileans feel abandoned and ignored by their billionaire president. By October 19, 180 people had been arrested and 57 police officers were injured. Eleven people have died so far as a result of the riots. -
In Israel, there are protests focused on police inaction in violence against Israeli Arabs.
With casualties against Israeli Arabs mounting, protests over police inaction continued in Israel, Haaretz reports. Haaretz reports that 75 members of the Arab community have been killed in 2019. Hundreds of protestors gathered last week outside of the police station in Ramla. "Police for Jews, police for Arabs, racist police," demonstrators chanted, according to Haaretz. -
Dutch Farmers Protest Parliament
On October 15, Reuters reported that Dutch police closed off The Hague's central parliament square to protesting farmers on tractors — the third such recent protest. The army supported authorities in blockading main routes to Parliament with large vehicles. They came to protest claims from members of Dutch parliament that agriculture was responsible for high emissions, and that some cattle farms should be shut down.
