"I think it's going to be a disaster for Long Island," said Kevin Sexton, national vice president for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and spokesman for the coalition of five LIRR unions.
It seems like the only way the Musée du Louvre can catch a break these days is through its pipes, after a water leak that damaged hundreds of books on-site came to light this weekend. Following the revelation of water damage underscoring the urgent need for the museum's renovation, three culture unions representing staff at the Louvre issued a joint notice today warning of a rolling strike beginning Monday, December 15.
Canada's national postal service, struggling with billions of dollars in losses and mired in difficult contract negotiations with its union, will end door-to-door delivery and cut other services in a sweeping reorganization aimed at restoring operations to solvency, officials said. "Canada Post is facing an existential crisis," Joël Lightbound, the government minister responsible for the crown corporation, told reporters Thursday. With Canadians receiving fewer letters and private carriers now delivering most parcels, he said, the corporation has lost more than $3.5 billion since 2018 and is on pace to lose more than $1 billion this year alone.
Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien announced that union members plan to flood the streets and shut down garbage collection across multiple states due to demands for better wages and benefits.
The work stoppage entered its second week with no end in sight, but a marathon bargaining session resulted in a 4 a.m. tentative agreement between the union's leaders and the city on Wednesday, July 9.
