strike – Page 11 – One America News Network

Workers with SEIU Local 721 - Southern California Public Service Workers join a picket line at the Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Thousands of Los Angeles city employees, including sanitation workers, engineers and traffic officers, walked off the job for a 24-hour strike alleging unfair labor practices. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Los Angeles City Workers Strike, Claiming Unjust Labor Practices

Los Angeles city workers have gone on a one-day strike alleging unfair labor practices and the city’s unwillingness to negotiate with them.

UPS workers hold placards at a rally held by the Teamsters Union on July 19, 2023 in Los Angeles, California, ahead of an August 1st deadline for an agreement on a labor contract deal and to avert a strike that could lead to billions of dollars in economic losses. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

UPS And Teamsters Union Reach Labor Deal, Avoiding More Strikes

On Tuesday, UPS and the Teamsters union, which represents approximately 340,000 workers at the package carrier, announced a tentative labor agreement that includes raises for both full-time and part-time employees avoiding a potential strike that was scheduled to begin next week.

National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland looks on as SAG-AFTRA President US actress Fran Drescher (L) speaks during a press conference at the labor union's headquarters in Los Angeles, California, on July 13, 2023. Hollywood's actors' union on Thursday announced a strike against movie and television studios after talks over pay and other working conditions collapsed. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), which represents some 160,000 performers, will walk out from midnight Thursday (0700 GMT Friday), said chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland. (Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Hollywood actors go on strike after negotiations failure

Thousands of Hollywood actors are protesting after their labor union and a trade organization representing the industry’s top film and television companies failed to reach an agreement on a new contract.