Argentine port unions say to go on 24-hour strike over vaccine access

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker takes inventory of doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Buenos Aires, Argentina June 4, 2021. REUTERS/Matias Baglietto/File Photo

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A coalition of nine Argentine port worker unions will go on a nationwide 24-hour strike starting at midnight to press for vaccinations against the coronavirus, the labor groups said in a statement on Thursday.

Workers including tugboat captains and customs officers have held similar work stoppages recently, as the South American grains powerhouse gets hit by a second wave of COVID-19 cases.