Tag: strike

UPS and Teamsters Union Agree to Resume Labor Talks This Week

United Parcel Service agreed to resume labor talks with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters this week to avoid a strike that could disrupt supply chains and harm the economy. The package-delivery service will again start labor talks with the union, which represents 340,000 employees, on July 25, ahead of the looming strike. Labor negotiations broke…


American Airlines Boosts Pilot Contract Offer by $1 Billion

American Airlines has sweetened its new pilot contract by over $1 billion to match a preliminary deal reached between rival United Airlines and its aviators last week. American said Friday that the overall proposed four-year contract value has been raised to $9 billion. The airline added that it would match the pay rates and retroactive…


Union Rescinds 72-Hour BC Port Strike Notice That Had Been Set for Saturday

The labour dispute at British Columbia ports is receiving a federal reaction previously used for events including the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, blockades associated with the Freedom Convoy, and the short-lived rebellion in Russia last month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened the government’s incident response group on Wednesday to discuss the conflict between the…


Warnings Issued About Looming UPS Strike, Affecting 30 Percent of Parcels

A U.S. retail industry group on Wednesday urged the Teamsters Union and United Parcel Service (UPS) to come to an agreement to avert a strike, warning that it could cause billions of dollars in economic losses. The Teamsters and UPS have until July 31 at midnight to reach a new contract deal for hundreds of…


Hollywood Studios Say They Offered Actors $1 Billion in Gains Before Strike

LOS ANGELES—Major film and television studios offered Hollywood actors more than $1 billion in higher compensation and enhanced benefits before the SAG-AFTRA union called a strike last week, a group that represents media companies said on Monday. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which negotiates on behalf of Netflix Inc., Walt Disney…


Billionaire Warns Hollywood Faces ‘Absolute Collapse’ If Strike Isn’t Resolved

Barry Diller, the billionaire media mogul, said that a failure to resolve twin strikes of the writers’ and screen actors guilds could lead to “devastating effects” if no deal is reached soon. Last week, a number of top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters on the first full day of a walkout that has…


LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (July 13): Hollywood Faces Double Strike for 1st Time Since 1960; Elon Musk Launches New Company xAI

No deal in Hollywood as a July 12 deadline passes. A joint actors and writers strike would be the first in over 60 years. Elon Musk launches a new company.  He wants to create an artificial intelligence that tries to understand the true nature of the universe. We have details on the startup. A 16-year old girl…


LIVE 7 AM ET: NTD Good Morning (July 13): Hollywood Faces Double Strike for 1st Time Since 1960; Elon Musk Launches New Company xAI

No deal in Hollywood as a July 12 deadline passes. A joint actors and writers strike would be the first in over 60 years. Elon Musk launches a new company.  He wants to create an artificial intelligence that tries to understand the true nature of the universe. We have details on the startup. A 16-year old girl…


NTD Good Morning (July 13): Hollywood Faces Double Strike for 1st Time Since 1960; Elon Musk Launches New Company xAI

No deal in Hollywood as a July 12 deadline passes. A joint actors and writers strike would be the first in over 60 years. Elon Musk launches a new company.  He wants to create an artificial intelligence that tries to understand the true nature of the universe. We have details on the startup. A 16-year old girl…


NTD Good Morning (July 13): Hollywood Faces Double Strike For First Time Since 1960; Elon Musk Launches New Company xAI

No deal in Hollywood as a July 12 deadline passes. A joint actors and writers strike would be the first in over 60 years. Elon Musk is launching a new company. He wants to create an artificial intelligence firm that would seek to understand the true nature of the universe. We have details on the…