French farmers could stage more protests and blockades in the coming weeks to push the government to deliver on its promises to help the sector, the head of France’s largest farming union FNSEA said on Sunday. Issued on: 03/03/2024 – 15:35Modified: 03/03/2024 – 15:43 1 min Farmers across Europe have been protesting for weeks over …
Angry farmers were back in Paris on their tractors in a new protest Friday demanding more government support and simpler regulations, on the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French capital. Issued on: 23/02/2024 – 13:53Modified: 23/02/2024 – 13:55 2 min Dozens of tractors drove peacefully into a neighbourhood in western Paris carrying …
France’s iconic Eiffel Tower was closed for a fourth day on Thursday as employees extended a strike over the monument’s management, unions said. Issued on: 22/02/2024 – 11:27Modified: 22/02/2024 – 11:25 1 min The stoppage at one of the world’s best-known tourist sites is the second within two months in protest of what unions say …
A mayor. A vice mayor. A union steward. And an incumbent. The stage is set for a four-way race for the Kern County Board of Supervisors’ 4th District, a seat that arcs through northwest Kern and parts of southwest Bakersfield. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to …
Teachers were striking across France on Thursday for better pay and conditions, increasing pressure on the embattled education minister who has been embroiled in a series of controversies. Issued on: 01/02/2024 – 10:59Modified: 01/02/2024 – 10:57 2 min The walkout is “a warning to the government” about teachers’ “daily life, their suffering at work and …
After more than half a year of failed negotiations to increase their pay by 12% and expand other benefits, the faculty of the California State University Monday began a historic strike at all 23 campuses. The planned one-week work stoppage is the first time the California Faculty Association has walked off the job at every …
State correctional officers and some other employees of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation are in line for salary increases, additional retirement fund contributions and other benefits expected to cost the state more than $1 billion over three years. The state currently operates five prisons in Kern County. These include the California Correctional Institution …
On Aug. 8, a 59-year-old day laborer picking tomatillos on a farm in Fresno collapsed and died. It was about 100 degrees that day — weeks into a series of “heat domes” that began in July and spanned the state, brutalizing those required to work outdoors. Tony Botti, a spokesman for the Fresno County Coroner’s …
On the eve of what some expect could be a big announcement for Kern County’s economy, dozens of people came together in person and online Thursday evening to share thoughts on local opportunities in the areas of energy and carbon management. The event at Cal State Bakersfield was organized by the B3K Prosperity economic collaboration …