After a historically long strike, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Actors (SAG-AFTRA), the union representing thousands of actors, has closed its picket lines. Beginning in July of this year, the strike lasted over 100 days, and concluded last Wednesday after the union reached a tentative agreement […]
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United Auto Workers labor union joins the ‘summer of strikes’
In mid-September, the United Auto Workers labor union (UAW) announced it would be striking against Ford Motor Company, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis after worker contracts expired without a new deal being reached. The union represents about 145,000 workers with more than 18,000 currently on strike. The strike began by […]
What you missed: Summer news round-up
A lot has happened in the world since the spring semester. Let’s catch up on the major headlines from this summer: The Hottest Summer on Record Starting in April, Canada began battling wildfires that spanned the eastern provinces from Nova Scotia to Quebec to parts of Ontario. Smoke from […]