Economy Sep 12 Boeing workers reject latest contract offer, extending strike at three Midwest plants By Rio Yamat, Mae Anderson, Associated Press
World Jul 25 Doctors in England start 5-day strike after pay negotiations with government break down Thousands of doctors in England’s state-funded health system walked off the job Friday in a five-day strike over pay that the government says will disrupt care for patients across the country. By Associated Press
Nation May 19 N.J. Transit engineers reach tentative deal to end strike that halted trains to NYC New Jersey Transit’s train engineers have reached a tentative deal to end their three-day strike that had halted service for some 100,000 daily riders. By Bruce Shipkowski, Christopher Weber, Associated Press
World Mar 10 One-day strike at German airports brings most flights to a halt A one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports, including the Frankfurt and Munich hubs and all the country’s other main destinations, has caused the cancelation of most flights. By Associated Press
Nation Oct 24 Watch 4:16 Boeing union rejects offer to end strike, complicating CEO’s plan to turn company around Boeing is no closer to ending a six-week strike after its latest contract offer to workers was rejected by a stunning margin. The results of that vote came just hours after the company announced a huge quarterly loss and acknowledged… By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart
Sep 18 Dockworkers threaten to strike at key U.S. ports over automation and pay By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1. Continue reading
Jun 30 Surprise mechanics’ strike causes Canadian airline WestJet to cancel more than 400 flights By Associated Press Canada's second largest airline, WestJet, said it canceled 407 flights affecting 49,000 passengers after the maintenance workers union announced it went on strike. Continue reading
Feb 01 2 key French farmer unions suspend protests after government offers new measures By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Farmers have been protesting for days across the country to denounce low wages, heavy regulation and unfair competition from abroad. Continue reading
Nov 10 Wynn joins Caesars and MGM in reaching tentative deal to avoid a Las Vegas hotel workers strike By Rio Yamat, Associated Press It was the last contract the Culinary Workers Union needed to avoid a strike Friday. The new five-year contract covers employees at the company's flagship hotel-casino and Encore Resorts. Continue reading
Nov 08 Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches tentative deal with Caesars, but threat of strike still looms By Rio Yamat, Associated Press The 5-year deal announced Wednesday by the union marks a major breakthrough after several months of unsuccessful negotiations. It comes just days before tens of thousands of hospitality workers could walk off the job and onto picket lines. Continue reading