A looming strike by the United Parcel Service could disrupt deliveries, in the largest strike against a single employer in American history. Contract negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters stalled last week, raising the likelihood of a strike in early August, as well as major disruptions in a highly competitive package delivery market. On June…
Hollywood Actors Agree to Mediation, but Strike May Be Unavoidable
July 12, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a deal will be reached by a negotiation deadline late Wednesday. “We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and exhaust every possible opportunity to make a deal, however…
ISIS Leader Killed by Airstrike in Syria, US Central Command Says
CAIRO/AMMAN—U.S. forces said they conducted a drone strike in eastern Syria on July 7 that killed an ISIS leader. The strike utilized the same MQ-9 drones that had “earlier in the day been harassed by Russian aircraft in an encounter that had lasted almost two hours,” U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a statement on July…
US Central Command Says It Killed ISIS Leader in Eastern Syria
CAIRO/AMMAN—The U.S. Central Command said on Sunday it conducted a drone strike on July 7 that killed an ISIS leader in Eastern Syria. It used the same MQ-9 drones in the attack that had “earlier in the day been harassed by Russian aircraft in an encounter that had lasted almost two hours,” it said in…
ISIS Leader Killed by Airstrike in Syria, U.S. Central Command Says
CAIRO/AMMAN—U.S. forces said they conducted a drone strike in eastern Syria on July 7 that killed an ISIS leader. The strike utilized the same MQ-9 drones that had “earlier in the day been harassed by Russian aircraft in an encounter that had lasted almost two hours,” U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a statement on July…
Thousands of Hotel Workers Go on Strike in Southern California Over Rising Living Expenses
July 3, 2023
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Thousands of Southern California hotel workers went on strike on the Fourth of July weekend for a new contract with higher wages and benefits, according to the employees’ union. Non-managerial hotel staff, including cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, bellmen, and front desk workers, were seen picketing outside major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties as the…
UPS Reaches Tentative Deal With Teamsters, Lowering Risk of Union Strike
The United Parcel Service (UPS) has made a tentative deal with workers lowering the risk of a nationwide strike led by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. On June 29, the Teamsters Union said a “nationwide strike” was “imminent” after walking away from the negotiating table, giving UPS a single day to return with its “last,…
IN-DEPTH: More TV, Film Cancellations, Delays in the Balance as Hollywood Actors, Studios Extend Negotiations
The contract between the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), representing 160,000 actors and personalities, and major television and film studios and streamers represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) was set to expire at midnight of June 30, but the parties have agreed to an extension….
Starbucks Shares Tumble Amid LGBT Decor Controversy
Shares of Starbucks tumbled on Friday as a union representing the coffee chain’s baristas said on Friday that over 3,500 workers at over 150 locations would walk off the job next week to protest claims that the company banned some LGBT-themed decorations at some of its cafes. The Starbucks Workers United union said in a…
4 Dead in Missouri After Car Crosses Center Line, Strikes Motorcyclists
June 5, 2023
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AURORA, Mo.—Four people died and seven others were seriously injured when a car crossed the center line of a Missouri highway and struck five motorcycles. The accident happened Saturday afternoon on Missouri Route 39 near the southwestern Missouri town of Aurora. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Toyota Corolla crossed the center line of…
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