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Uber, Lyft and Deliveroo workers in US and UK plan Valentine’s Day strike

Anna Cooban, CNN February 14, 2024

CNN -- Thousands of drivers for ride hailing services and food delivery riders in the United States and United Kingdom are planning to strike on Valentine’s Day in disputes over...

He was a hero on Alaska Air 1282. Now he’s picketing for ‘livable’ wage

Chris Isidore, CNN February 13, 2024

CNN -- Steve Maller, a flight attendant for nearly 20 years, was one of the flight attendants on the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 when a door plug blew out. With the plane at...

A contract for 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers expired. Historic US health care strike could start Wednesday

October 1, 2023

CNN -- A coalition of eight unions representing 75,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente said late Saturday that is has not reached an agreement with the company, setting the stage...

United Auto Workers’ strike creates ripple effect across community

Adrianna Quinlan, Reporter September 29, 2023

On Sept. 15, the United Auto Workers, also known as the UAW, launched their walkouts against the big three automakers: General Motors, Stellantis and Ford. Since then, the UAW has halted operations at...

UAW workers launch unprecedented strike against all Big Three automakers

Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN September 15, 2023

Detroit CNN -- The United Auto Workers union is on strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, the first time in its history that it has struck all three of America’s unionized automakers at...

Autoworkers strike deadline nears as negotiators rush to avoid historic walkout

Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN September 14, 2023

CNN -- With just hours to go before labor contracts expire at America’s three unionized automakers, thousands of autoworkers could walk off the job. Those limited, targeted strikes could be...

School workers in the nation’s second-largest district go on strike, shutting down schools. Here’s what they want

Cheri Mossburg and Holly Yan, CNN March 21, 2023

CNN -- A union representing 30,000 Los Angeles school custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and other support staff has started a three-day strike with support from the district’s...

Los Angeles school workers union announces plan for 3-day strike that could shut down the nation’s second-largest district

Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN March 16, 2023

  CNN -- A union representing school workers in Los Angeles plans to strike for three days next week with support from the district’s teachers union, it said, setting up what...

KSU faculty, staff, and supporters silently protest outside of the Kiva center on November 19th, 2015.

Professors’ union authorized to strike after online vote

Matthew Merchant November 23, 2015

More than 90 percent of the members of Kent State's American Association of University Professors (AAUP-KSU) have voted to authorize a strike if a collective bargaining agreement is not agreed upon.According...

Political science professor Patrick Coy protests outside the KIVA during the State of the University Address on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Coy said, "In order for Kent State to continue to become a great university, we must invest in our teachers. Every administrator knows that in their heart." 

Kent State professors picket to raise awareness of contract concerns

Matthew Merchant November 19, 2015

Members of Kent State’s tenured faculty picketed outside the KIVA on Thursday to voice their concerns about the university and President Beverly Warren.As Warren delivered her State of the University...