The most impactful strikes in history — for better or worse

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Workers from Amazon, Walmart, FedEx, Target, Instacart, and Amazon's Whole Foods Market went on strike amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 1, 2020.

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Dangerously close near-miss incidents across the US are a wakeup call to the aviation industry

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A New York Times investigation found near-miss incidents are happening more regularly around the US than the public initially thought.

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Scorching temperatures are making delivery a dangerous job — and it's only getting worse

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Amazon, FedEx, UPS, and USPS make millions of deliveries every day. Heat waves make the jobs behind those deliveries more dangerous.

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Teamsters Reach a Deal With UPS, Tentatively Averting a Difficult Strike

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UPS has avoided a strike only one day after 340,000 employees threatened to walk out over an unsustainable pay rate for part-time workers. The Teamsters Union, which represents UPS workers, opened contract negotiations on Tuesday to secure higher pay, but the union vowed to go on strike if a deal could not be reached…

UPS is on the brink of a strike. A 10-day work disruption would be the costliest in modern history.

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UPS workers walk a 'practice picket line' on July 7, 2023.

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We became the first mother-daughter duo to copilot an international flight — here's how the FedEx trip happened and what it was like

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Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister.

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Boeing has unveiled a new plane for its 'ecoDemonstrator' program — a modified 787. See all 10 of the company's testbed jets.

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Boeing has announced its 2023 ecoDemonstrator plan, including the debut of the 787-10 "Explorer."

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FAA issues safety warning to airlines after series of high profile close calls this year between planes landing or taking off

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FAA issues safety warning to airlines after six near-accidents at airports occurred since the start of 2023.

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Two United planes clipped each other at Boston airport, prompting another federal investigation

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Two United Airlines Boeing 737 clipped each

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The secret to faster delivery is clear: overhauling the street address as we know it

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Tech companies aim to end delivery driver confusion by creating new addresses that show drivers exactly where to go within massive apartment complexes and beyond.

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