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Airline food workers vote whether to strike at Reagan National

Dozens of workers in hair nets and white coats walked out of a nondescript building just south of Terminal A at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday to vote whether to authorize a strike, just as similar votes took place at airports across the cou.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 12th, 2019

UAW leaders send deal with GM to workers for ratification vote; strike continues

The UAW National GM Council decided Thursday to leave workers on strike until a ratification vote is complete. The vote is expected to s.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayOct 17th, 2019

Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders join labor rally at Reagan National

Two of the top three polling Democrats in the race for their party's nomination for president joined organized workers in the airline industry at Reagan National Airport Tuesday to demand higher wages and expanded health care benefits while rebuking ai.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJul 24th, 2019

Food workers serving Philadelphia International Airport unanimously vote to strike

Union workers who prepare and load food served on flights departing from Philadelphia International Airport voted last week in favor of authorizing a strike. Workers from Unite Here Local 274 gathered at the airport on Thursday, June 13, to vote on.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 17th, 2019

Thousands of airline catering workers at SFO vote to strike

Thousands of airline catering employees stocking the planes at the San Francisco International Airport are voting to strike this week amid stalled contract negotiations and federal mediation. Represented by the hospitality workers' union Unite He.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 11th, 2019

Oahu restaurant workers can now receive a free Covid-19 test

The City and County of Honolulu has expanded free Covid-19 testing to restaurant and food service industry workers.   Through a partnership with the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii Consortium, the city has 15,000 tests for industry wor.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 9th, 2021

Fast-food workers at McDonald"s, Wendy"s and other chains will strike Friday to demand boosting the minimum wage to $15 an hour

Workers at McDonald's, Wendy's and other fast-food chains will strike in at least 15 cities, calling for higher wages and the right to unionize. Hinterhaus Pro.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytJan 13th, 2021

Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama allowed to vote on unionization, NLRB rules

The National Labor Relations Board is pushing the e-commerce giant and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union to agree to terms for a union election at the Bessemer, Ala., warehouse prior to a scheduled hearing Friday......»»

Category: dealsSource: nytDec 16th, 2020

Reagan National Airport plugs away on new concourse even as airline traffic has collapsed

The coronavirus pandemic has slowed air travel to a trickle, but it has not hindered Project Journey at Reagan National Airport. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority reports that the new 14-gate north concourse at Reagan Airport remains on.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 13th, 2020

Instacart adds safety measures ahead of workforce strike

The grocery delivery company said it would distribute health and safety supplies to its workers who gather food and supplies at supermarkets......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 30th, 2020

Instacart adds safety measures, enhanced tipping tool ahead of workforce strike

The grocery delivery company said it would distribute health and safety supplies to its workers who gather food and su.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMar 29th, 2020

More than 150K Instacart workers threaten national strike over coronavirus hazard concerns

More than 150,000 Instacart shoppers and drivers threaten to go on strike unless the company improves coronavirus hazard pay a.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMar 27th, 2020

Safeway workers prepare for strike vote as contract negotiations remain stalled

Safeway employees in the D.C. area are preparing for a March 5 strike vote after union negotiations broke down......»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 1st, 2020

United launching hourly weekday flights between Reagan and Newark

Have a tight window to get from D.C. to Newark, New Jersey? United Airlines will soon have a flight for you. Starting March 29, United (NASDAQ: UAL) announced Friday, the airline will run hourly weekday shuttle flights between Reagan National Airport a.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 17th, 2020

CN Strike Linked To Plunge In Canada"s Trade Volumes

The strike by Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) rail workers helped bring down Canada's trade volumes during November, Statistics Canada reported. 0 read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaJan 7th, 2020

Airport food service workers go on strike

More than 500 food and beverage workers with HMSHost at Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport are on strike to demand increased wages and improved benefits. The strike began at 3 a.m. Thursday and is expected to continue through Saturda.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 19th, 2019

Canadian National Grain Shipments Return To Pre-Strike Levels

Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) announced that its shipments of grain are moving at a pace similar to that experienced before some of its workers walked out. 0 read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaDec 12th, 2019

Canadian National Grain Shipments Return To Pre-Strike Levels

Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) announced that its shipments of grain are moving at a pace similar to that experienced before some of its workers walked out. Approximately 3,200 of the rai.....»»

Category: earningsSource: benzingaDec 12th, 2019

Strike certificate issued at South Africa"s Comair: union

A strike certificate has been issued at South African airline Comair as part of a secondary strike against South African Airways, a spokeswoman for the National Union of Metalworkers South Africa said on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 20th, 2019

I flew in business class on Italy"s struggling national airline, and was blown away by the comfortable seat and almost-perfect dinner

I recently flew Alitalia from New York's JFK Airport to Rome in business class after I scored an incredible deal, and managed to stack two different discounts on the flight. I was impressed by the onboard food and drinks, and the comfo.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 16th, 2019

S.Africa"s SAA workers start strike that could cripple airline

South African Airways’ future is hanging in the balance after its workers went on strike on Friday to demand higher wages and protest planned job cuts, forcing the struggling state-owned carrier to cancel all flights. Ciara Lee reports.....»»

Category: videoSource: reutersNov 15th, 2019