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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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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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Tufts University resident assistants strike as new students move in
Move-in day can already be stressful for college students, but it may be even more so at a Boston-area university this year. Resident assistants at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, went on strike Tuesday, with dozens of people holding up signs outside of the Joyce Cummings Center as new students moved into their dorms. “I really hope that they get…
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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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Impact of the actor's strike
Sue O’Connell chats with Samantha Chery from The Washington Post about what projects are being impacted by this latest Hollywood strike.
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SAG-AFTRA joins writers to strike
Friday is the first day of Hollywood actors’ strike, halting productions across the country.
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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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Tony Awards Go Dark, Won't Broadcast Live During Strike: Report
The annual awards show will look a little different as a result of the ongoing writers’ strike, starting with the fact that it won’t be televised live.
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Bus Drivers From 3 Districts Planning to Strike on Monday
could not come to an agreement after a nine-hour meeting with the Framingham Mayor yesterday.
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How Has Hollywood Changed Since Last Writers' Strike?
Deborah Jaramillo, director of the Film and Television Studies Program at Boston University, joins Current to discuss how streaming services have upended the media industry and what writers are demanding as their strike continues.
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‘This Is How You Treat Heroes?' 7,000 Nurses Strike at 2 of NYC's Biggest Hospitals
Nurses at two of New York City’s largest hospitals went on strike Monday, potentially leading to disruptions in care around emergency room visits and childbirth, after lengthy weekend negotiations over a new contract stalled. Frustrated nurses chanted and waved signs outside Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan demanding higher wages. The walkout involves...
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Starbucks Workers Begin 3-Day Walkout at 100 US Stores
Starbucks workers around the U.S. have begun a three-day strike. The walkouts are part of their effort to unionize the coffee chain’s stores. Starbucks Workers United says more than 1,000 baristas at 100 stores are planning to walk out. The strike will be the longest in the year-old unionization campaign. More than 264 of Starbucks’ 9,000 company-run U.S. stores have...
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More Than 100 Starbucks Locations Go On Strike During Red Cup Day
Starbucks workers at more than 100 locations are striking during Red Cup Day on Thursday, coinciding with the chain’s busiest sales day of the year.