Tag: Strikes

Starbucks workers plan strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve

Workers at Starbucks stores plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the...

Israel strikes Syria 480 times and seizes territory as Netanyahu pledges to change face of the Middle East

The collapse of the Assad regime has prompted a punishing military response from Israel, which has launched airstrikes at military targets across Syria...

Boeing is building new 737 Max planes for the first time since workers went on strike

Boeing is resuming production of its bestselling plane, the 737 Max, for the first time since 33,000 workers began a seven-week strike that...

Boeing lays off hundreds in Washington and California as part of cuts announced previously

SEATTLE -- SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has laid off hundreds of additional employees in Washington state and California as part of planned cuts...

Sale of UK's Observer, world's oldest Sunday newspaper and a bastion of liberal values, is agreed

LONDON -- The sale of the Observer, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper and a bastion of liberal values in Britain's media landscape, was...

US hiring likely rebounded last month after storms and strikes curtailed October job growth

WASHINGTON -- Hiring in the United States likely rebounded last month from a dismal October, when hurricanes and strikes reduced job growth to...