Boeing Employees Go On Strike After Rejecting 25% Increase In Pay, With Production In Question
Union members react as Aerospace Machinists District 751 President John Holden (outside frame) announces that members will reject Boeing's proposed contract and go on strike following the results of a vote at union hall in Seattle, Washington, on September 12, 2024. Seattle-area Boeing workers voted overwhelmingly to strike on September 12, rejecting a contract that […]
Hundreds Of Business Groups Warn Of ‘Largest Tax Increase In American History’ If Trump Cuts Allowed To Expire
More than 500 industry groups issued a collective warning Thursday, urging the next Congress and administration to avoid enacting what would be the largest tax hikes in U.S. history. Potential tax increases could come when the Trump administration's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) expires at the end of 2025, letter The coalition […]
Argentine Congress upholds Milei veto of pensions increase – Yahoo! Voices
Argentina's Congress on Wednesday upheld President Javier Milley's veto of a bill to increase pensions, sparking clashes outside parliament. Thousands gathered to protest Milley's veto, with police firing pepper spray and rubber bullets at a group of people, including pensioners, who destroyed barricades in anger after the vote. Milley, a Libertarian who advocates budget cuts, […]
Confirmed date when Social Security will announce the next increase in checks for retirees – La Grada EN
Every year, millions of Social Security recipients I can't wait until October because then we'll know how much our benefits will increase. Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Released by Social Security Administration (SSA). Cola How to determine how much Social Security Benefits It is increased in line with inflation and is intended to help recipients […]
Georgia officers increase presence at Barrow County schools as students prepare to return
Georgia State Police are increasing security at schools across Barrow County as students plan to return to class this week following the Apalachee High School shooting. Classes are scheduled to resume on Tuesday, but school officials say students who aren't ready to return yet don't have to. Superintendent Dallas LeDuff confirmed the increased police presence […]
Cop Shot in U.S. Every 22 Hours This Year, Huge Increase During Biden-Harris Era, Says Police Union
Under the Biden-Harris administration, a police officer has been shot and killed in the United States every 22 hours this year, according to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). More than 260 police officers have been shot and killed so far this year. “The war on police continues to rage in America,” FOP National Vice […]
BONNER COHEN: Trump Has A Plan To Fix The Electricity Grid — Increase Supply
Former President Donald Trump said on September 5 that the U.S. needs more power to keep the artificial intelligence (AI) sector growing and keep the U.S. tech industry ahead of China. He vowed to issue it in his second term. “Declaration of a national emergency to dramatically increase the nation's energy supply” But expanding domestic […]
Blinken says he'll push to increase UN funding for Haiti counter-gang mission
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States would push for funding an international police force to fight armed gangs in Haiti. Blinken He told reporters at a press conference. While in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, he met with Haitian leaders to discuss how to increase support for a U.N. assistance mission that is seeking […]
Mets’ playoff hopes increase tickets sales for likely historic September attendance
It finally happened in the bottom of the eighth inning in Queens on Wednesday, when Francisco Lindor stepped up to bat and the baseball crowd turned into a karaoke party. Lindor sensed the energy as the crowd began singing along to his entrance song, “My Girl,” and called a timeout before his turn at bat. […]
Harris proposes lower capital gains tax increase than Biden
Vice President Harris on Wednesday signaled a policy difference with President Biden, calling for a lower capital gains tax increase than Biden had proposed. During a campaign speech in New Hampshire, Harris said she wants to raise capital gains taxes on people earning more than $1 million from the current effective rate of 23.6 percent […]