(Reuters) – The United Steelworkers executive board on Tuesday appointed David McCall to lead the 850,000-member union, the largest in North America, a spokesperson said in a statement. He will fill the remaining term of Tom Conway, who died this week after an illness. The union represents workers in steel, mining, public health, education and …
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By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose BELLEVILLE, Michigan (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday joined a picket line with striking autoworkers in Michigan, backing their call for a 40% pay raise and telling them they deserve a “lot more” than they are getting. Biden’s appearance, the first visit by a U.S. president to striking …
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(Reuters) – The Hollywood writers’ strike is nearing its end after a preliminary agreement with studios and streaming companies on Sunday after five months of disruption. Is the strike over? Not yet. The two sides still need to work out the language of the final contract, which will then need approval from the leadership of …
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Seven Republican candidates are due to take part in the second 2024 Republican presidential debate this week in California, according to the Republican National Committee. Donald Trump said he plans to skip the event and give a speech in Detroit to autoworkers. Here are the candidates set to be on stage for the debate, which …
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By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Video game voice actors and motion capture performers have voted to authorize a strike if negotiations on a new labor contract fail, setting the stage for another possible work stoppage in Hollywood. After voting closed on Monday, the SAG-AFTRA union said 98.32% of those who cast ballots had voted …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel plans to begin an effort to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules rescinded under then-President Donald Trump, sources briefed on the matter said Monday. The move comes after Democrats took majority control of the five-member FCC on Monday for the first time since President …
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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump pushed back at U.S. prosecutors’ request to curb some of his public statements about people involved in the federal court case accusing him of attempting to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election. The former U.S. president’s lawyers sharply opposed the request from Special Counsel Jack …
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(Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats are nearing an agreement on a short-term spending measure intended to avoid a US government shutdown on Oct. 1, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the talks. Legislation would prolong funding for four to six weeks, according to the unnamed person. Some hard-line Republicans in …
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By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez on Monday ignored calls to resign from his seat, denying wrongdoing and vowing to stay in Congress after prosecutors charged him and his wife with taking bribes from three New Jersey businessmen. Some elected officials, including the Democratic governor of Menendez’s state of New Jersey, …
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(Reuters) – Officials evacuated a high-rise bank building in downtown Salt Lake City on Monday as investigators from the local bomb squad, fire department, Utah National Guard and FBI examined a “suspicious item” found in a nearby alley, police said. The Salt Lake City Police Department was alerted to the object in question by a …
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