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More than 30 years after Major League Baseball players went on strike and the league canceled the 1994 World Series, one of the major figures of that time is worried that history is repeating itself. Hall of Famer Tom Glavine, who was exposed to scorn and contempt from fans as a forward-facing MLB Players Association executive subcommittee member during the 232-day strike, told ESPN that he is "100%" concerned that the players and league are barreling toward a work stoppage that could put the season in jeopardy similar to 1994-95. That was the last time MLB officially proposed a salary...

The union behind SoFi Stadium’s workforce has voted 96% in favor of authorizing a strike, ahead of the 2026 World Cup next week, a move that could cause a possible work stoppage as the venue prepares to serve as a key location in the soccer tournament. Unite Here Local 11 represents the stadium‘s nearly 2,000 cooks, dishwashers, concession workers, bartenders and servers. They had been voting Thursday and Friday on whether to strike. The decision to strike comes after negotiations had stalled with the stadium’s food service operator and FIFA. “SoFi Stadium cashiers, dishwashers, cooks, bartenders, concessions workers, and food...

The union which represents more than 2,000 workers at SoFi Stadium has broken off negotiations with the stadium operators and plans to hold a strike vote next week ahead of the FIFA World Cup. UNITE HERE Local 11 represents workers at the venue who largely work in food and beverage concessions, including cooks, servers and bartenders. The group’s preparedness to call a strike vote was first reported by The Athletic in early April. The potential strike action threatens to impact eight World Cup matches at the venue, which is the home of the NFL’s two Los Angeles teams, the Chargers...

Long Island Rail Road workers went on strike early Saturday after Metropolitan Transportation Authority leaders failed to reach a deal on wage hikes with five labor unions. More than 3,500 LIRR workers across five unions, including engineers, signalmen and trainman, walked off the job at 12:01 a.m. Saturday after a heated drawn-out battle over pay raises, with union leaders arguing higher wages are needed to keep up with inflation. “The LIRR owns this strike,” Teamsters general president Sean M. O’Brien said in a statement Saturday. **SNIP** The work stoppage is expected to strand nearly 300,000 commuters, with limited shuttle buses...

Those seeking exotic entertainment in Montreal during F1’s Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday are in for a rude awakening. The strippers of Montreal are planning a strike ahead of the race, which is also one of the busiest weekends of the year, as part of their bid to become salaried workers, the Montreal Gazette reports. Similar to exotic dancers in other parts of the world, strippers in Montreal make the majority of their money from tips. Now, the city’s strippers want not only a salary. But all the protections and benefits afforded to salaried employees in other parts of Canada....

So despite all the hype online -- almost nothing. At least in the Chicago area no May Day disruptions at all. Anybody here see anything unusual in the way of political upheaval last Friday? This is a very important non-story.

St. Paul, MINN. – From Times Square to here in Minnesota's state capital, communist and socialist activists at the nationwide "No Kings" protests escalated their anti-America campaign and openly called for a nationwide economic strike on May 1, an international communist holiday known as May Day, as key Democratic activists joined their call. At the rally here in St. Paul, organizers, speakers and activists distributed communist literature, waved flags from socialist governments and revolutionary movements, and urged demonstrators to transform the day's protests into a nationwide shutdown of work, school and commerce. By early Sunday, Press TV, the propaganda arm...

A nationwide general strike is set to take place on April 5, with organizers calling on all Americans to come together and take part in a coordinated effort to “force big change” by applying large‑scale economic pressure. The action is being organized under the banner of “General Strike 2026,” also known as Strike26. Organizers are positioning the April 5 action as an extension of the previous nationwide general strike—which happened on January 30—framing it as part of a broader, ongoing campaign rather than just a single‑day protest. According to their website, the campaign organizers are calling for a nationwide strike...

Los Angeles teachers are expected to announce a strike date Wednesday that could halt classes for nearly 400,000 students. The timing is set to coincide with a massive rally in downtown LA involving three major unions. The walkout, if it happens, would be open-ended, lasting until a new contract is agreed upon. United Teachers Los Angeles represents more than 30,000 educators and staffers, whose contract expired last June.

