Medical professors in South Korea have said they will reduce the hours they spend in practice, while some say they plan to resign, in a widening of a doctors strike in the country. The move will begin on Monday in support of trainee doctors who have been on strike for more than a month over… Continue reading South Korea doctors’ strike widens as medical professors join protests | South Korea
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Trump allies surrender in Georgia and UPS strike averted: Morning Rundown
Eight candidates will participate in the first Republican presidential debate of the primary season. Defendants in the Georgia election interference case have begun turning themselves in. And a review of school suspensions nationwide reveals a system in which students have little power. Here’s what to know today. Leila Registter / NBC News; Getty Images What… Continue reading Trump allies surrender in Georgia and UPS strike averted: Morning Rundown
UPS workers approve new contract with hard-fought gains, ending strike threat
UPS workers ratified the Teamsters-negotiated labor deal unveiled nearly a month ago, allowing the next five-year contract covering 340,000 employees to take effect at the package carrier. “This contract will improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of workers,” Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said in a statement Tuesday. “Teamsters have set a new standard and… Continue reading UPS workers approve new contract with hard-fought gains, ending strike threat
Ukrainian musicians killed in Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia
KYIV, Ukraine — They sang about love and loss, their lyrics reflecting the hopes and fears of their fellow Ukrainians as brutal battles raged a few miles from their home city of Zaporizhzhia in the country’s south. Now their musical lament is playing at their own graves. Street musicians Svitlana Siemieikina, 18, and Kristina Spitsyna,… Continue reading Ukrainian musicians killed in Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia
‘Daunted’: new junior doctors in England voice worries as strike begins | Doctors
As junior doctors in England take to the picket line on Friday morning, thousands of them will have been in their roles since only last week after finishing medical school. Now in their first year of foundation training, they will be ending their working week by hanging up their stethoscopes and picking up a placard.… Continue reading ‘Daunted’: new junior doctors in England voice worries as strike begins | Doctors
Los Angeles city employees go on strike, alleging exploitative conditions
LOS ANGELES — Thousands of Los Angeles city employees began striking early Tuesday morning, accusing their employer of subjecting them to exploitative working conditions and engaging in “bad faith” contract negotiations. Service Employees International Union Local 721, the union representing over 11,000 city employees, said they are protesting unfair working conditions, such as staffing shortages… Continue reading Los Angeles city employees go on strike, alleging exploitative conditions
Consultants in England to strike in September if government refuses talks | Doctors
Consultants in England will strike for two additional days in September if the government continues to refuse pay talks and fails to present the profession with a credible offer, the British Medical Association has said. The BMA said on Monday that it had written to the health secretary, Steve Barclay, to inform him that on… Continue reading Consultants in England to strike in September if government refuses talks | Doctors
Workers at a Los Angeles Cinnabon strike to protest Pride policy
The entire staff of a Cinnabon store in Los Angeles walked off the job Friday after filing a civil rights complaint against their employer over a recent policy that they say bans all Pride decor. The 14 employees from the Northridge store allege in their complaint that Greg Reheis, the vice president of operations at 13th… Continue reading Workers at a Los Angeles Cinnabon strike to protest Pride policy
California officials urge Taylor Swift to ‘Speak Now’ and postpone L.A. concerts over hotels strike
LOS ANGELES — Dozens of California elected officials had a message for Taylor Swift on Tuesday amid a hotel workers strike in Southern California: Postpone your Los Angeles shows. The officials signed an open letter to Swift backing Unite Here Local 11, a union representing over 32,000 hospitality workers across Southern California and Arizona, imploring… Continue reading California officials urge Taylor Swift to ‘Speak Now’ and postpone L.A. concerts over hotels strike