Slovak Truckers Join Polish Drivers in Ukraine Border Blockade
- Trucker union decries unfair competition from Ukraine
- EU transport ministers to address union demands Monday
A truck driver walks past his snow covered truck that has been standing in a long queue of vehicles for over 10 days now near Bidovce, Slovakia.
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Truckers in Slovakia joined Polish counterparts in staging a blockade at the border with Ukraine, escalating a protest over competition that Kyiv says has disrupted crucial humanitarian aid imports.
The Union of Slovak Haulers began the labor action on Friday at the country’s only crossing for freight transport, extending blockades along the Poland-Ukraine frontier that’s caused traffic chaos for weeks. The Slovak drivers are demanding that the European Union reverse a wartime decision to loosen licensing rules for Ukrainian truckers.