Starbucks to close 1% of North American stores, lay off 900 corporate employees in strategic shift

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Starbucks said Thursday it will close 1% of its North American stores and lay off 900 corporate workers. Among the closures is its Seattle Reserve Roastery, one of the first unionized locations and a site of past protests.

Some Amazon warehouse workers are striking. The company says it isn't affecting holiday deliveries.

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Teamsters president Sean O'Brien appears with Amazon workers outside an Amazon facility.
Some Amazon fulfillment workers affiliated with the Teamsters will strike starting Thursday.

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Boeing and union leaders reach tentative deal to end strike

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A strike sign is pictured outside a Boeing factory on September 13, 2024 in Renton, Washington. The Boeing Machinists union voted overwhelmingly to reject the airplane maker's contract offer and strike
Over 30,000 Boeing workers have been on strike since September 13.

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Boeing is raising $10 billion from 4 major banks — and could sell another $25 billion in securities

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Boeing Employees Renton Washington
Boeing announced plans to lay off 17,000 people last Friday.

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Boeing's labor strike is so bad that the US Labor Secretary just flew to Seattle to help

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Labor Secretary Julie Su flew to Seattle to help with Boeing negotiations.

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Tensions are rising in the Boeing strike after the planemaker filed a complaint against the union

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Union machinists and supporters wave picket signs in Everett, Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, near a Boeing factory.
The Boeing strike involving 33,000 workers is about to enter its fifth week.

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The cost of Boeing's strike keeps rising as talks continue

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Boeing Machinists union members picket outside a Boeing factory on September 13, 2024 in Renton, Washington.
Thousands of Boeing IAM union members have been on strike since September 13.

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U.S. Dockworkers End Strike Over Automation in Temporary Agreement

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Dockworkers strike at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, on October 1, 2024.

Dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts have agreed to suspend the strike after reaching a deal for better pay

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An East Coast port with stacked shipping containers.
Tens of thousands of longshoremen went on strike this week.

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