Starbucks workers strike ahead of Christmas rush

Starbucks workers strike ahead of Christmas rush

Workers at Starbucks stores plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strikes are scheduled to begin in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve. Starbucks Workers United, the union that … Read more

Alaska Airlines plans new nonstop flights to Japan, Korea

Alaska Airlines plans new nonstop flights to Japan, Korea

Alaska Airlines planes. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Alaska Air Group expects to grow profits by $1 billion through 2027, and plans to ride the wave of high-end travel demand to get there. Alaska closed its $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines in September, less than a year after inking the deal that gives … Read more

JetBlue cuts more unprofitable routes, tweaks Europe flights

JetBlue cuts more unprofitable routes, tweaks Europe flights

Silhouette of passenger in front of the JetBlue Airbus A321neo aircraft spotted on the apron tarmac docked at the passenger jet bridge from the terminal of Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport AMS EHAM in the Netherlands.  Nicholas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images JetBlue Airways told staff Wednesday that it is axing more unprofitable flights, redeploying … Read more

Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike

Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike

Unionized machinists at Boeing voted Monday to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for the aerospace giant to resume production of its bestselling airliner and generate much-needed cash. Leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers district in Seattle said 59% of members who cast ballots agreed … Read more

Boeing, union reach sweetened contract offer in bid to end strike, vote scheduled for Monday

Boeing, union reach sweetened contract offer in bid to end strike, vote scheduled for Monday

Boeing workers from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 gather on a picket line near the entrance to a Boeing production facility on the day of a vote on a new contract proposal during an ongoing strike in Renton, Washington, U.S. October 23, 2024.  David Ryder | Reuters Boeing and its … Read more

Machinists prepare for lengthy stoppage

Machinists prepare for lengthy stoppage

Boeing factory workers gather on a picket line during the first day of a strike near the entrance of a production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., September 13, 2024.  Matt Mills Mcknight | Reuters RENTON, Wash. — Cash-strapped Boeing is facing mounting costs from an ongoing machinist strike as workers push for higher pay. A … Read more

Boeing freezes hiring in sweeping cost cuts as it grapples with strike

Boeing freezes hiring in sweeping cost cuts as it grapples with strike

Workers with picket signs outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility during a strike in Everett, Washington, US, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.  M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing announced sweeping cost cuts on Monday, including a hiring freeze, a pause on nonessential staff travel and a reduction on supplier spending to preserve … Read more

Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject contract, prepare to strike

Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject contract, prepare to strike

More than 30,000 Boeing workers were set to strike Friday, halting production of most of the company’s aircraft after staff overwhelmingly rejected a new labor contract. It’s a costly development for the manufacturer that has struggled to ramp up production and restore its reputation following safety crises. Workers in the Seattle area and in Oregon … Read more

Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract

Boeing faces strike threat as workers vote on new contract

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is assembled at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington, on June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images Boeing workers are voting on a new labor contract on Thursday, setting up the potential for a crippling strike if staff members decide to reject the deal just as … Read more

Stay in Beatles’ suite, use band entrance in US hotel deal marking Fab Four’s stay in 1964

Stay in Beatles’ suite, use band entrance in US hotel deal marking Fab Four’s stay in 1964

In the summer of 1964, at the height of Beatlemania, The Beatles travelled to Seattle as part of their first American tour. More than 14,000 screaming fans watched the Fab Four perform live at the Coliseum (today called Climate Pledge Arena), paying just US$5 apiece for tickets to the sold-out show. While visiting the city … Read more