A Brazilian labor court made a ruling on Feb. 17 favoring state-owned Petrobras, arguing that the indefinite strike, which was first reported in the Feb. 3 Digest, will cause great harm to the country. The judge also ordered the unions to have 90% of their contingency workers on standby. The oil industry labor federation (FUP), the union representing the striking workers, vowed to continue the strike despite the decision and has plans to appeal the decision. However, after the labor court blocked Petrobras's plans to lay off fertilizer plants workers, which was the point of contention for the striking workers, FUP suspended the strike as of Feb. 20.
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