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Ridgewood NJ, The locomotive engineers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLET) have voted to strike, which means the complete suspension of NJ TRANSIT rail service, including Metro-North west of Hudson service.
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Commuters Encouraged to Work From Home If Possible and Limit Traveling on the NJ TRANSIT System to Essential Purposes Only
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Ridgewood NJ, As a result of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLET) membership voting down a tentative agreement reached between NJ TRANSIT and the BLET leadership, the BLET is threatening to disrupt the lives of more than 350,000 commuters by calling for a strike as early as Friday, May 16 at 12:01AM. This would result in the complete suspension of NJ TRANSIT rail service, including Metro-North Railroad west of Hudson service. In advance of such a stoppage, NJ TRANSIT has developed a contingency plan that would accommodate an extremely limited number of rail customers. NJ TRANSIT strongly encourages all those who can work from home to do so and limit traveling on the NJ TRANSIT system to essential purposes only.
Continue reading NJ Transit Preps for Strike With Contingency Service Plan
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Port Newark NJ, as tensions rise between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), the East Coast faces a potential shutdown of major ports. The ILA, representing about 85,000 dockworkers, cut off contract talks in June after automation was introduced at the Port of Mobile, Alabama, which they claim violates the current contract. With the expiration of the existing contract fast approaching, a strike could begin as early as Tuesday.
Continue reading Potential East Coast Dockworkers Strike Looms, Threatening Supply Chain Disruptions
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Port Newark NJ, a looming strike by longshoremen could bring shipping ports along New Jersey and the entire East Coast to a standstill, with potentially severe consequences for the U.S. economy. Longshore workers, responsible for managing the ships and containers at these ports, have threatened to go on strike starting October 1 if their demands for a substantial wage increase are not met.
Continue reading East Coast Port Strike Could Disrupt U.S. Economy as Longshoremen Threaten Walkout
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Ridgewood NJ, after more than four years of negotiations, the National Mediation Board has ended talks between NJ Transit and the union representing its engineers without a resolution. This move sets the stage for a potential strike, though federal laws could delay any labor action for several months.
Continue reading NJ Transit Engineers Headed Toward Strike as Mediation Ends Without Resolution
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North Bergen NJ, in a major victory for healthcare workers, the union representing 800 nurses at Palisades Medical Center has reached a tentative agreement with hospital owner Hackensack Meridian, union leaders and hospital executives announced on Saturday. This development comes just two weeks after the nurses threatened to walk off the job, underscoring the urgency of their demands.
Continue reading Palisades Medical Center Nurses Secure “Historic and Groundbreaking” Contract
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Ridgewood NJ, Baristas affiliated with Starbucks Workers United, are planning their most significant strike to date this week, alleging the company’s refusal to engage in fair negotiations at cafes that have voted to unionize.
Continue reading Starbucks Unionized Baristas Plan Strike for Red Cup Day
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Ridgewood NJ, Actors hit picket lines Friday in their first strike against film and TV productions since 1980 and the nation’s largest strike since 1997. Thousands of actors officially go on strike starting Friday as the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists failed to secure a new contract with major studios by the Wednesday midnight deadline.
Continue reading For the First Time Since 1960 Actors have Joined Writers on the Picket Line
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Ridgewood NJ, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said on Saturday that a strike of UPS delivery drivers is still possible after the union said it was negotiating on Friday.
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Ridgewood NJ, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters walked away from the national bargaining table and officially demanded UPS exchange its last, best, and final offer no later than June 30.
Continue reading TEAMSTERS SAY NATIONWIDE UPS STRIKE IS IMMINENT
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New Brunswick NJ, a week after Governor Murphy’s big “framework deal ” announcement Rutgers faculty and adjuncts are still without a contract. Union members say that they are growing more frustrated. Union members were on strike for about a week before they agreed to go back to the classroom amid a tentative deal. But with no permanent deal in place, and union members are again requesting help from Governor Phil Murphy.
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New Brunswick NJ, the union that represents 1300 Rutgers University physicians, researchers, and other health science faculty have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, with 95% of clinicians who voted casting ballots in favor of a strike.
With this move, union members at AAUP-BHSNJ joined members at two other Rutgers faculty unions representing full-time faculty, graduate students, post-docs and part-time adjuncts, who held successful strike authorization votes earlier in the month.
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New Brunswick NJ, classes at the three campuses of Rutgers University may come to a halt for its 67,620 students as faculty members gave their union leaders the authority to call for a strike a week from now.
Continue reading Rutgers University Faculty Members Vote to Strike
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Ridgewood NJ, workers at more than 100 unionized Starbucks locations struck on Thursday, one of the chain’s biggest sales days of the year.
Continue reading Starbucks Union Strike at More than 100 locations on Red Cup Day
Atlantic City NJ, the main union for Atlantic City casino workers local 54 of the Unite Here reached agreements on new contracts with four casinos on Thursday, The labor peace will avoid a strike on the Fourth of July weekend, one of the casinos’ busiest of the year.
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