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Strikes

7 in 10 Americans Support Passage of Pro-Union PRO Act, Poll Finds
The polling comes amid a fever pitch of labor activity and unrest across the U.S.

Will UK Conservative Party Lose Parliamentary Seats Amid Multi-Sector Strikes?
Recent polls show the British public trusts the Labour Party will handle the economy better than the Conservatives have.

AOC Condemns UPS for Refusing to Pay Workers Fairly in Rally With Teamsters
“This shouldn’t even be a fight,” she said while pointing out UPS’s record profits.

160,000 TV and Film Actors Go on Strike for Better Pay and AI Protections
Eighty-seven percent of Screen Actors Guild members do not earn over $26,000 a year, said striking actor Shaan Sharma.

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.

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.

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.

University of California Workers Arrested for Writing “Living Wage Now” in Chalk
The arrests are “clearly an intimidation tactic,” one union member said.

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.

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.