• 'Sesame Street' writers reach tentative contract deal, averting strike

    Writers Guild of America members employed by Sesame Workshop have struck a tentative contract deal with management, averting a strike after negotiations stalled over compensation and union representation for the nonprofit organization's animation and social media staff. The bargaining unit of 35 — which includes the "Sesame Street" writing staff — and Sesame Workshop settled on a new five-year contract Friday, the day their previous agreement expired. The new deal includes jurisdiction and...

  • Unifor reaches tentative deal in Windsor GreenShield strike

    Union negotiators with Unifor Locals 240 and 673 have reached a tentative deal with GreenShield in Windsor they hope will end the nearly seven-week strike by over 600 workers which began March 1. Details of a ratification meeting were still being finalized Monday, but it’s expected GreenShield’s unionized members will vote on the tentative deal […]

  • Writers’ strike averted as Sesame Workshop reaches tentative deal with WGA

    Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational content company behind long-running series Sesame Street, has agreed a tentative contract deal with its writers, averting a potential strike. Members of the

  • Sesame Workshop Writers Reach Tentative Deal To Avert Threatened Strike

    UPDATED, 4:53 PM: Writers Guild members at Sesame Workshop have reached a tentative deal with management to avoid a threatened strike. A ratification vote on the new five-year collective bargaining agreement will be held in the coming days. The WGA said its 35 Sesame Workshop writers won “historic” jurisdiction and minimum rates for animation and new […]

  • Sundance Film Festival signals it may leave Park City after contract through 2026 ends

    In 2027, the Sundance Institute’s contract to host the festival in town goes up for renewal, so the nonprofit is announcing a formal Request for Information to explore possible viable locations in Utah and the United States that may host the 10-day event beginning that year.

  • Iran may strike Israel very soon

    Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US expects Iran retaliatory strike on Israel 'soon' The attack could come as soon as this weekend, according to U.S. officials. © AP The pending Iranian strike, which could hit Israeli soil and target government or

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    Nurses reach contract agreements with Wichita hospitals

    Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Union-represented nurses at two Ascension-owned hospitals in Wichita are agreeing to new contracts. National Nurses United said the nurses voted in favor of ratifying new two-year contracts after successfully winning protections

  • Crossword column: an experiment reaches the end of the road

    The annotated solution bows out gracefully. Plus: Radio 4 delves into the history of the crypticIn 1999, the Guardian published a crossword on its website.A daring move, but that’s the Guardian. Would people solve something that wasn’t on the familiar blotchy paper that has been pushed through the letterbox by a teenager?2 page views, 1 by regulars, 10 seconds active attention time2 page views, 1 by regulars, 13 seconds active attention time1 page views, 0 by regulars, 40 seconds active...

  • Philadelphia transportation authority ends contract with CRRC in Springfield

    SEPTA, the public transportation authority for the city of Philadelphia, has cancelled a contract with manufacturer CRRC.

  • ‘Dumsor’ will be over by end of May – Former NPP MP assures

    Ex-Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Roads and Transport and Former Member of Parliament for Ayensuano Constituency, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, has assured that the government is working earnestly to resolve the recent power challenges popularly known as ‘Dumsor’ in the country.

  • May bank holiday train strikes: Dates and services affected

    When the May National Rail strikes will take place and which lines are affected

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    TTC workers could go on strike at midnight on Monday if deal not reached

    The clock is ticking down on the final few hours of negotiations between the TTC and members of the union representing about 650 communications, electrical, and signal workers. After months of unsuccessful contract talks between the two sides, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) - Local 2 is set to strike on Monday at 12:01 a.m., if a deal isn't reached. The workers have been without a collective agreement since March 2022. In February, they voted 99.3 per cent in favour of a...