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Greece faces general strike as workers protest cost of living squeeze
Unions demand ‘dignified wages’ as unequal recovery from debt crisis has left many struggling with higher costs. A nationwide strike by public- and private-sector employees looks likely to paralyse ...World - The Guardian - 8 hours ago -
Greek workers hold general strike over high cost of living and call for collective wage agreements
Greek public and private sector workers have walked off the job in a 24-hour general strike that is disrupting services across the country, with public transport in the capital suspended for ...World - ABC News - 4 hours ago -
Knowledge workers are leaning on generative AI as their workloads mount
A recent Thomson Reuters report found that the average knowledge worker expects AI to save them four hours per week.Tech - VentureBeat - November 6 -
Greeks go on general strike demanding higher pay
Ships docked at Greek ports, and railway and bus services were disrupted on Wednesday as workers joined a nationwide strike to demand higher pay.Top stories - NBC News - 3 hours ago -
Workers could get right to strike for a year
A government document says the mandate to take industrial action could be extended.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Boeing Workers Reject Pay Offer as Strike Continues
Strikers rejected a proposal for a 35 percent pay increase over four years by a nearly two-thirds margin.Business - Inc. - October 24 -
Strike continues after Boeing workers reject deal
About 33,000 Boeing machinists remain on strike after they voted to reject a deal their union leadership had reached with the aircraft manufacturing giant. Kris Van Cleave takes a look at why they ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
The Times Tech Guild represents more than 600 software developers and others who run the back-end systems behind The Times’s digital operation.Business - The New York Times - November 4 -
Bethesda Workers Go On Strike Against Microsoft
Last year, quality-assurance workers at Bethesda and ZeniMax studios formed ZeniMax Workers United, the largest certified video game union in the United States. Now that union is putting its ...Tech - GameSpot - 6 days ago -
55,000 Postal Workers in Canada Strike Over Pay
The union walked out after talks with the country’s main mail operator failed. The stoppage could disrupt deliveries before the holidays.Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Why are hundreds of Las Vegas hotel workers on strike?
Around 700 Las Vegas hospitality workers went on strike Friday morning. Members of the Culinary Workers Union are calling for "24/7 picket lines" around Virgin Hotels. CBS News reporter Andres ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Kaiser mental health workers strike in Southern California over staffing, workloads
More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in Southern California have begun an open-ended strike over increased workloads and ...Health - ABC News - October 21 -
Boeing workers voting on new contract that could end strike
Boeing workers are voting Wednesday on a new contract to end a six week strike that has cost the company billions. The four-year deal includes a 35% pay hike, a signing bonus and improved health ...Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Boeing workers to vote on ending strike as company reports billions in quarterly losses
Striking Boeing workers are set to vote on a new contract offer Wednesday after the company announced a $6 billion loss in its third-quarter earnings. CBS News senior transportation correspondent ...Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Boeing strike to continue after workers reject new contract
According to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), 64% of workers voted to reject the new contract.Top stories - ABC News - October 24 -
Striking Boeing workers reject 35% pay rise offer
Earlier, Boeing's boss warned the firm was at a "crossroads" as losses surged to roughly $6bn.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
Boeing workers vote to reject deal to end strike, union says
More than 30,000 workers at the troubled aviation company represented by the union began striking in mid-September. Boeing workers have rejected the latest offer to end the more than a month-long ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Boeing Strike Extended After Union Workers Reject New Contract
The vote, hours after Boeing reported a $6.1 billion loss, will extend a nearly six-week-long strike at factories where the company makes its best-selling commercial plane.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Striking Boeing workers reject latest contract offer, work stoppage continues
Over 30,000 Boeing workers will remain on the picket line after voting no on the company's latest contract offer, extending their strike to 42 days. CBS News senior transportation correspondent ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Boeing workers vote to reject company offer, continuing the strike
Striking Boeing workers voted to reject the company's latest contract proposal, in a major setback for Boeing that could also have implications on the U.S. economy. The rejected deal called for a ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Guadeloupe loses electricity after striking workers seize power station
French Caribbean island without power after employees cause ‘emergency shutdown of all the engines’ . The French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has been left entirely without power after striking ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Boeing workers vote on new contract that could end strike
The workers rejected two previous contract offers from Boeing.Top stories - ABC News - November 4 -
New York Times tech workers go on strike before election
The New York Times' Tech Guild members are on strike the day before the election, with a high likelihood of a continued strike. The Tech Guild represents over 600 software developers and other ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Boeing workers to vote on third contract agreement that could end strike
The 33,000 workers who have been on strike since September could return to work this week. Boeing workers will vote on a third contract agreement on Monday that could end a seven-week strike that ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
New York Times Tech Workers Strike Ahead of Election Day
Times staff worry the walkout could hinder election coverage. Union demands have included higher pay and more remote work flexibility.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 4 -
Boeing strike ends as workers back 38% pay rise deal
The damaging walkout by around 30,000 unionised Boeing workers started on 13 September.Top stories - BBC News - November 5 -
Boeing workers vote for 38% pay rise deal to end costly strike
Jet production set to resume after disruption that took estimated $2.7bn tollWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
Boeing strike ends after workers agree to new contract
33,000 Boeing workers could be back on the job as soon as Wednesday after they voted to accept the planemaker's latest contract offer, ending a 7-week strike. The new deal includes a 38% wage ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Workers Approve New Boeing Contract, Ending Crippling Strike
Striking machinists accepted a new contract raising wages by 39 percent, but enduring bitterness will complicate Boeing’s efforts to rebuild its battered corporate culture and flawed production ...Business - Inc. - November 5 -
Life Is Strange Dev's Workers Are Going On Strike Over Impending Layoffs
Workers at the French gaming studio Don't Nod--the developers behind Jusant, Life is Strange 1 and 2, and upcoming release Lost Records: Bloom & Rage--are set to strike this week due to imminent ...Tech - GameSpot - November 6 -
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Workers at Canada's national postal service go on strike Friday, disrupting deliveries
Workers at Canada’s national postal service are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with Canada PostWorld - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Anger in Lebanon at large number of rescue workers killed by Israel
Attacks on Thursday night bring total number of emergency workers killed by Israel in Lebanon to more than 200. Middle East crisis – live updates Twenty-one civil defence rescuers have been ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Hundreds of Las Vegas Virgin Hotel workers go on strike
Hundreds of hospitality workers walked off the job and onto the picket line Friday in Las Vegas after the Culinary Workers Union and Virgin Hotels failed to reach a contract agreement. CBS News ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Hennessy Workers Strike Over Plans to Bottle Cognac in China
The walkout in France is the latest development in a simmering trade war between Europe and China.Business - The New York Times - 1 hour ago
