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Secondary boycott, in which labor unions try to influence a company to accede to their demands using economic or social pressures, unlawful in all industries except interstate railroads and airlines. Only congressional legislation can end secondary boycotts. Efforts by the government to make secondary boycotts unlawful for all sectors have failed each time they were passed in the Congress.

christopher.walton@rbi.co.uk Ten years after protests over rising fuel duty led to blockades at fuel refineries and pumps running dry, one of the founders of protest group TransAction claims that there [...]

christopher.walton@rbi.co.uk Pressure group Trans-Action has warned that a protest over the rising cost of fuel could be staged close to next month's general election. According to a statement on TransAction's [...]

Transport Minister Dr Stephen Ladyman has lambasted last week's M4 go-slow fuel protesters for not doing enough to drive down their own costs through economy driver training and better route [...]

Are peaceful protests the legal and moral right of all individuals or the pointless and disruptive outpourings of minority rage? A fascinating question - but not one that any of [...]

Rising fuel prices Fasten your seatbelts. This week, Brian Weatherley attempts to reconcile three distinct, yet distinctly-related, topics which ultimately define what's wrong with the industry. Are we about to [...]

Who will you be voting for? Ray Dickson reckons whoever gets into power, the industry should be preparing to flex its muscles over fuel duty. Today will almost certainly determine [...]

As CM went to press hundreds of operators were gathering at the Stanlow oil refinery in Ellesmere Port in a last-ditch attempt to make the cost of fuel an election [...]

It's not only UK container ports that have trouble meeting the needs of hauliers: French magazine L'Officiel des Transporteurs carries a report this week on the troubles at Havre in [...]

The Confederation of British Industry is joining the fight against rising fuel duty after meeting Welsh hauliers who took part in a peaceful protest earlier this month. The employers' organisation, [...]

In June, protests broke out in Zimbabwe when commuters demanded a lowering of the price for bus tickets, which drastically increased in response to a 70-percent hike in fuel [...]

If anyone at The Philadelphia Daily News calls for a taxi anytime soon, it may be a long wait. Since a series of articles were published criticizing the city's cabs [...]

Orlando -- The Association of Corporate Travel Executives during its global conference here last month continued to press its message that the International Air Transport Association must relax outdated regulations [...]

New York City's transit strike in December left a lot of people stranded, but that didn't stop dance audiences. According to sources at NYCB and Alvin Alley American Dance Theater, [...]

Britain's grocery chain is on red alert amid fears that fuel protesters plan to bring the nation to a standstill on the day of the general election. According to sources [...]