NEA staff goes on strike days before Biden speech
The National Education Association Employees Organization (NEASO) announced on Friday that it would stage a strike for several days ahead of a speech President Biden is scheduled to deliver at the NEA’s annual convention. NEASO said it is conducting an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike against NEA headquarters in Washington, D.C., and has filed two […]
Strike Against ‘Rotten Two Party System’
“I’m asking for your support so that we can take a really big first step,” Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage said on the final day of a last-ditch four-week campaign to gain a foothold in Britain’s parliament in Thursday’s general election. Britain will choose its next parliament, and therefore its prime minister and government, in its […]
Israeli Strike Kills Hezbollah Commander In Lebanon
This photo taken from northern Israel shows smoke rising during an Israeli bombing raid targeting the southern Lebanese village of Qiyam on July 3, 2024. Hezbollah said it had fired “100 Katyusha rockets” at two Israeli positions on July 3 after an Israeli attack killed one of the group’s senior commanders in southern Lebanon. (Photo […]
Zelensky again seeks wider authority to strike targets in Russia with US long-range ATACMS
ZELENSKY SEEKS LONGER LEASH: Frustrated as Russia uses retrofitted “dumb bombs” converted to standoff “glide bombs” to reduce Ukrainian cities to rubble, President Volodymyr Zelensky is again appealing to the Biden administration for wider authority to target the planes that launch the weapons from the safety of territory within range, but off limits, to U.S. […]
Canada: WestJet Cancels Over 400 Flights Due To Mechanics Union Surprise Strike
Commercial airlines park their out-of-service planes at Pinal Airport outside Tucson, Arizona. MARANA, ARIZONA – MAY 16: A retired and grounded WestJet commercial aircraft is parked at Pinal Airport in Marana, Arizona on May 16, 2020. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Avril Elfi from OANSunday, June 30, 2024 12:13 PM Canada’s WestJet Airlines canceled more […]
WestJet cancelled 407 flights after union wnet on surprise strike
TORONTO — Canada’s second-largest airline, WestJet, says it has canceled 407 flights affecting 49,000 passengers after a maintenance workers union announced a strike. The Fraternal Association of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers said the strike was inevitable due to airlines’ “reluctance to negotiate with the union” and that members began the walkout on Friday evening. The sudden […]
New Jersey man killed by lightning strike trying to warn beachgoing kids of impending storm
A New Jersey man was struck and killed by lightning over the weekend in Seaside Park while trying to warn his children about a dangerous thunderstorm. Patrick Dispoto, 59, made sure his girlfriend, Ruth Fassel, was safe in her car before returning to J Street Beach Sunday evening, the woman said. News 12 New Jersey. […]
Obama-Appointed Judges Strike Down Parts Of Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan
Obama-appointed federal judges blocked parts of the Biden administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan on Monday in response to Republican states’ lawsuits. Judge John A. Ross of Missouri and Judge Daniel Crabtree of Kansas blocked parts of the administration’s SAVE plan, which was an income-driven repayment program intended to lower monthly costs for […]
PGA climate-protesters blame lightning strike climate change
A number of environmental activists were arrested after disruptive protests at the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut. Protesters brandished smoke bombs and left white and red debris on the putting green before golfers including Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim finished their rounds. Protesters from the climate change group Extinction Rebellion claimed responsibility for […]
Russia Blames U.S. for Deadly Ukraine Missile Strike on Crimean Beach
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities said six people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a Ukrainian drone and missile attack on Sunday, while a second day of Russian air strikes on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed at least one person. The dead included five people, two of them children, who […]