Thousands of casino workers launch strike for better pay and benefits
Nearly 4,000 dealers, servers and other workers at three Detroit casinos walked off the job amid a surge in U.S. labor unrest.
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Nearly 4,000 dealers, servers and other workers at three Detroit casinos walked off the job amid a surge in U.S. labor unrest.
Negotiations between Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild have been suspended. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said Wednesday that "conversations are no longer moving us in a productive direction," while the union has accused the studios of engaging in "bully tactics" and alleges that the studios refused to counter their latest offer. Benjamin Lindsay, deputy managing editor at "The Wrap," joins CBS News to unpack what happened.
Studios walked away, saying the gap between the sides was simply too large despite an offer as good as the one that recently ended the writers strike.
The Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood studios resumed bargaining talks on Wednesday. It's a sign of progress as the strike nears the three-month mark. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston reports.
General Motors agreed Friday to include electric vehicle battery production in its new contract with the United Auto Workers union. CBS Detroit reporter Terell Bailey has more.
SAG-AFTRA union members have been on the picket lines since mid-July and as talks resume with executives, striking actors continue to push for better pay and artificial intelligence protections. Jennifer Van Dyck, a SAG-AFTRA member, joins CBS News with the latest details on the negotiations.
The strike involving Kaiser Permanente employees across the U.S. entered its third day on Friday. The union representing the health care workers authorized the three-day walkout that began Wednesday morning in several states and Washington, D.C. CBS News Los Angeles reporter Rick Montanez is at a picket line with more.
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers across California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington are on strike for better pay and increased staffing. Eldina Hodzic, a licensed practical nurse at Kaiser Mt. Talbert Urgent Care in the Portland metro area, joins CBS News to discuss the conditions she says she's dealing with.
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Kaiser Permanente health care workers say executives are "refusing to listen" to their bargaining points as Day 2 of their strike ensues. Christina Andersen, a Kaiser phlebotomist, lays out the priorities for the 75,000 people on strike.
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers launched a strike on Wednesday at hospitals and medical centers across five states and Washington, D.C., the largest walkout by health care workers in U.S. history. Justin Adams with CBS News Colorado has more on what the workers are demanding.
More than 75,000 workers with Kaiser Permanente went on strike Wednesday at hospitals and medical centers across six states and Washington, D.C., the largest walkout by health care employees in U.S. history. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent is following the story from Los Angeles.
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees have walked off the job in five states and Washington, D.C., striking for better wages and working conditions. The company says it's committed to taking care of its employees while being affordable to its members. CBS News' Jo Ling Kent reports from Los Angeles.
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walked off the job Wednesday in several states. Their demands include an increase in wages and better staffing levels to handle the workload. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent reports.
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers are walking picket lines at hundreds of hospitals and medical centers across the U.S.
About 75,000 union health care workers with Kaiser Permanente began a three-day strike Tuesday across five states. The union is calling for better working conditions and a $25 minimum wage. Kaiser said it its hospitals and medical centers will remain open during the strike, but it may need to reschedule non-urgent appointments or procedures. Jo Ling Kent has more.
The walkout by Kaiser Permanente nurses, orderlies and other workers represents the biggest health care strike in U.S. history.
75,000 health care workers across several states are prepared to walk off the job starting Wednesday in a strike that would have severe implications for Kaiser Permanente hospitals and facilities. Workers are asking for increased staffing, pay increases and more protections for company employees. Tina Reed, a senior health care reporter at Axios, joined CBS News to discuss the possible work stoppage.
Late night talk shows are coming back after Hollywood writers agreed to a new contract and ended their strike, but actors are still on the picket lines and several more strikes appear imminent this week. Culinary workers in Las Vegas appear set to walk off the job and some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers are planning to strike on Wednesday. Elise Preston takes a look at the rise in labor actions.
Following the deal to end a 5-month-long writers' strike, late-night comedy, including "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," is coming back this week. CBS News New York reporter Ali Bauman has more on the return of late night from the Ed Sullivan Theater.
SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios resumed negotiations Monday, a week after the WGA reached a deal to end their strike. Meanwhile, the auto workers strike is now in its third week, but the UAW was able to reach an agreement with Mack Trucks to narrowly avoid a work stoppage for 4,000 other workers. Lauren Kaori Gurley, a labor reporter for The Washington Post, joined CBS News to discuss the labor movements.
Americans are more receptive to workers pushing for better pay and working conditions than in decades past, polls show.
They were the first shows to leave the air when the writers strike began May 2 and now will be among the first to return.
The Writers Guild of America reached a deal on a new contract, but several other major strikes are still ongoing across the U.S. Auto workers represented by UAW remain on strike, as do members of SAG-AFTRA, and hospitality workers in Las Vegas have authorized a stoppage if a deal isn't reached. Tom Wait reports.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Friday announced additional work stoppages as the union continues its historic strike against the Big Three carmakers, expanding the walkouts to a General Motors plant in Lansing, Michigan, and a Ford plant in Chicago. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.