BREAKING: The Chicago Teachers Union voted to strike on May Day (the 1st). "No School, No Work, No Shopping" We need to put the teachers union cartel out of work for good.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has reportedly been killed in the military strikes, according to unconfirmed reports from Israel's Channel 12. Iran's Foreign Minister has denied these reports. GB News has not independently verified these claims and the situation remains developing. This comes as US and Israeli forces launched major combat operations against Iran, with explosions reported across multiple Middle Eastern countries including Bahrain, UAE and Kuwait.

Striking San Francisco teachers have demanded parents avoid homeschooling their children to help support their push for higher wages and better conditions. More than 50,000 children were kept home on Monday and Tuesday after teachers walked off the job and joined picket lines, demanding a nine per cent raise over two years and subsidized family health care, which the cash-strapped San Francisco School District claims it can’t afford. And with the strike set to drag into a Wednesday, local parents are now fuming after teachers emailed them and asked them not to encourage any home study. The district — which...

Tens of thousands of workers are expected to leave work early Tuesday to protest the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s second inauguration. Nerly 40,000 people RSVP’d to participate in a 2 p.m. Free America Protest, according to Axios. Free America encourages demonstrators to meet Tuesday wearing red, white and blue in locations including Central Park, Prospect Park, Washington Square Park and Trump Tower in Midtown. At least 800 events associated with that movement are slated for what’s shaping up to be a frigid afternoon in New York City. “This is not a request. This is a rupture. This is a...

Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes. The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, with picket lines forming. The other affected hospitals are NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. About 15,000 nurses are involved in the strike, according to the New York State Nurses Association ---SNIP--- NYSNA’s leaders continue to double down on their $3.6 billion in reckless demands, including nearly 40% wage increases,

Senior IRGC leaders getting wacked. IRGC planning to preemptively attack Israel. Col. Imahdi Rahimi (gas leak;-) now admitted he was killed) Com. Reza Qasab (droned) Hundreds of leaders rubbed out (or defected? or fled?) Footage of mob beating IRGC man, taking weapons. Mossad has openly encouraged people to keep going, and assured that they are already active in the field. Pahlavi says to have universal general strike. And so on and so forth for 50 minutes of footage and narrating. Transcript linked below video.

New York City faces the threat of a strike next month by the main nurses’ union, which is holding out for an insane set of wage hikes of 10% a year for the next three years. That adds up to a net full pay increase of 33%, even as many public and private hospitals struggle to remain afloat. The New York State Nurses Association pretends a walkout is about ensuring “safe patient care” yet the demand risks pushing multiple hospitals into insolvency. The strike would hit more than a dozen institutions, including Brooklyn Hospital Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Mount Sinai...

Hollywood actor union Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is plotting to go on strike next year over the possible acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by streaming giant Netflix, a report says. Sources are telling reporters that SAG-AFTRA is currently “building a war room” in opposition to the merger — fearing that allowing the streamer to take over a film studio will be a disaster for actors and filmmakers, according to the New York Post. “They believe that it’s bad for their members and it’s bad for consumers. A strike is not off the table if...

The US military sank another suspected drug vessel in the Pacific Ocean Thursday, marking the 22nd strike under the Trump administration’s Operation Southern Spear and the first since War Secretary Pete Hegseth was accused of ordering survivors of a boat bombing be killed. The latest lethal strike killed “four male narco-terrorists” traveling on a vessel operated by a “Designated Terrorist Organization” in international waters, according to US Southern Command. “Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics and transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific,” US Southern Command said. The strike is the first in more...

... KEY FACTS Since calling the strike on November 13, the company’s highly trafficked “Red Cup Day” when it gives away free reusable coffee cups to customers, Starbucks Workers United reports new stores have been added to its strike list each passing week, now totaling 120 stores. SWU claims that baristas in 550 unionized stores are prepared to continue escalating the strike until Starbucks delivers a fair union contract and resolves hundreds of unfair labor practices charges. Since the strike began, Starbucks has disputed the number of stores impacted, claiming many stores on the strike list never closed and others...

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani encouraged his more than 1 million X followers this week to boycott Starbucks. "Starbucks workers across the country are on an Unfair Labor Practices strike, fighting for a fair contract," the 34-year-old wrote on Thursday. "While workers are on strike, I won’t be buying any Starbucks, and I’m asking you to join us. Together, we can send a powerful message: No contract, no coffee." On the same day, Starbucks Workers United, a union representing workers at the coffee giant, announced it was going on an open-ended strike in what is being dubbed the "Red Cup...