Tag: Strikes
Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike
SEATTLE -- Unionized machinists at Boeing voted Monday to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing...
Boeing machinists are holding a contract vote that could end their 7-week strike
Unionized factory workers at Boeing are voting Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to continue their strike, which has lasted more...
Final jobs report before election will likely offer a blurred view of labor market
WASHINGTON -- Americans on Friday will get their last major look at the state of the U.S. economy — the October jobs report...
Jobs report on eve of election will be among the most distorted in years
WASHINGTON -- Four days before Election Day, the government will issue its final snapshot of hiring and unemployment in the United States after...
Oil prices fall as reality of weak global demand overtakes risk of wider war in Middle East
Global oil prices are falling sharply after a retaliatory strike by Israel over the weekend targeted Iranian military sites rather than its energy...
French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe starts restoring power after a strike prompted a blackout
MEXICO CITY -- The government of the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe said that power was being slowly restored Saturday morning, a day...