Starbucks strike spreads, 10K baristas walk out on Christmas Eve
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Starbucks strike spreads, 10K baristas walk out on Christmas Eve

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The union representing Starbucks baristas said on Tuesday that a strike against the java giant has expanded to more than 300 locations — with about 10,000 coffeehouse workers walking off the job on Christmas Eve. Baristas in more than 50 cities including New…

Amazon workers to strike at multiple US warehouses during busy holiday season
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Amazon workers to strike at multiple US warehouses during busy holiday season

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Thousands of Amazon workers will walk off the job on Thursday morning, in the crucial final days of the holiday season, after union officials said the retailer failed to come to the bargaining table to negotiate contracts. The strike is a challenge to Amazon’s operations as it races to fulfill orders during its…

Kevin O’Leary on why port workers should welcome automation
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Kevin O’Leary on why port workers should welcome automation

ByNews Polite

As East and Gulf Coast ports begin to operate as normal again, one of the country’s top entrepreneurs is weighing in on “the trouble” with union workers’ demands. “The trouble with East Coast ports is they’re very old, they’re very inefficient,” O’Leary Ventures Chairman and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary…

‘Grand Theft Auto’ maker Take-Two, Electronic Arts likely to avoid big hit during strike: analysts
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‘Grand Theft Auto’ maker Take-Two, Electronic Arts likely to avoid big hit during strike: analysts

ByNews Polite

Major videogame publishers including Electronic Arts and Take-Two will likely stave off a big hit from the strike by voice actors and motion-capture artists due to their in-house studios and the lengthy development cycles for games, analysts said. The strike, which began last week, marked the latest in Hollywood after unions representing writers and…

Rutgers faculty ends historic strike, classes to resume
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Rutgers faculty ends historic strike, classes to resume

ByNews Polite

Rutgers University has reached a tentative agreement with its faculty and staff unions, allowing classes to resume Monday after a nearly week-long historic strike. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced the breakthrough early Saturday, following five days of negotiations between the university and the unions’ leaders in his office that…

Biden administration says ‘tentative’ deal reached to avoid national rail strike
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Biden administration says ‘tentative’ deal reached to avoid national rail strike

ByNews Polite

The Biden Administration announced rail companies and unions reached a “tentative” agreement to void a national rail strike following an ongoing labor dispute. On Thursday morning, the White House said in a statement that “better pay, improved working conditions, and peace of mind around their health care costs” will be…