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Verizon Workers Hold Strike and Walk Out From Their Stations; Find Out Why

By Jenn Loro - Apr 15, 2016 08:20 AM EDT

In response to growing number of Verizon jobs growing offshore, nearly 40, 000 union workers walked off their stations and picketed. Meanwhile, democratic presidential aspirant Bernie Sanders joined the thousands of striking employees and sympathized with them.

UFC Great Chuck Liddell Offers to Help Train Ronda Rousey

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 05, 2016 04:19 PM EST

Chuck Liddell says he would be open to training Ronda Rousey.

Senior al Qaeda Commander killed by Drone Strikes in Yemen, Residents Say

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 04, 2016 12:47 PM EST

A top al Qaeda commander was reportedly killed by a U.S. drone.

UK Junior Doctors set to Strike

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 05, 2016 02:13 PM EST

Junior doctors in the United Kingdom could be holding the first ever mass strike in 40 years.

Chicago Teachers Vote to Strike if Needed

By Cheri Cheng - Dec 14, 2015 04:13 PM EST

Teachers from Chicago are ready to strike if an agreement for a new contract with the Chicago Board of Education is not settled.

U.S. Investigation Cited ‘Human Error’ as the Main Cause of the Afghan Hospital Bombing

By Cheri Cheng - Nov 25, 2015 11:50 AM EST

The investigation into the attack of a Doctors without Borders hospital on Oct. 3 concluded that the strike was a tragic accident that was the result of human error.

MLB will Implement a Pitch Clock for Minor League Games

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 16, 2015 05:25 PM EST

MLB will implement a pitch clock to limit the time in between pitches for minor league games.

Ebola Update: Lack of Care Sparks Protest among Sierra Leone Doctors

By Casey Morada - Dec 10, 2014 09:39 AM EST

Following the death of the tenth local doctor from Ebola last week, over 90 members of the Sierra Leone's Junior Doctors Association have gone on partial strike in protest of the lack of care for local medics who caught the virus while on duty.

Fast Food Workers Nationwide Strike for $15 Minimum Wage

By Dustin M Braden - Dec 04, 2014 06:59 PM EST

Fast food workers across the United States walked off their jobs to strike and demonstrate for an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Dozens arrested in fast food strikes for $15 wage and right to unionize

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 04, 2014 03:15 PM EDT

Dozens of fast food workers in cities throughout the United States were arrested in a coordinated series of protests and actions of civil disobedience to demand a minimum wage of $15 and the right to unionize.

Ebola Outbreak: Liberian nurses strike, food supply threatened

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 02, 2014 05:11 PM EDT

Nurses in Liberia have gone on strike as concerns grow over the effects of Ebola on the societies of West Africa.

Thousands of fast food workers set to strike

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 02, 2014 04:07 PM EDT

In one of the largest labor actions in recent history, fast food workers in 150 cities are planning strikes and acts of civil disobedience for Thursday, Sept. 4.

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