Another strike

There is still confusion about the threatened April 1 truckers' strike here in the U.S. We'll keep an eye on the wire for more news about the rumblings from drivers who can't bear $4 per gallon diesel. Here is a story from Argentina about a strike there, as producers protest an export tax on agricultural commodities. From the BBC:

President Cristina Fernandez, in office since December, says the increased taxes on farm exports are justified.Protesters have been stopping lorries carrying farm produce and either turning them back or dumping their goods on the road.Speaking on national television, President Fernandez said the agricultural sector was one of the country's most profitable with global demand growing for Argentine beef, corn, wheat and soybeans."I'm not going to submit to extortion. I understand the industry's interests but I want them to know that I'm the president for all Argentines," she said, making it clear there would be no talks while the farmers' strike continued. Soon after her address, demonstrators in Buenos Aires and other cities gathered on the streets to stage pot-banging protests."This is a pretty ugly wake-up call for the government after just a few months in power," protesters Hector Bernardino told Reuters.He said middle-class Argentines, like the farmers, were tired of taxes and double-digit inflation.