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Ghirardelli Flagship Shuts as Union Begins Three-Day Strike

Workers want location-level accounting of a 6% customer surcharge and oppose a company proposal the union says would cut their health coverage.

Austin Bus Workers Rally as Strike Authorization Remains in Place

Public Defenders Walk Off in Detroit and Harlem Over Health Care and Pay

LIRR Strike Ends With Tentative 4.5% Raise and Short Contract Extension

LIRR Strike Talks Enter Final Week as Unions Rally and MTA Touts New Offer

NYC Building Workers Authorize Strike as Contract Deadline Nears

NYC Doormen and Building Workers Set Strike Vote as Contract Nears Expiration

First Circuit Pauses Lower-Court Block, Lets Trump Continue Third-Country Deportations

NYC Council Takes Up $30 Minimum Wage Bill Targeting 2030

Solano County Workers Complete Two-Day Strike as Contract Talks Stall

Telluride Ski Resort to Close Dec. 27 as Patrollers Launch Strike

Portugal’s First General Strike Since 2013 Disrupts Transport, Schools and Public Services

Tate Staff Back Strike by 98%, Set 26 Nov–2 Dec Walkout

UAW Sets Strike Authorization Vote at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga Plant

All Five LIRR Unions Authorize Strike, Setting Up Possible Service Shutdown Thursday

California Backs Deal Letting Uber and Lyft Drivers Unionize as Insurance Rules Are Eased

Airbus UK Wing Workers Set 10 Strike Days in September Over Pay

Defense Machinists Urge Congress to Intervene in Boeing Contract Dispute

Philadelphia’s AFSCME DC 33 Ratifies Contract, Ends Eight-Day Strike

Fenway Park Concession Workers Launch First-Ever Strike Over Pay and Automation