TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada started canceling flights on Thursday ahead of a possible work stoppage by flight attendants that could impact hundreds of thousands of travelers. A complete shutdown of the country’s largest airline threatens to impact about 130,000 people a day. The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants issued a 72-hour strike notice Wednesday. In response, …
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Air Canada to suspend flights amid potential work stoppage
MONTREAL (AP) — Air Canada said Wednesday it will begin a gradual suspension of flights to allow an orderly shutdown of the country’s largest airline as it faces a potential work stoppage by its flight attendants on Saturday. The airline said the first flights will be cancelled Thursday, with more on Friday and a complete cessation of flying by Air …
Read More »Republic Services Work Stoppage FAQs for Bellevue Residents
Republic Services has suspended solid waste collection services due to an out-of-area labor disruption that has caused a work stoppage at Republic Services’ local operations in King County and communities around the nation. Republic Services will collect all accumulated material at no extra charge on the next scheduled service day after the work stoppage ends. It is unknown how long …
Read More »Bellevue residents haul their own garbage as work stoppage holds up curbside collection
BELLEVUE, Wash. — As temperatures tick up, a free garbage drop-off location in Bellevue provided some relief for customers who haven’t had their trash collected for days as a labor dispute drags on. Lines into Bannerwood Park wrapped up the road as people waited their turn to hand over hot, stinky bags of garbage to a team of Republic Services …
Read More »Column | MLB’s 2027 work stoppage? Baseball folks already are talking about it. – The Washington Post
Column | MLB’s 2027 work stoppage? Baseball folks already are talking about it. The Washington Post ‘Institutionalized collusion’: MLBPA fights cap talk ESPN MLB’s next labor war (and lockout?) coming in hot: ‘Institutionalized collusion’ USA Today MLBPA’s Tony Clark doesn’t want a baseball salary cap NBC Sports A lockout is looming over MLB in December 2026, with a salary cap fight possibly at the …
Read More »UFC Nashville referee reaches new conclusion after reliving controversial Derrick Lewis stoppage
‘Big’ John McCarthy spoke with referee Jason Herzog following his main event stoppage at UFC Nashville. The UFC’s knockout king reigned supreme last weekend as Derrick Lewis quickly TKO’ed 6’7″ heavyweight Tallison Teixeira in 35 seconds for his 16th KO win in the Octagon. The UFC Nashville main event ended with much celebration, but not without controversy as some argued …
Read More »KO artist’s stoppage streak ends as he hands Calvin Kattar fifth-straight loss at UFC Nashville
Calvin Kattar can’t seem to catch a break in the UFC. UFC Nashville took place Saturday night with a 12-fight card headlined by heavyweight knockout king Derrick Lewis and the 6’7″ Tallison Teixeira. The Fight Night event is top-heavy, with former headliners littering the main card from karate specialist Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson in the co-main event to boxer Calvin Kattar, …
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