Strikes
Biden Announces Tentative Deal to Avoid Rail Strike Is Reached
WASHINGTON — Freight rail companies and unions representing tens of thousands of workers reached a tentative agreement to avoid what would have been an economically damaging strike, a relief for businesses and consumers and a victory for President Biden, whose administration helped broker the deal. The breakthrough on Thursday morning came just hours before a […]
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Britain Gears Up for a Summer of Labor Discontent
LONDON — It was one of the more unusual public displays in a city long used to noisy and colorful demonstrations: protesters wearing flowing black gowns and curled horsehair wigs waving placards on Monday outside a London courthouse. But with Britain gearing up for a “summer of discontent” and labor unrest growing as the cost […]
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His Union Went on Strike. His Interviews Went Viral.
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has branded him a “union baron,” but Mick Lynch, the union leader who is orchestrating the largest railway strikes in Britain in three decades, has emerged from work stoppages that disrupted the plans of millions of people as an unexpected media sensation. Mr. Lynch, the general secretary of the […]
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Union Strike in Tunisia Challenges President’s Rule
CAIRO — A nationwide strike by public-sector workers on Thursday threatened to deepen Tunisia’s political and economic crisis in the most visible challenge yet to President Kais Saied’s increasingly authoritarian campaign to concentrate more power in his own hands and right the country’s tottering economy. Buses, trains, airports, government offices and public companies came to […]
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From an Alabama Coal Mine Strike to an Amazon Warehouse
BROOKWOOD, Ala. — Braxton Wright is a second-generation coal miner, a die-hard union supporter and, until recently, a staunch Republican. He is named after his uncle, a Korean War veteran, who was fatally crushed between two rail cars while working at the Pullman train factory near Birmingham. Hard dangerous work is a part of Mr. […]
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New Supply Chain Risk: 22,000 Dockworkers Who May Soon Strike
In a world contending with no end of economic troubles, a fresh source of concern now looms: the prospect of a confrontation between union dockworkers and their employers at some of the most critical ports on earth. The potential conflict centers on negotiations over a new contract for more than 22,000 union workers employed at […]
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Minneapolis Teachers Begin Strike After Talks Fail
Teachers in Minneapolis went on strike Tuesday morning, shuttering classrooms for about 30,000 public school students. For weeks, the teachers’ union and school district officials have been negotiating over salaries, hiring and resources for students’ mental health. The talks in Minneapolis failed to reach a resolution by their Monday evening deadline, with the district saying […]
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Kellogg Workers Ratify Contract After Being on Strike Since October
About 1,400 striking Kellogg workers have ratified a new contract, their union said Tuesday, ending a strike that began in early October and affected four of the company’s U.S. cereal plants. “Our striking members at Kellogg’s ready-to-eat cereal production facilities courageously stood their ground and sacrificed so much in order to achieve a fair contract,” […]
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The Pandemic Struck Orchestras With Underlying Conditions Hard
For months, the musicians of the San Antonio Symphony had eagerly awaited the chance to play before full audiences after the disruption of the pandemic, gearing up for favorites like Ravel’s “La Valse” and Handel’s “Messiah.” Then came word of budget cuts. Saying the pandemic could exacerbate longstanding financial woes, the orchestra’s leaders in September […]
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