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Resident doctors at NYC’s Elmhurst Hospital reach tentative deal after 3-day strike

Shawn Butlere May 24, 2023 0

Resident physicians who went on strike at New York City’s Elmhurst Hospital Center have reached a tentative deal on the third day of their walkoutNEW YORK -- Resident physicians who went on strike at New York City’s Elmhurst Hospital Center…

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Resident doctors at NYC’s Elmhurst Hospital reach tentative deal after 3-day strike

Shawn Butlere May 24, 2023 0

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Over 150 doctors on strike at NYC hospital that was once called pandemic epicenter

Shawn Butlere May 23, 2023 0

About 160 resident physicians have gone on strike over what they called low pay at a public hospital in New York CityNEW YORK -- About 160 resident physicians went on strike Monday over what they called low pay at New York City's Elmhurst…

Warner CEO booed at Boston University as supporters of writers’ strike picket outside

Shawn Butlere May 21, 2023 0

BOSTON -- Scores of Boston University students turned their backs on the head of one of Hollywood's biggest studios, and some shouted “pay your writers,” as he gave the school's commencement address Sunday in a stadium where protesters…

France pension protest held on outskirts of Cannes Film Festival

Shawn Butlere May 21, 2023 0

Though protests over pension reforms have roiled France in recent months, demonstrations have been kept largely at bay at one of the country’s glitziest events, the Cannes Film FestivalByJAKE COYLE AP Film WriterFrench union demonstrators…

Sean Penn, backing WGA strike, calls Producers Guild the ‘Bankers Guild’ at Cannes Film…

Shawn Butlere May 19, 2023 0

Sean Penn has strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, saying the dispute over Artificial Intelligence is “a human obscenity.”ByJAKE COYLE AP Film WriterSean Penn,…

Dancers at Los Angeles bar to become only unionized strippers in US after 15-month battle

Shawn Butlere May 18, 2023 0

NEW YORK -- Dancers at a Los Angeles bar could soon become the only unionized group of strippers in the U.S.The Actors’ Equity Association labor union says owners of the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood have withdrawn their…

On the front lines of the writers strike, meet the true rat czar of NYC: Scabby the Rat

Shawn Butlere May 13, 2023 0

NEW YORK -- For decades, a giant, inflatable rat with beady eyes, sharp teeth and a pustule-covered belly has loomed over union protests, drawing attention to various labor disputes.As New York City deals with an influx of actual rats,…

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United pilots to picket; airline unions press for higher pay

Shawn Butlere May 12, 2023 0

DALLAS -- Just ahead of what could be a record-breaking summer travel season, pilots from one of the nation’s biggest airlines are preparing to march in picket lines at major airports on Friday as they push for higher pay.The United…

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Amazon ‘not concerned’ about wave of unionizing, touts competitive pay

Albert Wagner May 11, 2023 0

Amazon workers hold GMB union placards on the picket line as they hold a strike outside the Amazon fulfillment centre on January 25, 2023 in Coventry, England.Christopher Furlong | Getty ImagesLONDON — A top Amazon executive told CNBC the…

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