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CVS workers are striking at seven stores in Southern California for better pay and health care

LOS ANGELES – Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike to demand better pay and health care and to protest what they say is the company's malicious collective bargaining practices. The strike, which affected four stores in Los Angeles and three in Orange County, began Friday morning and continued into […]

By Andrew Jack

October 20, 2024October 20, 2024

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Boeing's endless cycle of doom gives new CEO Ortberg no peace

As Boeing Co. lurches from one crisis to the next, there is one constant for the troubled aircraft maker: Its predicament only seems to be getting worse. From a freak accident that blew a door-sized hole in the fuselage of a flying 737 Max, to revelations of shoddy workmanship, to a crippling strike that's now […]

By Andrew Jack

October 15, 2024October 15, 2024

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Boeing wants to lay off 10% of its employees in the wake of a factory strike

Boeing plans to lay off about 10% of its workers, about 17,000 people, in the coming months as the company continues to lose money and tries to cope with a strike that is crippling production of the company's best-selling planes. New CEO Kelly Ortberg told employees in a memo Friday that the job cuts will […]

By Andrew Jack

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024

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Dockers' union suspends strike until January 15, source says

DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. longshoremen at ports on the East and Gulf Coasts has agreed to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to buy time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the International Longshoremen's Association, should resume work immediately. Both sides also agreed on wages, but no further […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

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The Boeing workers union is calling on the new CEO to “make a real commitment” to end the strike

Allison Lampert and David Shepardson | Reuters Striking Boeing machinists lose health insurance A massive machinists' strike at Boeing has entered its third week and nearly 33,000 workers have lost their health insurance. Fox-Seattle Boeing's largest union on Tuesday called on new CEO Kelly Ortberg to become more involved in collective bargaining to end the […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

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At the start of the strike, a photo of the ILA's Harold Daggett with Trump circulated

Consumers can expect higher prices and reduced supply due to longshoremen's strikes If about 45,000 union workers strike at 36 ports from Boston to Houston, consumers will feel the impact. Images of the president of the International Longshoremen's Association meeting with former President Donald Trump circulated on social media as the union went on strike […]

By Andrew Jack

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

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Longshoremen could have a bargaining advantage in the US port strike

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 45,000 longshoremen who left on strike On Tuesday, for the first time in decades, 36 US ports from Maine to Texas could gain the upper hand in the standoff with port operators Wages and the use of automation. Organized labor enjoys growing public support and has won a number of recent […]

By Andrew Jack

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024

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Which products could be affected by the port strike? What to stock up on

The strike could lead to one of the biggest supply chain disruptions since COVID-19, leaving a variety of products in short supply on store shelves and upending holiday shopping for millions of Americans. Consumers face higher prices and reduced supply if dock workers go on strike If about 45,000 union workers strike at 36 ports […]

By Andrew Jack

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024

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The supply of blockbuster weight loss drugs has been affected by the trade halt

A Zepbound injection pen from Eli Lilly & Co., March 28, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images As a port strike that stretched from New England to Texas halted nearly half of all trade to the U.S., customs data shows critical medical equipment and drug components for the booming, expensive weight loss and diabetes […]

By Andrew Jack

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024

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Longshoremen strike at the Port of New York, New Jersey and elsewhere

2 minute read Video: We take you behind the scenes of Port Newark New Jersey’s ports — among the busiest in the U.S. — are facing a pivotal moment that requires innovation and collaboration along a complex supply chain Longshoremen at ports from Maine to New Jersey to Texas went on strike Tuesday for the […]

By Andrew Jack

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024