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Strike averted after cleaning crews reach tentative agreement
Cleaning crews in many of the state’s largest corporate buildings have reached a new union contract and will avert a strike. Members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 32BJ, intended to strike if a new contract agreement wasn’t met by year’s end. Crews rallied in Hartford Tuesday. They protested contract negotiations but shortly after 5 p.m. on Wednesday,...
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CT cleaning crews prepare to strike if deal isn't met by end of year
Cleaning crews in many of the state’s largest corporate buildings could be going on strike. Members of the Service Employees International Union, 32BJ, have voted unanimously to strike if a new contract agreement is not met by year’s end. Drawing attention to the possible strike, cleaning crews, represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 32BJ, rallied in Hartford Tuesday....
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Rally in Hartford draws attention to looming strike
Many cleaning crew union members gathered at State House Square to protest how current contract negotiations are going.
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Unionized DHL Express workers strike at critical air cargo hub during holiday rush
DHL said it has enacted contingency plans — including moving flights and volume to other locations and bringing in replacement staff — to avoid significant disruptions.
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Here's when your favorite shows will return now that the writers strike is ending
The writers strike is officially over as of midnight Wednesday. So when will your favorite shows return? Well, it’s complicated.
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WGA, studios reportedly discussing use of AI in content creation as new deal looms
Negotiators for the striking Writers Guild of America and studio representatives were planning to meet again Sunday to continue work “in the final phase” of contract talks to potentially end a monthslong strike that’s crippled the entertainment industry.
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UAW strike begins against Big 3 automakers
The United Auto Workers union officially went on strike at midnight Friday after their leaders failed to reach a deal with Detroit automakers. It was the first time in the union’s 88-year history that it walked out on all three companies simultaneously.
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Why auto worker strikes against GM, Ford and Stellantis seem inevitable
Prolonged strikes against GM, Ford and Stellantis would be unprecedented and quickly impact the automotive supply chain, U.S. economy and domestic production.
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Union representing workers on Metro-North trains says it's ready to strike
The Transport Workers Union and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority are in the middle of negotiation a new contract. TWU says its members are ready to strike if a reasonable deal isn’t reached and that could impact riders who use the trains to get to New York City.
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UPS reaches contract with 340,000 unionized workers, averting potentially calamitous strike
UPS has reached a contract with its 340,000-person union, averting a potential strike that would have disrupted deliveries for businesses and households nationwide. The Teamsters called the tentative agreement announced Tuesday “historic” and “overwhelmingly lucrative.” The agreement, which must still be ratified by union members, includes a provision to increase starting pay for part-time workers, which had been a sticking...
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Actors strike cause and effect: Zendaya's new film ‘Challengers' moves to 2024
The R-rated “Challengers,” in which Zendaya stars as a tennis coach involved in a love triangle, had been slated to launch the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 30 before opening in theaters Sept. 15.
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EXPLAINER: What happens if UPS workers strike?
Without a deal in place, more than 300,000 Teamsters will stop working on Aug. 1.
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Broadway averts potential strike as tentative deal with IATSE reached
Broadway appears to have dodged a strike by stage workers that would have shut down dozens of shows and tours, right in the peak of the summer tourist season.
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Hollywood first, Broadway next? Theater workers could strike as soon as Friday
The union’s previous contact reportedly ended on July 2, and its members have been working under those terms in the weeks since.
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Workers at West Hartford Starbucks taking part in Pride Month Strikes
The union organizing Starbucks workers said Monday that a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the weekend, including the company’s flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle. On Wednesday morning, workers at the Corbin Corners Starbucks in West Hartford are on strike until 11 a.m.
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Workers at West Hartford Starbucks taking part in Pride month strikes
The union organizing Starbucks workers said Monday that a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the weekend, including the company’s flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle. On Wednesday morning, workers at the Corbin Corners Starbucks in West Hartford are on strike until 11 a.m. Starbucks Workers United said the strike is expected disrupt operations at more than 150…
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Group home, day program caregivers end strike after reaching agreement, union says
Group home and day program employees have agreed to new contracts at six agencies and are ending a strike that started at the end of May, according to their union. More than 1,700 group home and day program caregivers began striking on May 24 at six agencies that provide services for 1,500 individuals with disabilities — Oak Hill, Mosaic, Whole…
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Freight railroad alert raised to ‘red' as shippers fear more West Coast port tensions
Union Pacific lifts pause on exports to LA, Long Beach, but with West Coast port volatility spreading to railroads, a freight index ups risk level to ‘severe.’
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UPS strike looms in a world grown reliant on everything delivered everywhere all the time
The last time UPS workers walked off the job more than two decades ago, it crippled the shipping company. An emboldened union is threatening to do the same and this time the disruption would be far greater.
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Striking Caregivers Rally Outside Governor's Residence
Group home and day program caregivers are ramping up the pressure on state leaders. On day six of the strike, workers made their voices heard outside the Governor’s Residence in Hartford on Monday. Group home and day program workers have been striking as they look for affordable health insurance, a pension and especially a pay increase. “We need to...