unions
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Business
Who is Harold Daggett, the port union boss with alleged Mafia ties?
Fiery union boss Harold Daggett has long cast himself as a staunch advocate for blue-collar workers, even as he has…
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Business
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation…
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Business
Longshoremen union’s demand for total ban on automation questioned as port strike looms: ‘From Maine to Texas’
As thousands of dockworkers are preparing to strike should a deal not be reached by the end of Monday, one business…
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Business
Video game actors declare strike on ‘League of Legends’ maker
Union video game actors filed an unfair labor practice charge and declared a strike on Tuesday against the company Formosa Interactive, which provides…
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Business
Workers at PBS station WNET Thirteen demand halt to ‘union-busting’
The union for writers and producers at New York City’s flagship PBS member station is demanding that WNET Thirteen cease…
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Business
Port of New York and New Jersey winding down operations ahead of looming strike
The Port of New York and New Jersey is preparing for a complete work stoppage by unionized dockworkers on the…
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Opinion
New York may be great for public school teachers — but kids and taxpayers pay a high price
New York is the best state to be a public school teacher, reports the financial services consumer site WalletHub. We…
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Business
Boeing workers going on strike after 96% vote for walkout
Boeing’s US West Coast factory workers will walk off the job after 96% voted on Thursday in favor of a…
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Business
Thousands of hotel workers strike across US cities over failed contract talks
NEW YORK — Thousands of U.S. hotel workers in several cities are on a multi-day strike after contract talks with hotel operators Marriott International MAR.O, Hilton Worldwide HLT.N,…
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Tech
Buffy Wicks defends ‘disastrous’ $250M Google deal with newspapers
The California Democrat who brokered a deal with Google to fund local newsrooms has defended the controversial partnership — arguing…
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