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The union strikes back: UAW ramps up walkouts at GM and Stellantis with 38 more plants grinding to a halt ‘until car giants come to their senses’ as talks collapse – while Ford cedes ground to union following contract negotiations
The union strikes back: UAW ramps up walkouts at GM and Stellantis with 38 more plants grinding to a halt ‘until car giants come to their senses’ as talks collapse – while Ford cedes ground to union following contract negotiations United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain called on 38 plants to join the strike He said Ford has made progress…
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Will the Bank of England halt punishing rate hikes on borrowers after a shock fall in inflation?
The Bank of England was last night urged not to inflict a further punishing rate hike on borrowers after a surprise fall in inflation. Economists and business groups said it would be a mistake for officials meeting today to increase rates for the 15th time in a row from 5.25 per cent to a possible 5.5 per cent. It came…
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Russian rebels spark chaos in Moscow as they halt traffic carrying military cargo
Rebels in Russia reportedly sparked chaos in Moscow by halting the transportation of military cargo. Footage, which Express.co.uk has not been able to independently verify, appears to show a fire at a relay cabinet. The clip of the burning equipment was shared on Twitter on Friday (August 4) by Igor Sushko who regularly tweets about Russia’s war in Ukraine. He…
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IRS announces it will halt ‘surprise visits’ to taxpayer homes to increase public ‘confidence’ in the agency just DAYS after whistleblowers testified on agency politicization in Hunter Biden tax probe: ‘There’s little reason to cheer,’ warns top Republican
The IRS announced it would cease surprise visits to homes and businesses Monday, beleaguered by political backlash after a series of questionable home appearances and whistleblower accusations of political bias. IRS commissioner Danny Werfel said he was hoping to increase public ‘confidence’ in the agency by halting the practice of making unannounced visits to taxpayers’ homes and businesses ‘except in…
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Teenagers egg police, halt trams and force shopkeepers to barricade their stores as end-of-school celebrations turn into mini-riot
Police officers were pelted with eggs and milkshakes by teenagers who were causing chaos in Manchester City Centre. Hundreds of children in uniform were seen running riot around Piccadilly Gardens yesterday, after finishing school for the summer. One eyewitness said the group then headed up Market Street, where they were joined by teenagers from other schools. This follows a similar…
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Mothers unite against Just Stop Oil: Furious woman trying to get newborn baby to hospital blasts eco-zealots as they halt traffic – while another pram-pushing mother tells them 'You're not God!'
Mothers united to give Just Stop Oil a dressing down this morning, clashing with the eco-zealots over their tone-deaf disruption. On The Westway in Acton, west London, a parent castigated one demonstrator, telling him: ‘I have got a baby in my car and we have to get to hospital.’ Separately, a second mother with a pram told the protesters: ‘Who are you to…
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The show must go on! Broadway union reaches a tentative deal in contract negotiations that could have brought 45 shows to a halt by the end of the week
A deal has been reached between the union representing Broadway backstage workers, theater owners and producers to avert a strike that would have shut down shows in New York City and on the road. The tentative deal was announced by the Broadway League and Disney Theatrical Productions, which represent producers, and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). IATSE…
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Why did it take three YEARS to halt funding to Wuhan? Trump said he’d seen evidence COVID leaked from lab in April 2020 and FBI thinks a research accident is ‘likely’ – yet taxpayer dollars were STILL being sent until this week
Questions are being asked about why it has taken three years to pull the plug on US funding to the Chinese laboratory at the center of a Covid lab leak cover-up. Former President Donald Trump said as early as April 2020 that he had seen evidence the pandemic was borne out of dangerous experiments at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV),…
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SAG-AFTRA Strike “Much More Disruptive” To Media Biz Than WGA Walkout, Wall Street Analyst Says, Creating “Bad Combination” Of Production Halt, Weak Ad Market And “Poor PR”
While the 74-day-old WGA strike has been an “annoyance” for entertainment companies, in the view of one Wall Street analyst, the SAG-AFTRA walkout will be “much more disruptive.” Tim Nollen, a veteran media analyst with Macquarie Equity Research, issued a note to clients today on the impact of the first strike by writers and actors since 1960. Media and tech…
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Hollywood grinds to a halt as world's biggest stars vote to strike
Hollywood will grind to a halt after leaders of a major actors union voted to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced early Thursday morning that negotiations for higher wages from studios had ended without a deal. Under the rules of a strike,…
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