A few dozen pro-Palestinian students staged a graduation walkout Sunday at Duke University in protest of commencement speaker Jerry Seinfeld, a Jewish comedian and supporter of Israel. Immediately after Mr. Seinfeld was introduced, students in graduation robes began booing and walking off the lawn at Wallace Wade Stadium, some chanting “free Palestine” and carrying a […]
Jerry Seinfeld is by no means the most political or controversial actor/comedian out there, but when he took the stage at Duke University’s commencement ceremony, it ultimately caused a chorus of “boos” and pro-Palestinian chants, as well as a walkout by students. student walkout at Duke university commencement as […]
As hundreds of Teamsters members hit the picket lines in Texas, thousands more plan to strike at the country’s biggest brewer, Anheuser-Busch. More than 400 union workers at a Molson Coors facility in Fort Worth went on strike Saturday after contract negotiations broke down over pay raises. The union said the company’s offers were “insulting.” […]
Hundreds of flight attendants took to the picket lines Tuesday to push for better pay. The picket lines, which are expected to last one day, are made up of flight attendants from 24 airlines like Southwest, American and United. The picket lines have popped up at 30 different airports in the U.S., U.K. and Guam, […]
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection. The decision upholds the secretary of state’s decision to disqualify the senators from the ballot under a voter-approved measure […]
Things seem to be falling apart at the Los Angeles Times. Today the staff held a walkout to protest layoffs which, though they haven’t been announced yet, are expected to reduce the size of the staff by about twenty percent. The Times disclosed Thursday that substantial layoffs were coming due to a widening budget deficit. […]
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