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Wednesday

Business

EV maker Tesla is facing a major labor action in Sweden

Tesla refuses to sign a bargaining agreement with its unionized workforce in Sweden. Other Swedish workers banded together to boycott Tesla — not allowing ships to unload the vehicles in the ports.

EV maker Tesla is facing a major labor action in Sweden

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Friday

Business

High-profile strikes could start to reverse decades-long decline in job actions

Labor organizing activity and strikes are up in 2023, a development that recalls worker actions a half century ago — before President Reagan ushered in an era in which workers had little power.

High-profile strikes could start to reverse decades-long decline in job actions

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Sunday

National

LA hotel workers strike for better housing

Hotel workers in LA, who have been striking, have a unique solution to save them from their super long commutes: a housing fund that their employers should contribute to.

LA hotel workers strike for better housing

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Saturday

Business

Breakthrough in UAW strike, but workers prepared to hold out until a fair agreement

A development in the strike by auto workers against the "Big Three" carmakers — plus, a look at how much financial pain each side can endure, and what that might mean for the length of the strike.

Breakthrough in UAW strike, but workers prepared to hold out until a fair agreement

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Thursday

Why the UAW strike could last a long time

UAW members hold picket signs near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., on Sept. 29, 2023. The UAW is gradually tightening the screws on the Big Three automakers as it pursues new contracts. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

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Business

Why the UAW strike could last a long time

The United Auto Workers' targeted strike against the Big Three automakers is about gradually ramping up pressure on the automakers while also stretching out the union's strike fund.

Wednesday

75,000 Kaiser nurses, pharmacists and other workers have walked off the job

Frontline health care workers hold a demonstration outside Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on September 4. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

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Business

75,000 Kaiser nurses, pharmacists and other workers have walked off the job

In the largest health care strike in U.S. history, over 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday morning.

75,000 Kaiser nurses, pharmacists and other workers have walked off the job

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Workers at Kaiser Permanente are poised to go out on strike

More than 75,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente are set to walk off the job, spurred by a staffing crisis they say has deteriorated the quality of patient care and employees' well-being.

Workers at Kaiser Permanente are poised to go out on strike

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Friday

Health

Some 75,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente near a nationwide walkout

There's one more round of in-person bargaining on Friday — the last chance to avoid a strike before the contract expires Saturday. Workers are represented by 12 local unions, from coast to coast.

Some 75,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente near a nationwide walkout

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Overworked and understaffed: Kaiser workers are on the brink of a nationwide strike

Frontline health care workers hold a demonstration on Labor Day outside Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, Monday, Sep. 4, 2023. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

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Overworked and understaffed: Kaiser workers are on the brink of a nationwide strike

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers at hundreds of U.S. facilities could go on strike for three days starting Wednesday, in the largest health care strike in the county's history.

Overworked and understaffed: Kaiser workers are on the brink of a nationwide strike

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Thursday

Health Care

Ten of thousands of Kaiser healthcare workers could strike over understaffing

75,000 healthcare workers at Kaiser facilities across the U.S. could go on strike next week, largely due to understaffing concerns, if their unions and Kaiser don't reach an agreement by Saturday.

Ten of thousands of Kaiser healthcare workers could strike over understaffing

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Friday

UAW significantly ramps up strikes against GM and Stellantis — but not Ford

UAW workers picket outside of the Stellantis Mopar parts facility in Naperville, Ill., on Sept. 22, 2023. The union is expanding its strike against GM and Stellantis citing the lack of progress in talks for a new contract. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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UAW significantly ramps up strikes against GM and Stellantis — but not Ford

UAW workers at 38 GM and Stellantis faciilties across 20 states walked off their jobs, though Ford was not hit with new strikes. President Biden is set to attend a picket line next week.

Thursday

National

Fast approaching UAW strike deadline could expand walkouts to more auto plants

Driving the UAW's tough stance in negotiations with the Big Three automakers is the sense that the union is owed a long-overdue redressal for all the concessions workers made in 2007.

Fast approaching UAW strike deadline could expand walkouts to more auto plants

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Wednesday

Why the UAW is fighting so hard for these 4 key demands in the auto strike

The UAW's hard bargain in ongoing negotiations with the Big Three automakers is being driven by concessions the union made in 2007. Auto workers have felt the impact of those concessions to this day. Sarah Rice/Getty Images hide caption

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UAW vs. the Detroit Big 3 automakers

Why the UAW is fighting so hard for these 4 key demands in the auto strike

Driving the UAW's tough stance in negotiations with the Big Three automakers is the sense that the union is owed a long-overdue redressal for all the concessions workers made in 2007.

Friday

Why you shouldn't be surprised that autoworkers are asking for a 40% pay raise

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UAW vs. the Detroit Big 3 automakers

Why you shouldn't be surprised that autoworkers are asking for a 40% pay raise

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.