Tag: strike
Record-breaking 459,000 workers strike in 2023: US labor movement hits 23-year...
the nation saw 33 major work stoppages initiated last year, the highest count since the year 2000, which recorded 39 stoppages.
Starbucks workers across 14 states launch historic unionization bid in a...
"It's important that we're recognized as people rather than profit machines."
Actors embrace tentative deal with studios, curtains rise on Hollywood’s longest...
This agreement, coupled with a recent deal among writers, has brought a close to the industry's strike actions that had previously brought production to a near standstill.
UAW strike expands to Mack Trucks
The tentative contract included a raise of 19% over five years.
US autoworkers launch historic strike: 3 questions answered
What was the significance of this strike?
Nationwide UPS strike ‘imminent,’ Teamsters warn after rejecting ‘appalling’ contract offer
97 percent of UPS workers represented by the Teamsters voted to authorize a nationwide strike if a deal wasn't reached with management by July 31.
School support workers strike closing more than 1,000 LA schools
More than 1,000 schools are closed because of the strike, which impacts 422,000 students.
‘Don’t cross the picket line’: Apple workers organize Christmas Eve walkout
"Demand that Apple upholds its image with your wallet. Don't shop in stores, don't shop online."
10,000 striking John Deere workers demand ‘equitable’ pay & benefits as...
Thousands of workers are on strike at John Deere after the United Auto Workers failed to reach an agreement with the company to improve wages.
Striking teachers are fighting for much more than paychecks
“Students continue to experience pain and trauma in our schools due to lack of resources, over-policing, and continuing threats of school closures.”
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California passes first US clothing recycling law: A bold step toward sustainability in fashion
The aim is to combat the growing environmental crisis posed by the fast fashion industry and textile waste, which has increasingly burdened the state’s landfills and ecosystem.
Ocean temperatures 800 times more likely due to climate crisis fuel Hurricane Milton’s explosive...
According to Climate Central, a research organization specializing in climate impacts, the record-breaking sea temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico provided the fuel that allowed Hurricane Milton to intensify at an unprecedented pace.
Blowout erupts in west Texas’s Permian Basin, creating 100-Foot tower of oily water
A 1961 oil and gas well is the suspected source of a geyser eruption in the region where Permian wastewater disposal is causing a flurry of earthquakes.
Supreme Court refuses to hear Biden’s emergency abortion rule appeal, allowing Texas ban to...
This decision came on the first day of the Court’s new term and has significant implications for the legal landscape of reproductive rights across the country.
How many of Trump’s nine cat lives remain? Could fear of losing explain his...
The problem is that the unfeeling Trumpian brew of chaos, cynicism, and suspicion sabotage what open, healthy democratic systems depend on.