Championship rugby union match abandoned after referee is struck by ball | Championship
The RFU Championship Rugby Union match between Ampthill and Hartpury was abandoned on Saturday after referee Alex Thomas was hit by a ball. Thomas, who has officiated matches in the Men's and Women's Premiership, received a clear kick from Hartpury's Harry Bazalgette in the 28th minute of the game in Bedfordshire. The referee was treated […]
Trump backs dockworkers' union preparing to strike over automation
In mid-January, shortly before the former president returned to the Oval Office, President-elect Trump supported longshore workers' unions preparing to strike over automation. President Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday that he had just met with the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), president Harold Daggett and executive vice president Dennis Daggett. “There […]
NY Times reaches tentative deal with tech workers union
The union representing about 600 software engineers and other technology employees at The New York Times has tentatively agreed to a new three-year contract, just one month after they temporarily walked off the job on Election Day. announced that it had concluded. The Times Tech Guild, part of New York's News Guild, claimed victory Wednesday, […]
Fox PANICS, CUTS AWAY during Tim Walz union speech live on air
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Federal employee union rebukes GOP attempts to end governmental remote work
The American Federation of Public Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest federal employee union, is pushing back against Republican criticism that public employees are abusing remote work. With the incoming Trump administration taking office, Republicans are on the offensive in challenging remote work and work-from-home policies that emerged from the coronavirus pandemic and have remained in […]
Searches continue for Tom Voyce as tributes paid to former England player | Rugby union
The search continues for missing former England winger Tom Boyce. He is believed to have died while driving across a flooded river during the Dara storm. The 43-year-old man's car was recovered from the River Arun near Alnwick, Northumberland, where he had attempted to cross the river using shallow water. Search teams will gather from […]
Tom Voyce, former England rugby player, presumed dead after car swept away | Rugby union
Northumbria Police said it is believed former England rugby player Tom Boyce, 43, died after driving into the River Arun. The force said officers received reports on Sunday morning that Mr Boyce, who played at clubs including Bath and Wasps, had not returned home after a night out with friends. Northumbria Police said it is […]
Teamsters union calls for Amazon to set bargaining dates after Thanksgiving strike
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has called on Amazon to agree to set a date for negotiating a union contract by Dec. 15. “The Teamsters have finished demanding that Amazon stop violating the law. Amazon must come to the negotiating table and commit to negotiating Teamsters contracts with its employees or face the consequences of […]
Teachers union opposes casino in Times Square
The head of New York's powerful teachers' union is rejecting a proposal to put a casino in Times Square, the heart of the popular Broadway theater district. “[A casino] It would weaken the theater district and diminish the unique power of the Broadway industry to provide students with unique educational and career opportunities,” Michael Mulgrew, […]
Violence in Tbilisi as Pro-European Union Protests Spread Across Georgia
Violence broke out in Georgia's capital Tbilisi on Sunday, the fourth day of mass protests that began after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze suspended European Union accession negotiations. Dozens of people have been hospitalized, and Kobakhidze has threatened mass arrests if the protesters do not disperse. Georgians have long wanted to join the EU. Naturally, this […]