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#labor-union

"A few months ago at the bargaining table, we said we can't let this drag on into another year," Robbins said. "We're close to an agreement, but we're still pretty far apart on a lot of important issues." The union (NSLU) told New Seasons they needed to come to a tentative agreement on a historic first contract by the time they held their monthly membership meeting on December 4, so union members could review the agreement prior to the end of the year.

Delivery platform DoorDash bought a warehouse at 16th and Folsom to test delivery drones, but the Teamsters challenged their permit on zoning grounds. Now the drones will fly, after the SF Board of Appeals shot down the Teamsters' appeal. Delivery-based tech companies like Amazon have dreamt of using robots to deliver their goods for the better part of ten years.

The Federal Aviation Administration reported staffing-related delays on Monday afternoon averaging about 20 minutes at the airport in Dallas and about 40 minutes at both Newark Liberty International Airport and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The delays in Austin followed a brief ground stop at the airport, meaning flights were held at their originating airports until the FAA lifted the stop around 4:15 p.m. local time.

For years, she said, there was no safety net in sight until now. The historic deals finalized late last year mark a major turning point: For the first time in the Culinary Union's 90-year history, all major casinos on the Strip are unionized.

"Unionized Safeway workers could go on strike as soon as 12:01 am Saturday morning (July 26), if they don't get a new wage and benefit deal."

"It's great," Daniel Macias said. "I don't drive because of my knee situation, medical. But, if I didn't have the transit, I wouldn't be able to get around as much."