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3,200 Boeing Workers Who Build Fighter Jets Begin Strike: What To Know 3,200 Boeing Workers Who Build Fighter Jets Begin Strike: What To Know
3,200 Boeing Workers Who Build Fighter Jets Begin Strike: What To Know More than 3,200 Boeing workers have gone on strike after overwhelmingly rejecting a revised four-year contract offer from the company. The strike affects Boeing facilities in St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri, as well as Mascoutah, Illinois. Workers there build and maintain critical US defense aircraft and weapons systems, including the F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets. IAM District 837 members voted Sunday, Aug. 3, to reject the company's latest proposal, just one week after turning down an earlier version on July 27. The strike officially began at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 4. Th…
NY Medical College Workers To Strike Day Before Graduation, Demand 'Livable Wages' NY Medical College Workers To Strike Day Before Graduation, Demand 'Livable Wages'
NY Medical College Workers To Strike Day Before Graduation, Demand 'Livable Wages' Dozens of essential workers at New York Medical College in Westchester County are walking off the job the day before graduation, demanding wages that they say would reflect the region’s soaring cost of living. On Tuesday, May 27, nearly 100 workers represented by 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East will strike outside the Valhalla campus, calling for what they describe as "livable wages" and fair contract terms. The workers include lab techs, maintenance crews, accounting, and A/V staff—employees who help keep the medical school operational and research labs functional, union representat…
NJ Transit Strike Paralyzes Trains To Shakira Concert, Knicks Playoff Game: Here's What's Next NJ Transit Strike Paralyzes Trains To Shakira Concert, Knicks Playoff Game: Here's What's Next
NJ Transit Strike Paralyzes Trains To Shakira Concert, Knicks Playoff Game: Here's What's Next The NJ Transit rail strike rolled into its second day on Saturday, May 17, with President & CEO Kris Kolluri saying talks with union leaders are on — and will continue through the weekend in an effort to restore service for more than 350,000 daily riders. “We are going to meet the union today, tomorrow, all with the goal of getting to a deal so we can get them back to work and get customers the reliable service they need,” Kolluri said during a press conference at Newark Broad Street Station Saturday morning. “I want to be crystal clear. We want a fair deal that will not break the bank.…
Prison Guards Strike At Sing Sing In Ossining: National Guard Deployed, Mediator Talks Begin Prison Guards Strike At Sing Sing In Ossining: National Guard Deployed, Mediator Talks Begin
Prison Guards Strike At Sing Sing In Ossining: National Guard Deployed, Mediator Talks Begin An unauthorized prison guard strike across New York, including at Westchester's Sing Sing Correctional Facility, has prompted the use of National Guard members as talks with a mediator begin.  The strikes began the week of Monday, Feb. 17, and have continued through Monday, Feb. 24, involving corrections officers at prisons throughout New York including Ossining's Sing Sing facility.  A group of Sing Sing staff were seen protesting on Thursday, Feb. 20, when they were visited by Westchester County Legislator James Nolan, Congressman Mike Lawler, and Assemblyman Matt Slater. …
Teamsters Union Launches Strike Against Amazon Teamsters Union Launches Strike Against Amazon
Teamsters Union Launches Strike Against Amazon As the holiday season peaks, the Teamsters Union has initiated a significant strike against Amazon, targeting facilities in four states. This action is described as the largest labor movement in the company’s history. On Thursday morning, December 19, union members began protests at a fulfillment center in Queens, New York, with additional strikes occurring in Atlanta, Southern California, and Skokie, Illinois. The union aims to highlight unacceptable working conditions and Amazon’s refusal to engage in collective bargaining.  Their demands include better wages, hours, and benefits fo…
Strike Narrowly Avoided At Country Club In Westchester That Hosted US Open 6 Times Strike Narrowly Avoided At Country Club In Westchester That Hosted US Open 6 Times
Strike Narrowly Avoided At Country Club In Westchester That Hosted US Open 6 Times Maintenance workers at an iconic Westchester country club known for hosting the US Open called off a strike vote amid negotiations for a new labor contract, union officials announced.  A vote on the potential strike was originally going to be held on Monday, Aug. 26 by members of Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union working at Mamaroneck's Winged Foot Golf Club, according to union officials.  However, the vote was called off after the country club gave union members more information about a retirement benefit proposal, which is currently under review by wor…
Stop & Shop Workers Go On Strike In Connecticut, Two Other States Stop & Shop Workers Go On Strike In Connecticut, Two Other States
Stop & Shop Workers Go On Strike In Connecticut, Two Other States Following weeks of negotiations on a new contract, 31,000 Stop & Shop employees have walked out and announced they will be going on strike in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The two sides have been working for weeks to try and hammer out a new deal, though some UCFW union officials said that Stop & Shop operated in “bad faith.” As recently as Tuesday, April 9, the two sides were still exchanging proposals and attempting to find a middle ground. “Today, at 1:15 pm, (on April 11) the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1445 members who work at Stop & Shop will …
Indian Point Employees Ready To Strike Indian Point Employees Ready To Strike
Indian Point Employees Ready To Strike BUCHANAN, N.Y. --  The union that represents employees of Indian Point Entergy Center in Buchanan said they are prepared to go on strike if negotiations with Entergy, which runs the plant, go nowhere. "If there is a strike...it will be only because Entergy does not appear to be making the same effort at the bargaining table," James Slevin, the Local 1-2 President said Wednesday. The union said it is seeking a new collective bargaining agreement through 2022, the year after the nuclear power plant is set to close. Indian Point is set to close in 2020 and 2021 after Entergy said it w…