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UAW strike enters third week

GM workers in Ohio face job uncertainty as the auto strike continues into week three. Find out why the United Autoworkers Union is pushing for a 40% wage hike and a 90-day period for top wages.

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Workers conduct largest U.S health care strike

Nearly 75,000 union members across several states have gone on strike against Kaiser Permanente, marking the largest strike ever conducted in the U.S. health care field. The employees say they are protesting unfair labor practices and un...

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Employees begin largest healthcare strike in U.S history

More than 75,000 Kaiser employees in several states are expected to be out on the picket line Wednesday after they couldn’t come to an agreement with management on a new contract. Employees say they are protesting unfair labor practices ...

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Trump rails against electric vehicles in Michigan

As his Republican rivals sparred onstage in California at their second primary debate, Donald Trump was in battleground Michigan Wednesday night working to win over blue-collar voters by lambasting President Joe Biden and his push for el...

France 24

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Trump visits non-union auto workers in Michigan

Donald Trump is skipping the second Republican debate to speak to auto workers in Clinton Township. While the former president has framed his visit as showing support for autoworker union members, he'll be delivering remarks from a non-u...

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Hollywood writers guild set to return to work

Leaders of the screenwriters union declared their nearly five-month-old strike over Tuesday after board members approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing Hollywood at least partly back from a historic halt in production.

France 24

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Hollywood writers end strike after final deal, actors next

Hollywood writers will go back to their job on Wednesday after their union struck a tentative deal with major studios. The actors union which is still picketing hopes the agreement will pave way for them as well.

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Progress on deal to end Hollywood strikes

Negotiations continued in Hollywood into the weekend after top executives met with the Writers Guild in hopes of reaching a deal and ending the strike. There are reports of 'substantial progress' in an agreement that would restart produc...

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U.S autoworkers to expand strikes amid contract stalemate

Autoworkers are set to escalate strike actions against car plants as the union struggles to reach a deal with automakers General Motors, Stellantis and Ford.

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UAW workers walk off the job in Milwaukee

UAW workers walk off the job in Milwaukee after the president of the United Auto Workers said Friday the union would expand its strike against major automakers.

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Greece protests: Workers strike against labour reforms

Greece’s conservative government has presented a new labour bill that is meant to bring Greece in line, with the rest of the European Union. Greek labour unions and some labour experts say the bill actually rolls back basic rights, and h...

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Biden offers Protected Status for Venezuelan migrants

The administration announced the implementation of Temporary Protected Status for approximately half a million Venezuelan migrants. This status grants legal permission for 472,000 Venezuelan migrants who entered the U.S. before July 31 t...

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U.S. jobless claims fall to eight month low

Initial unemployment claims in regular state programs fell to 201,000 in the week ending September 16, the lowest level since January. Michael McKee has the details on Bloomberg Television.

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NHS strained as doctors strike over pay

Parts of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) are again under severe strain this week. For the first time, junior doctors and consultants will be striking together. Emergency departments in several hospitals have been affec...

Al Jazeera

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United Auto Workers strike enters fourth day

The autoworkers strike against Detroit's major automakers reaches its fourth day, both labor unions and company executives remain at a considerable impasse. The companies have offered a 20% raise, while workers are pushing for a wage inc...

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South Korean educators demand protections amid suicides

The suicide of a young teacher in her classroom has galvanized South Korean teachers who have rallied to demand legal protections. Thousands attended a memorial for the woman at her school, demonstrators were out in front of the National...

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Thousands of autoworkers go on strike

Some 13,000 autoworkers walked off the job as part of the United Auto Workers union strike against Ford, GM and Stellantis. Many are hoping for a speedy resolution to the strike — including workers and parts manufacturers in Canada.

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Car prices could be impacted by worker strikes

About 13,000 auto workers have walked off the job at three targeted factories after their union leaders couldn't reach a deal with Detroit's automakers. The United Auto Workers union is seeking big raises and better benefits from General...

France 24

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U.S automakers threaten strike action

Some 150,000 members of autoworkers union have set a strike deadline of Thursday midnight. They are demanding 40-percent wage increases, but automakers are only offering 10-percent. The industrial action in 2019 sent the state of Michiga...

Al Jazeera

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Thousands attend SAG-AFTRA solidarity march

Both SAG-AFTRA and the WGA are fighting for compensation from streaming, as well as job protection against AI.

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Deadline looms before potential UAW strike

With two days left before UAW members will strike, the Big Three and the union continue negotiating in hopes of reaching a deal and avoiding the picket line. So far, the automakers' offers have fallen short. Will they reach an agreement ...

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Sudan's teachers struggle as salaries halt amid conflict

Since mid-April, Sudan's more than 4 million public sector employees have faced dire living conditions. The power struggle between the army and the RSF paramilitary group has stopped their salary payments. Among these employees, teachers...

TRT World

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Hollywood shuts down as worker strike drags on

Tens of thousands of film and television writers and actors in the U.S have been on strike for months, shutting down all union productions. Analysts estimate the strikes have cost the economy at least three-billion-dollars so far.

Al Jazeera

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Ford raises pay ahead of strike deadline

Ford Motor Company gave nearly 8,000 workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) a raise, as the union threatens to walk out on the big three automakers. The fast-tracked pay raises were negotiated by Ford and UAW in 2019 and co...

Bloomberg

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Biden comments shock the United Auto Workers Union

President Joe Biden's comment that he thinks the UAW and the Big Three will agree on a deal and avoid striking came as a shock to the union president. There's just a few more days for a deal to be agreed upon.

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U.S inflation measures up, jobless claims down

The core PCE price index rose 0.2% in July. U.S. jobless claims fall to 228,000 in the week ended Aug. 26.

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American Airlines flight attendants begin picketing

Some American Airlines flight attendants will be on the picket lines Wednesday as their union prepares to announce the results of a strike vote. They're hoping to put pressure on the company for a new contract with better pay and working...

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Possible Chevron strike threatens global markets

Possible strike action is threatening more volatility in natural gas markets as Chevron Corp. workers in Australia are giving notice to stop work if a deal on pay and conditions can't be reached. Paul Allen reports on Bloomberg Television.

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DOJ sues SpaceX for hiring discrimination

Rolex SA is upending the world of luxury watch retailing by buying Bucherer AG in a deal that gives the Swiss brand a major presence in consumer sales for the first time. Matt Miller and Damian Sassower report on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

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Blockbuster delayed over Hollywood strikes

The Warner Bros movie studio will delay the planned November release of a big-budget "Dune" sequel until March, a studio spokesperson sa because its stars cannot promoteys the movie during the Hollywood actors' strike.

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