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Starbucks workers expand strike to major US cities including New York

Starbucks workers have expanded their strike to four more U.S. cities, including New York, the union representing over 10,000 baristas said late on Saturday. Workers picket in front of a Starbucks in the Brooklyn borough in New York, U.S. December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz The five-day strike, which began on Friday and initially closed Starbucks cafes in Los Angeles, Chicago …

New York Starbucks Workers United Strike Workers

5 days ago

Teamsters Union launches 'largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history'

Raw Story

The Teamsters launched what the union described as "the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history" on Thursday morning to protest the e-commerce behemoth's unlawful refusal to bargain with organized drivers and warehouse workers across the country. The union said Wednesday that Teamsters locals are also "putting up primary picket lines at hundreds of Amazon Fulfillment Centers nationwide." "Amazon warehouse …

Amazon Strike Workers Union Teamsters

6 days, 1 hour ago

'Tired of Amazon's lies,' California Teamsters join strike threat

Raw Story

Amazon faces a growing threat of a major walkout in the United States, with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announcing Tuesday that workers at four of the online retail giant's Southern California facilities have "overwhelmingly" voted to authorize strikes, joining employees at sites in Illinois and New York City. The union said Tuesday that "after ignoring a December 15 deadline …

Amazon Workers California Teamsters Worker

1 week, 4 days ago

Qantas says majority of flights are 'on time' at airports as engineers strike for 24 hours

ABC

Airports around the country have reported minimal disruptions to travellers despite hundreds of Qantas engineers walking off the job on Friday. The strike action comes after long-running negotiations broke down between Qantas and the unions representing engineers over their request for a 25 per cent pay rise. "Qantas has offered pay increases, new career pathways, and more advanced training, which …

Work Workers Union Cent Murphy Sydney 24 Hours

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Dolly Workers Cannot Protest During Sabarimala Festival Season, Would Adversely Affect Rights Of Pilgrims: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court stated that dolly workers cannot be permitted to stage protest or strike ahead of the 2024 Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season at Sabarimala. The Dolly workers could not be allowed to use such kinds of pressure tactics during Mandala-Makaravilakku festival seasons or Maasapoojas, since any protest or strike from their side will adversely affect crowd management at Sabarimala, …

Festival Court Workers Protest Sabarimala Season Dolly

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Thousands of workers march across Italy in general strike demanding better pay and services

New Indian Express

MILAN: Thousands of teachers, health care workers, trash collectors and others walked off their jobs across Italy on Friday to protest a decline in spending power, persistently low salaries and government policies they say have weakened public services. Italy's most powerful trade unions called the eight-hour strike and mobilized marches in cities across the country to target Premier Giorgia Meloni's …

Italy Strike Ita Demanding Better

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Boeing Workers Prepare to Vote on Contract Offer Amid Financial Peril

Al Jazeera

Boeing workers are voting on whether to accept a contract offer or to continue their strike. If members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers vote to reject Boeing’s offer for a third time, it will plunge the aerospace giant into further financial peril and uncertainty.

Law Workplace Negotiations Boeing Seattle

2 months ago

Boeing proposes 35% wage hike in tentative deal to end strike

LA Times

Solomon Hammond, 33, left, and John Olson, 45, both toolmakers at Boeing’s Renton factory, hold picket signs after union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer and go on strike Sept. 13 outside the company’s factory in Renton, Wash. Boeing Co. and the union representing 33,000 striking workers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with help from …

Boeing Workers Ortberg

2 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. ports brace for potential dockworkers strike

Raw Story

Tens of thousands of US dockworkers plan to strike next week if there is no breakthrough on contract talks, just a month before November's closely contested presidential election. The United States Maritime Alliance, which represents shipping companies and terminal operators, on Thursday asked federal officials to intervene, citing the union's "repeated refusal to come to the table." ILA President Harold …

Strike Biden Ila Potential Dockworkers Coast Ports

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Union workers at Hawaii's largest hotel go on strike

The Independent

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Strike Workers Hotel Email Hawaii Hilton Resort

3 months ago

Tens of thousands of L.A. County workers could go on strike Oct. 10, union announces

LA Times

Brianna Camacho, center, joins hundreds of Los Angeles County SEIU 721 members who rally to announce overwhelming support for an Unfair Labor Practice strike authorization vote in front of the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles. More than 55,000 Los Angeles County union workers in hospitals, social services, public health and other county departments represented by SEIU …

Labor Services Strike Workers Union Green Los

3 months, 1 week ago

Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer

LA Times

Solomon Hammond, 33, left, and John Olson, 45, both toolmakers at Boeing’s factory in Renton, Wash., hold picket signs after union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer and go on strike Friday. Outside the Renton factory, people stood with signs reading, “Historic contract my ass” and “Have you seen the damn housing prices?” Car horns honked and a …

Boeing Strike Workers Union Company Holden Ortberg

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Public transport workers strike in support of early retirement

Dutch News

Early commuters in Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam were hit by major problems getting to work on Tuesday as public transport workers went on strike in support of their campaign for a better early retirement scheme. On Tuesday, public transport in the three big cities came to a halt between 4 am and 8 am and public transport firms said …

Public Transport Early Retirement

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Commuters face public transport strikes on Tuesday, Wednesday

Dutch News

Commuters will be hit by major problems getting to work on Tuesday and Wednesday, as public transport workers go on strike in support of their early retirement campaign. On Tuesday, public transport in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague will come to a halt between 4 am and 8 am, and on Wednesday, NS and regional transport workers will strike at …

