Category: truckers

Manufactured Food Crisis: Elite’s ‘Great Reset’ Plan to Take Farmer’s Land, Convert It to Housing: Dutch MP | Facts Matter

Welcome to a super special episode of Facts Matter from the Netherlands! We are in Amsterdam, covering the farmers’ protests that have sprung up across the entire country, with the farmers fighting back against parliamentary regulations, which were essentially kneecapping a lot of them. They told me that between 30 percent to 50 percent of…


Worries About South Korean Economy Grow Amid Truckers’ Strike

SEOUL—South Korea’s prime minister warned Tuesday that the disruption of cargo transport could cause “irrecoverable” damages on the country’s economy, as a nationwide truckers’ strike entered its eighth day. About 6,800 truckers were rallying Monday at various sites across South Korea, continuing to trigger a delay in the shipment and delivery of key items like…


Striking South Korean Truckers Say They May Block Coal to Power Plant

SEOUL—Striking South Korean truckers are considering blocking shipments of coal to a power plant if the government rejects their demands for minimum pay guarantees, a senior trade union official said on Monday. The Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union, on strike for a seventh day, is weighing several options to press its demands, including stopping coal to…


South Korean Production and Shipping Disrupted as Truckers Strike for 3rd Day

SEOUL—Thousands of South Korean truckers went on strike for a third day on Thursday to protest the sharp surge in fuel costs, disrupting production, slowing activity at ports, and posing new risks to a strained global supply chain. Presenting new President Yoon Suk-yeol with one of his first big economic challenges, about 7,200 members or…


The People’s Convoy Says It’s Going Back to Washington

“The People’s Convoy” trucker movement is heading back to Washington, D.C., according to an announcement published by the group’s website on Thursday. The convoy is planning to leave Post Falls, Idaho, on Thursday, the website said, adding: “We encourage everyone to join us in this journey back to DC.” The organizers added that the convoy’s…


China Blocks Highways To Curb COVID-19, 30 Million Truckers Stranded

Over 10 of China’s 34 provinces and regions blocked most entrances of their highways on April 11, and an estimated 30 million truckers are stuck on highways or in unfamiliar cities. “More than half of China can’t receive or send out goods. Thirty million trucker drivers are stranded during the deliveries,” reported by state-run Hubei…


Charest Claims Poilievre’s Support of Freedom Convoy ‘Disqualifies’ Him for the Job of PM

Conservative leadership contender Jean Charest took aim at rival candidate Pierre Poilievre on April 8, saying the MP’s support for the Freedom Convoy “disqualifies” him to be the next prime minister for Canada. In an interview on CTV Morning Live, Charest accused Poilievre of encouraging “people breaking the laws” due to his support for the…


Charest Accuses Poilievre of Backing ‘People Breaking the Laws’ for Supporting Freedom Convoy

Conservative leadership contender Jean Charest took aim at rival candidate Pierre Poilievre Friday, saying Poilievre’s support for the Freedom Convoy “disqualifies” him to be the next prime minister for Canada. In an interview on CTV Morning Live on April 8, Charest accused Poilievre of encouraging “people breaking the laws” due to his support for the…


Ontario MPP Hillier Released on Bail After Being Charged in Relation to Freedom Convoy

Independent Ontario MPP Randy Hillier has been released on bail with several conditions after turning himself in to Ottawa police on March 28 over nine charges related to the Freedom Convoy protests that took place in the national capital last month. The Crown consented to Hillier’s release after he made an appearance in court by…


People’s Convoy Shifts Gears to Protest Proposed California Vaccine Laws

Truckers protesting the Biden administration’s reluctance to give up its COVID-19 pandemic-induced emergency powers are now headed to California to fight against proposed vaccine-related legislation. Mike Landis, a lead trucker and spokesman for The People’s Convoy, told a crowd of truckers and supporters on March 27 that the proposed set of 10 legislative bills is…