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Starbucks union votes to authorize strike ahead of bargaining

Starbucks Workers United announced that it has voted to authorize a strike ahead of the last scheduled bargaining session of the year. In the post of Xand the union said 98% of baristas voted to authorize a strike if necessary. “Our union is strong and we are ready,” the union said. Unions that are attracting […]

Senate GOP blocks last-ditch votes on Biden finance nominees

The outgoing chairman of the Senate Banking Committee is focused on trying to confirm two key appointees of the Biden administration in the days before the Senate adjourns for the year. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who lost re-election last month, said the Banking Committee voted to keep Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw on […]

Dems in disarray over retiring Sens. Manchin, Sinema bucking party-line votes

Several Democratic senators announced their disapproval, with West Virginia's Joe Manchin and Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema casting the final votes. Mr. Manchin and Mr. Sinema were registered Democrats before changing their affiliation to independent, but they had a habit of breaking away from their previous party voting patterns. Most recently, Mr. Sinema and Mr. Manchin on […]

South Korean Assembly Votes to Invalidate Martial Law as Soldiers Break In

Lawmakers from South Korea's opposition Democratic Party (Democratic Progressive Party) managed to defy a blockade of the National Assembly headquarters at around 1 a.m. local time as armed soldiers breached the building, prompting President Yoon Seok-yul to declare martial law. filed a motion to quash. The windows of the building were removed and moved to […]