East and Gulf Coast ports strike, with ILA longshoremen walking off job, stranding billions in trade
ILA union longshoremen at East Coast, Gulf Coast ports walk off the job after ownership and labor failed to reach
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Strikes
Boeing machinists on picket lines prepare for lengthy strike: ‘I can last as long as it takes’
More than 30,000 Boeing machinists walked off the job Sept. 13. At a local union office outside Seattle, they prepared
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Largest port on U.S. East Coast, New York/New Jersey, begins prepping for what could be first union strike since 1977
A deadline of Oct. 1 for a new deal between port workers and ownership is approaching, and after talks broke
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UAW threatens to strike Ford truck plant in Kentucky if local issues aren’t resolved
The union said "core issues" at the plant include health and safety as well as "Ford's continued attempts to erode
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GM and Ford will answer to Wall Street and the UAW with third-quarter earnings this week
GM and Ford report third-quarter earnings and future guidance this week amid ongoing strikes and contract negotiations with the United
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Turkey Pummels PKK ‘Targets’ In Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkey hit several places inside Iraqi Kurdistan with air strikes on Sunday, a local official said, Ankara confirming it had
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Biden stands with striking UAW autoworkers in Michigan, supports big pay raise
President Joe Biden joined striking UAW members on the picket line outside Detroit and urged strikers to continue their fight
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Biden’s visit to UAW picket line not influenced by Trump’s, White House says
Trump announced last week he would skip the second GOP debate in California and meet with striking UAW members instead.
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UAW strikes could make 2023 the biggest year for labor activity in nearly four decades
The "summer of strikes" needs a new name — there is no sign of a slowdown in workers walking off
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