Italian lorry drivers end strike
Italy’s lorry drivers say they are suspending their three-day blockade that has led to shortages of petrol and food across the country.
The two main unions representing the strikers say the government has agreed to address their concerns about rising fuel prices and long working hours.
Thousands of drivers have been blockading motorways since Monday.
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 This news is interesting on 2 levels. The first is the realization that within 3 days, food shelves can be emptied, gasoline reserves can be deleted, and chaos can break out in a 1st world nation just with a truck strike.
 The 2nd interesting thing to consider it the amazing power we consumers have to change our situation. Maybe it’s time government and big oil realized the growing dissatisfaction many people have with their expensive over-priced over-taxed cash cows, and start to work for the people that put them into power in the first place.