Journalists across the U.S. will walk off their jobs next week at roughly two dozen newsrooms run by Gannett, the largest newspaper chain in the U.S., their union said Thursday. The mostly one-day strike, which will start June 5, aims to protest Gannett’s leadership and cost-cutting measures imposed since its 2019 merger with GateHouse Media….
Russia Strikes Kyiv in Daylight After Hitting Ukraine’s Capital With Series of Nighttime Barrages
KYIV, Ukraine—Explosions rattled Kyiv during daylight Monday as Russian ballistic missiles took aim at the Ukrainian capital, hours after a more common nighttime barrage of the city by drones and cruise missiles. Russian forces fired 11 ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv at about 11:30 a.m. (0830 GMT; 4:30 a.m. EDT), according to Ukraine’s chief…
WestJet Offers Travel Incentives as Strike Threatens to Disrupt Long Weekend Flights
WestJet has told air travellers that it will offer a one-time fee waiver for changes or cancellations with a looming pilot’s strike that could start as of 3 a.m. ET on May 18. More than 1,900 WestJet and subsidiary Swoop airlines pilots and their union have threatened strike action as the two sides remain divided…
Nursing Union Calls for Double-Digit Pay Offer to Relaunch Talks
The trade union representing British nurses has called for a double-digit pay offer from the government and has threatened to strike again if the demand is not met. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) leader Pat Cullen urged Health Secretary Stephen Barclay to restart pay negotiations with a proposed…
Southwest Airlines Pilots Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike Ahead of Summer Travel Season
Southwest Airlines pilots are set to go on strike ahead of what is expected to be a busy summer travel season. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) announced the move on May 11, noting that 99 percent of union members who took part in a vote on the matter opted to authorize a strike. Turnout was…
Hollywood Rocked After Writers Guild of America Goes on Strike
Television and film writers went on strike against the top Hollywood studios, including NBC, Paramount, Discovery, Disney, and more, according to a union. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers could not agree on a new contract after the old deal expired at midnight on Monday. As a…
American Airlines Pilots Vote to Strike, Southwest Pilots May Follow
After the American Airlines pilots union voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike on Monday, Southwest pilots also began casting strike-authorization votes the same day. It comes despite American Airlines stating that it is close to resolving disputed contract issues with its 15,000 pilots. The outcome of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) vote will be revealed after…
American Airlines Pilots Vote ‘Overwhelmingly’ to Authorize Strike
The union that represent American Airline pilots announced Monday that its members approved a walkout ahead of the busy summer travel season, with nearly all of the participating pilots voting in favor of a strike. The Allied Pilots Association (APA), which represents 15,000 American Airlines pilots, said in a statement on May 1 that its members…
Public Service Union Says Weekend Bargaining Yields Progress on Wages, Job Security
OTTAWA—The union representing more than 100,000 striking public servants says it’s made some progress on wage demands and job security during weekend negotiations with the federal government. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says its bargaining teams negotiated late into Saturday evening and continued on Sunday morning, the 12th day of the strike. The federal…
PSAC Strike Day 9: Workers Escalate Protests Nationwide
Employees with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) blocked access to Toronto Pearson International Airport on April 27 as the escalating strike over wages and remote work entered its ninth day. Some 500 PSAC members held a demonstration at Pearson, which prompted the airport to advise passengers to give themselves more time amid the possibility of…
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