Tag: Strike
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Boeing machinists reject new contract, continuing costly walkout
Boeing machinists on Wednesday voted to reject a new labor contract proposal and continue a costly weekslong strike that halted production of some of the embattled company’s top-selling planes, resulting in furloughs and layoff announcements for thousands of workers. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced on social media that 64% of members voted…
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Dockworkers suspend strike after reaching tentative deal until Jan. 15
Port workers, U.S. Maritime Alliance agree to deal, ending strike Port workers, U.S. Maritime Alliance agree to deal, ending strike 02:30 The International Longshoremen’s Association, the union representing striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports, reached a tentative deal Thursday to suspend its strike until Jan. 15 to negotiate a new contract. The…
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Port strike called at East and Gulf Coast cargo facilities as dockworkers walk off the job
Thousands of dockworkers at ports from New England to Texas went on strike just after midnight on Tuesday as they rally for higher pay and more job security. The work stoppage, the first at East and Gulf Coast ports since 1977, follows a lengthy impasse in labor talks between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and…
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Thousands of dockworkers set to strike early next week
Thousands of dockworkers set to strike early next week – CBS News Watch CBS News Thousands of dockworkers at major ports in the East and Gulf coasts are girding to strike as early as Tuesday. The move could snarl commercial shipping on a massive scale and disrupt the national supply chain. Tim McNicholas has more.…
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Thousands of hotel workers are on strike. Here’s a list of hotels that are impacted.
Ten thousand hotel workers across the U.S. went on strike beginning Sunday, with employees at major chains including Marriott and Hyatt walking off the job in cities including Boston, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle. The strike comes as millions of Americans are traveling over the busy Labor Day weekend. The Unite Here union, which represents more…
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Strikes start at top hotel chains across the country as housekeepers seek higher wages
With up to 17 rooms to clean each shift, Fatima Amahmoud’s job at the Moxy hotel in downtown Boston sometimes feels impossible. There was the time she found three days worth of blond dog fur clinging to the curtains, the bedspread and the carpet. She knew she wouldn’t finish in the 30 minutes she is…