Strike

Workers Strike at Nike Contract Factory

AP | VU TIEN HONG | Posted 04.09.2008 | Business


HANOI, Vietnam — More than 20,000 Vietnamese workers have walked off the job at a Taiwanese-owned plant that makes shoes for Nike Inc., demandin...

Broadway Stagehands Keep On Striking

AP | Michael Kuchwara | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


It was a second day of dark Broadway theaters and disappointed audiences as striking stagehands reaffirmed their commitment Sunday to remain off the j...

Strike Fears Grow As Hollywood Labor Talks Break Down

Los Angeles Times | Richard Verrier | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Halloween is looking scarier than ever for Hollywood. Studio executives and representatives of the Writers Guild of America abruptly ended talks Frid...

GM Auto Workers Begin Strike As Deadline Passes

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The United Auto Workers has launched a national strike against General Motors Corp., GM spokesman Dan Flores said Monday. It's the first nationwide st...

UAW Strike Threat Looms As Weekend Talks With GM Continue

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers made progress at the bargaining table Saturday but still faced significant hurdles and weren't expect...