Public Transport Strike Strikes

4 months, 1 week ago

What to know as India’s medical workers strike over the the rape and killing of a trainee doctor

LA Times

Demonstrators Guwahati, India, protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a government hospital in Kolkata. India’s medical workers began a countrywide strike Saturday to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in the eastern West Bengal state. Saturday’s strike was called by the country’s largest group of doctors, the Indian Medical …

India Women Medical Rape Doctor Sexual Violence Trainee Doctor

5 months ago

Disneyland workers vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike

LA Times

Disneyland employees have voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike, paving the way for what could be the first major work stoppage the Anaheim theme park has seen in 40 years. Members of the Master Services Council — an alliance of unions representing custodians, ride operators, candy makers, merchandise clerks and other Disneyland employees — on Friday voted 99% …

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5 months ago

American Airlines has a contract deal with flight attendants, and President Biden is happy about it

Associated Press

FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines and the union representing its flight attendants said Friday they have reached agreement on a new contract that includes pay raises, and President Joe Biden said the deal avoids a strike that would have hurt the U.S. economy and consumers. American, which is based in Fort Worth, Texas, said the deal “will provide immediate …

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5 months ago

Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries double after the government reached an agreement on Thursday with labor unions that have been threatening further strikes as the cost of living spirals. They accepted the offer with “mixed feelings” considering the country’s economic woes, Nigerian Labour Congress President Joe Ajaero said Thursday …

Nigeria Wage Tinubu

6 months ago

Tata Steel's UK workers to strike over job cuts and blast furnace closures

Hindustan Times

Tata Steel’s workers in the UK will begin an "indefinite strike" from July 8 in protest over the company's plans to cut jobs, marking the UK’s first strike by steelworkers in 40 years. Tata Steel's Port Talbot steel production plant is seen at night time Around 1,500 workers based in the Port Talbot and Llanwern steel plants will begin an …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge halts UC academic workers’ strike, citing ‘damage to students’

LA Times

Academic workers at six UC campuses, including UCLA, above, are on strike after alleging their rights were violated by the university during crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests. An Orange County judge Friday ordered the union representing UC academic workers to halt its strike at six campuses, ruling that the walkout appeared to be causing “damage to students’ education” during the critical …

Labor Students University Academic Strike Workers Union

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Denied again: UC fails a second time to get court order to stop academic workers’ strike

LA Times

Academic workers at UCLA on strike last week. “We are disappointed that the state agency dedicated to the oversight of public employment could not take decisive and immediate action to end this unlawful strike — a decision that harms UC’s students who are nearing the end of their academic year,” said Melissa Matella, UC’s associate vice president for systemwide labor …

Labor Legal Board University Academic Strike Workers

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kaffiyehs and pickets: UCLA, UC Davis workers strike over treatment at pro-Palestinian protests

LA Times

Academic workers at UCLA went on strike Tuesday, saying their rights were violated by UC actions during pro-Palestinian protests. Carrying “On Strike” pickets and some wearing kaffiyehs, academic workers at UCLA and UC Davis walked off the job Tuesday, alleging their rights were violated by the University of California’s actions during pro-Palestinian protests and encampment crackdowns. At UCLA on Tuesday …

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7 months ago

University of California academic workers strike to stand up for pro-Palestinian protesters

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off their jobs and went on strike Monday, the first campus to do so as part of a systemwide protest against a public university they say has violated the speech rights of pro-Palestinian advocates. United Auto Workers Local 4811 represents 48,000 graduate students who work as teaching …

Research Students University Work Strike Union California

7 months, 1 week ago

UC officials charge that academic workers’ strike over pro-Palestinian protests is illegal

LA Times

As the 48,000-member UC academic workers union announced a Monday strike at UC Santa Cruz over alleged free speech violations during pro-Palestinian protests, the University of California on Friday filed a labor complaint to stop what they say is an illegal action, heightening tensions roiling the university system. The targeting of UC Santa Cruz came after 79% of voting members …

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Starbucks workers expand strike to major US cities including New York

Teamsters Union launches 'largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history'

'Tired of Amazon's lies,' California Teamsters join strike threat

Qantas says majority of flights are 'on time' at airports as engineers strike for 24 hours

Dolly Workers Cannot Protest During Sabarimala Festival Season, Would Adversely Affect Rights Of Pilgrims: Kerala High Court

Thousands of workers march across Italy in general strike demanding better pay and services

Boeing Workers Prepare to Vote on Contract Offer Amid Financial Peril

Boeing proposes 35% wage hike in tentative deal to end strike

U.S. ports brace for potential dockworkers strike

Union workers at Hawaii's largest hotel go on strike

Tens of thousands of L.A. County workers could go on strike Oct. 10, union announces

Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer

Public transport workers strike in support of early retirement

Commuters face public transport strikes on Tuesday, Wednesday

What to know as India’s medical workers strike over the the rape and killing of a trainee doctor

Disneyland workers vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike

American Airlines has a contract deal with flight attendants, and President Biden is happy about it

Nigeria more than doubles the minimum wage for government workers after strikes and negotiations

Tata Steel's UK workers to strike over job cuts and blast furnace closures

Judge halts UC academic workers’ strike, citing ‘damage to students’

Denied again: UC fails a second time to get court order to stop academic workers’ strike

Kaffiyehs and pickets: UCLA, UC Davis workers strike over treatment at pro-Palestinian protests

University of California academic workers strike to stand up for pro-Palestinian protesters

UC officials charge that academic workers’ strike over pro-Palestinian protests is illegal