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Anheuser-Busch, the company behind Budweiser, and the Teamsters Union have announced a tentative labor agreement, averting potential strikes at 12 U.S. plants. The union, representing about 5,000 workers, had set a deadline for reaching a deal by midnight Thursday, Feb. 29.

Anheuser-Busch, the company behind Budweiser, and the Teamsters Union have announced a tentative labor agreement, averting potential strikes at 12 U.S. plants. The union, representing about 5,000 workers, had set a deadline for reaching a deal by midnight Thursday, Feb. 29. The potential strike against Anheuser-Busch would have been the first in the U.S. since…

Congressional leaders strike a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown before Friday night's deadline. And, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to face questions from Congress over keeping his health a secret. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024

Congressional leaders strike a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown before Friday night’s deadline. And Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to face questions from Congress over keeping his health a secret. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 Congress reaches short-term deal to avoid government shutdown A…

Unions this year have been busy as they have successfully negotiated wage increases of 10% or more for 900,000 workers across the U.S.

Union have been busy in 2023 as they have successfully negotiated wage increases of 10% or more for 900,000 workers across the U.S., according to a CNN analysis. Some deals resulted from high-profile strikes by auto workers and Hollywood actors and writers. According to the Straight Arrow News Media Miss™ tool, this story is a…

Thousands of Starbucks workers staged a walkout to address understaffing concerns. The Workers United Union led the strike on Red Cup Day.

The strike at over 200 U.S. Starbucks locations on Thursday Nov. 16, marked the largest walkout in the two-year effort to unionize the company’s stores, according to organizers from the Workers United union. The action, named the “Red Cup Rebellion,” coincided with Starbucks’ annual Red Cup Day, typically one of the busiest days of the…

Yellow Corp., which has been in business for nearly a century, halted operations and will lay off all 30,000 of its workers.

Trucking company Yellow Corp., which has been in business for nearly a century, has halted operations on July 30, and will lay off all 30,000 of its workers. According to industry experts, the company is expected to file for bankruptcy as soon as Monday, July 31. It is poised to be the largest trucking bankruptcy…

UPS agreement with Teamsters sees major pay hike as labor unions notch another big win with threats of strikes.

The United States avoided what could have been one of the largest and costliest strikes in American history when UPS and the Teamsters reached a deal Tuesday, July 25. The agreement, which sees major pay hikes for both part- and full-time workers, is the latest in a streak of wins U.S. labor unions have scored…

The threat of a UPS worker strike highlights how few players there are in the shipping industry. Four companies control 98% of the market.

UPS and its union workers avoided a nationwide shipping crisis after agreeing to a work contract Tuesday, July 25. Had a deal not been reached by July 31, roughly 340,000 workers would have gone on strike in the largest single-employer strike in U.S. history. “We averted a catastrophe,” Patrick Penfield, a professor of supply chain…

Federal judge blocks Biden administration policy on asylum seekers.

A Biden administration policy that imposes limits on asylum seekers has been blocked by a federal judge. And we have an update on the condition of LeBron’s James’ son Bronny after he suffered cardiac arrest during basketball practice. It’s time for The Rundown for Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Judge blocks Biden asylum policy A federal…

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