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![United Parcel Services (UPS) workers walk a 'practice picket line' on July 7, 2023, in the Queens borough of New York City, ahead of a possible UPS strike.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0714-ups-400x300.jpg)
UPS Workers Prep to Strike for Demands That Would Improve Lives of Over 340,000
Negotiations have stalled after the company and the union failed to reach an agreement.
![Actor John Tebbens, a member of SAG-AFTRA, marches in support of striking members of the Writers Guild of America during a rally at La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0713-wga-sag-400x300.jpg)
Hollywood Effectively Shut Down as 160,000 Actors Set to Join Writers on Strike
The imminent strike marks the first time that actors and writers have gone on strike at the same time in 63 years.
![Twitter Headquarters is seen in San Francisco, California, on July 7, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0713-twitter-400x300.jpg)
Twitter Refused to Pay Ex-Employees $500 Million in Severance, Lawsuit Says
Under Elon Musk, the company has laid off over 6,000 people, or about 80 percent of its staff.
![A protester holds a sign reading "WHAT'S DISGUSTING? UNION BUSTING" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0711-amazon-union-400x300.jpg)
Reform Caucus in Amazon Labor Union Sues Board to Hold Leadership Election
Caucus members say stalled efforts for reform and elections have put them in conflict with the ALU's current board.
![The UPS logo is displayed on a delivery truck on June 12, 2023, in San Francisco, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0705-ups-400x300.jpg)
Union Officials Blast UPS for Saying Company Has “Nothing More to Give” Workers
UPS workers have authorized a strike if a new contract isn’t agreed upon by July 31.
![The Geisel Library at University Of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0705-ucsd-400x300.jpg)
University of California Workers Arrested for Writing “Living Wage Now” in Chalk
The arrests are “clearly an intimidation tactic,” one union member said.
![People picket in front of a Starbucks store in the Greektown neighborhood on June 24, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-1501201038-400x300.jpg)
NLRB Accuses Starbucks of “Purge” of Organizer-Workers in Pittsburgh
A judge ruled that coffee giant Starbucks violated federal labor law by terminating the workers.
![Advocates, legislators and pregnant workers rally on Capitol Hill in support of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act on December 1, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1446095459-400x300.jpg)
New Law Aims to Protect Pregnant Workers, But Our Safety Knowledge Falls Short
Experts say not enough is known about which work circumstances and chemical exposures are dangerous for pregnant people.
![A UPS delivery truck drives through in intersection on June 12, 2023, in San Francisco, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0629-ups-400x300.jpg)
Teamsters Warn a Nationwide UPS Strike Is “Imminent”
"The largest single-employer strike in American history now appears inevitable," said the union’s general president.
![People dressed in red display signs supporting nurses during an outdoor strike](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/53006079991_1b3dd9546e_o-400x300.jpg)
Nurses in Texas and Kansas Make History With a Massive Strike
Safe staffing levels have been a key bone of contention between the striking nurses and Ascension management.