Thousands of L.A. County workers poised to strike, disrupting services
About 55,000 L.A. County workers are poised to walk off their jobs Monday night, disrupting public services from healthcare and social work to libraries and parks. Leaders of SEIU Local…
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Occidental students use hunger strike to spotlight Palestinian plight
On Monday, after consulting with medical professionals, 10 students at Occidental College launched a hunger strike, hoping to draw attention to their long-standing demands for the college to divest from…
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Imprisonment of political activist in Azerbaijan sparks international concern amid hunger strike – JURIST
Amnesty International on Friday called for the urgent release of political activist Tofig Yagublu following his hunger strike that began on April 1. Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia…
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Mexico reacts calmly to tariffs, hopes to strike deals with U.S.
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has avoided the worst of the Trump tariff onslaught. At least for now. That was the message of relief that Mexican officials were sending Thursday, a day after…
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University of California healthcare, research employees vote to strike
Thousands of University of California healthcare, research and technical employees voted to authorize a strike, citing what they described as systemic and ongoing staffing shortages that erode patient care and…
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Community groups set up strike teams to respond to Trump’s mass deportation plans
In the early days of President Trump’s first administration, several Kern County organizations launched a tip line people could contact if they spotted immigration enforcement activities underway. Nearly three weeks…
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Port Workers Could Strike Again if No Deal Is Reached on Automation
Ports on the East and Gulf Coasts could close next week if dockworkers and employers cannot overcome their big differences over the use of automated machines to move cargo. The…
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Opinion: How Mexico can strike back if Trump makes good on his threats
President-elect Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to foreign policy in his second term — and Mexico looks set to be at the…
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Starbucks baristas to strike Friday in LA, other cities – Press Enterprise
Starbucks Workers United said its members are planning to walk out in unionized stores across Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login…
Read More »Manitoba bans use of replacement workers during strike
Rhonda Levy, Adrian Jakibchuk and David McIsaac discuss key amendments to Manitoba’s Labour Relations Act and Employment Standards Code. Canadian HR Reporter View The post Manitoba bans use of replacement…
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Will Biden’s OK of Ukraine using U.S. long-range missiles to hit Russia help?
WASHINGTON — Two months before President-elect Trump moves into the White House again, President Biden has reportedly made a major change in U.S. policy toward Ukraine, authorizing it for the first…
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US lifts ban on Ukraine using long-range weapons to strike Russia – JURIST
On Sunday, the Biden administration lifted a ban that restricted Ukraine’s use of US weapons in its war with Russia, allowing Ukraine to use US weapons for long-range strikes in…
Read More »Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles
With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the…
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Opinion: Israel answers Iran. These three questions about war in the Mideast remain
Israel’s multi-wave strike against an assortment of Iranian military bases on Friday was anything but a surprise. From the moment Tehran launched around 200 ballistic missiles toward Israel in retaliation…
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Israeli strike on Gaza shelter kills 17 as Blinken says cease-fire talks will resume – Orange County Register
By WAFAA SHURAFA, FARNOUSH AMIRI and FATMA KHALED DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip killed…
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Kaiser mental health professionals in Southern California go on strike
Psychologists, therapists and other mental health professionals who work for Kaiser Permanente across Southern California went on strike Monday morning, protesting that the healthcare organization had failed to address enduring…
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Fears of sectarian tensions rise in Lebanon as Israel expands strikes
AITOU, Lebanon — Elie Alwan didn’t hesitate when he learned a friend’s family was living on the streets after fleeing southern Lebanon amid Israeli bombardment. He moved the family — Shiites…
Read More »A Storm, a Strike and War Abroad Pose Challenges for Harris
Scenes of striking workers, hurricane devastation in the Southeast and missiles over Israel represent a rare moment of turbulence for Kamala Harris. Source link
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Missiles, a hurricane, a strike: Crises are shaping presidential race
ATLANTA — A trio of simultaneous crises sent the White House buzzing and threatened to reshape the presidential race this week, as President Biden and the two candidates vying to replace…
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Union and L.A. County reach agreement to avert strike
Los Angeles County and SEIU 721 officials announced Tuesday that they had averted a looming strike that could have affected county services. SEIU 721, which represents more than 55,000 people…
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