School's out for 300,000 Chicago students as teachers strike for better support, duty nurses
More than 32,500 teachers and other staff walked off the job Thursday in Chicago, canceling classes for 300,000 students in nation's third-largest school district. At the heart of the dispute is class sizes and resources rather than pay, with teachers saying they want more social ...
GM and union close to deal to end month-long UAW strike after CEO Mary Barra joins talks: sources
General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers union were near a deal on Tuesday to end a 30-day strike that has cost the automaker about $2 billion after Chief Executive Mary Barra and President Mark Reuss took part in contract talks, according to ...
Mack Truck autoworkers begin strike at plants in three states
Mack Truck workers are walking picket lines after their union launched a strike at plants in three states. The United Automobile Workers Union Local 677 workers began picketing Sunday morning at the Mack Truck cab and vehicle assembly plant and Lehigh Valley Logistics Center outside ...
Some progress but no end in sight as GM strike enters second week, forcing Canada plants to halt
The strike against General Motors by 49,000 United Auto Workers entered its second week Monday with progress reported in negotiations but no clear end in sight. Bargainers met all weekend and returned to talks Monday morning as the strike entered its eighth day. Talks continued even ...
American Airlines mechanic stripped of FAA certificate and ordered held in sabotage case
An American Airlines mechanic charged with purposely damaging an aircraft in July during a dispute between the airline and its mechanics union involving stalled contract negotiations will remain behind bars until at least Sept. 20, according to a court filing on Thursday. The Federal Aviation ...
Most British Airways flights grounded after pilots begin first-ever strike
British Airways pilots began a 48-hour strike on Monday, grounding most of the airline's flights and disrupting thousands of travelers' plans in unprecedented industrial action over a pay dispute. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) last month gave the airline notice of three days of ...
British Airways dismisses 'unrealistic' pilot union offer ahead of planned strikes next week
British Airways on Thursday dismissed a proposal by a pilots union to avoid strike action next week as "unrealistic," leaving it little closer to resolving a dispute over pay with its pilots that could disrupt its services. Earlier the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) had ...
Portugal's fuel-tanker drivers voted on Sunday to call off an indefinite strike, with their union agreeing to negotiate with employers in government-brokered talks due on Tuesday. Demanding better salaries and working conditions, the National Hazardous Goods Drivers' Union (SNMMP) started striking on Aug. 12 after ...
Hong Kong's transport system thrown into chaos as protesters launch strike action
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are close to creating a "very dangerous situation," the city's leader warned Monday as train travel and international flights in the global financial hub were thrown into chaos. The efforts to lock down Hong Kong's transport sector on Monday were part ...
Ryanair tells ranks it has 900 more pilots and crew than needed
Ryanair has 500 more pilots and 400 more cabin crew than needed, and job losses will be announced in the coming weeks, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told staff in a video message vimeo.com/350780012/5abde31242. The comments come less than two years after Europe's biggest budget airline ...
Walmart Inc. is facing a strike by thousands of workers in South America amid the retail giant's push to increase automation at its physical stores. About 17,000 Walmart workers in Chile went on an indefinite strike on Wednesday after labor talks between the company and ...
