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Port Strike Ends After 3 Days: Retailers, Politicians Breathe Sigh Of Relief
Friday, October 4, 2024 - 11:39am | 600Retailers and politicians reacted to the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and U.S. Maritime Alliance’s (USMX) tentative deal to end the ongoing port strike. What Happened: East Coast dockworkers went on strike Tuesday following their contract lapse with port employers. The...
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Bernie Sanders Congratulates Port Workers After Strike Ends: Billionaires In Shipping Industry 'Must Not Be Allowed To Get Even Richer By Replacing Workers With Robots'
Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 9:57pm | 736Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), on Thursday, praised the 50,000 port workers who successfully secured a significant wage increase following their strike against the shipping industry’s “outrageous corporate greed.” What Happened: The Vermont senator attached a statement in solidarity...
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Biden Administration Finalizes Rule To Expand Mental Health Care Access: How This Could Impact The Psychedelics Industry
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - 11:17pm | 1224In a significant step toward improving mental health care access, the Biden administration announced a final rule on Monday aimed at ensuring mental health and substance use disorder treatment is covered at the same level as physical health care in private insurance plans. As reported by CNN, the...
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White House Cancels Plans To Send Officials To Detroit Amid UAW Strikes
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - 5:07am | 478The Biden administration has withdrawn plans to send two key officials to Detroit for in-person negotiations amid ongoing strikes by the United Auto Workers (UAW), CNBC reported. Last week, President Joe Biden announced he would send Senior Advisor Gene Sperling and Acting Labor...
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With UAW On Strike, Biden Says EV Shift Should Benefit Both Workers, Automakers
Friday, September 15, 2023 - 1:07pm | 422President Joe Biden on Friday addressed the ongoing strike by the United Auto Workers union against Detroit's three major automakers, urging both sides to negotiate further for a mutually beneficial agreement. Biden remarked about the significance of auto workers in the American...