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News Article ● Strike Unions

Canada, U.S. shippers brace for possible CP Rail strike, latest supply-chain disruption

March 19, 2022 // Numerous U.S. farm industry groups wrote a joint letter to President Joe Biden this month asking him and the Canadian government to avert a strike.

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News Article ● Unionization

With campaign workers unionizing more often, former staffers recall effort on Pete Buttigieg campaign

March 9, 2022 // Cedar Rapids-based International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 238 Secretary-Treasurer Jesse Case, who is currently helping to organize members of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said the labor movement is pressuring candidates to improve the lives of their workers. Otherwise, he said, those candidates risk losing the union vote.

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News Article ● Strike

West Seattle Bridge repairs delayed amid worker strike

February 22, 2022 // It is not what people wanted to hear, but it appears there will be a delay when it comes to repairing the West Seattle Bridge as concrete workers are still on strike.

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