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Oct 04 2023
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75,000 Kaiser health workers strike in five states in largest health care walkout in U.S. history
LOS ANGELES — About 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in five states and Washington, D.C. went on strike Wednesday over wages and staffing shortages, marking the latest major labor unrest in the United States. The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, which represents about 85,000 of the health system’s employees nationally, approved a three-day strike at Kaiser Permanente hospitals in
Cleveland Plain DealerOct 04 2023
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Kaiser Permanente workers launch historic strike over staffing and pay
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers launched a strike on Wednesday at hospitals and medical centers across five states and Washington, D.C, the largest walkout by health care workers in U.S. history. The work stoppage involving nurses, lab technicians, pharmacists and other workers started at 6 a.m. local time at hundreds of Kaiser hospitals and medical offices in California, Colorado,
CBS News (Online)Sep 16 2023
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Fast-Food Industry, California Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Wage Increases, Regulations
Advocates for California’s fast-food restaurants have reached an agreement with lawmakers and union leaders to raise the starting wage at the restaurants to $20 per hour and to create a fast-food council that can recommend other industry changes.
While the restaurant advocates acknowledge the concessions will have “economic consequences” for businesses and consumers, they say the
National Review (News)Oct 04 2023
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75,000 Healthcare Workers Go on Strike Over Wages
Picketing began Wednesday morning at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 healthcare workers go on strike in Virginia, California and three other states over wages and staffing shortages, marking the latest major labor unrest in the United States. Kaiser Permanente is one of the country’s larger insurers and healthcare system operators, with 39 hospitals nationwide. The non-profit
Newsmax (News)May 19 2023
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Georgia to resume flights to Russia this week, drawing EU and Ukrainian criticism
May 16 (Reuters) - Georgian Airways will resume direct flights to Russia from Saturday, the country's civil aviation authority said, drawing criticism from Ukraine and the European Union. The move comes after Moscow lifted a flight ban last week in a significant warming of ties with Georgia, with which it has had no formal diplomatic relations since Russia defeated its southern neighbour in a
ReutersOct 15 2023
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Putin to visit China to deepen 'no limits' partnership with Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United States' two biggest strategic competitors.
Putin will attend the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Oct. 17-18, his first trip outside the former Soviet Union since the Hague-based International Criminal Court issued a warrant for him in March over the
ReutersMay 19 2023
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First flight from Russia to Georgia since 2019 lands to protests
The first flight from Russia to Georgia in four years landed Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted a 2019 travel ban on the South Caucasus nation on May 10 and simultaneously allowed Georgians to enter the country without a visa. The ban's undoing comes in the midst of Russian forces retreating from Bakhmut, Ukraine, and further restrictive measures dolled out against Russia by the
Washington ExaminerOct 09 2023
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American car owners overwhelmingly support UAW strike: Poll
Americans expressed overwhelming support for the United Auto Workers’ “Stand Up Strike” against Detroit’s “Big Three” automakers, according to a new poll by Extreme Terrain.
The company surveyed over 1,000 American car owners, finding that 33% owned a vehicle from one of the brands involved in the strike.
Nearly 4 in 5 Americans said they supported the union’s strike objectives,
NewsNationOct 02 2023
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Warwick announces winner of naming rights for new ice rink
WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — Warwick officials on Monday announced who had the highest bid to win the naming rights of the “City Hall Plaza” outdoor skating rink. According to Mayor Frank Picozzi, Greenwood Credit Union will enter into a five-year contract with the city after winning with a $300,000 bid. Picozzi announced the city’s plan last year to build an outdoor ice skating rink, modeled after
WPRI 12Sep 11 2023
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Investigation launched into tape of Seattle police guild leaders downplaying death of woman struck by officer
A Seattle police watchdog agency is investigating rank-and-file union leaders over body-camera audio in which they laugh, joke about and downplay the death of a young woman fatally struck by a police cruiser, suggesting her life had “limited value” and that the city should “just write a check.” Officer Daniel Auderer, vice president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, inadvertently left his
The Seattle Times