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WGA Expels Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar For Working During 2023 Strike

WGA Expels Park Chan-wook & Don McKellar For Working During 2023 Strike

The Robert Downey Jr. produced and starring The Sympathizer came and went last year with a lot less fanfare than many expected due to the talent involved and the fact the miniseries was based on Viet Thanh Nguyen‘s Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name. However, some unexpected fallout from the Emmy-nominated Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar created and written …

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Park Chan-Wook, Don McKellar Expelled by WGA for Breaking Strike Rules

Park Chan-Wook, Don McKellar Expelled by WGA for Breaking Strike Rules

The Writers Guild of America announced Friday that it has expelled two members, Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, for writing on their HBO miniseries “The Sympathizer” during the 2023 strike. Park and McKellar co-created the seven-episode series, which starred Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey, Jr. and was based on the 2015 novel of the same name by writer Viet Thanh …

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‘There will be no invasion.’ Sheinbaum confident Washington won’t strike cartels in Mexico

‘There will be no invasion.’ Sheinbaum confident Washington won’t strike cartels in Mexico

MEXICO CITY — U.S. military forces will not strike Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed Friday in response to reports that President Trump has secretly directed the Pentagon to take action against Latin American drug cartels. “There will be no invasion: That is rejected, absolutely rejected,” an emphatic Sheinbaum told reporters at her regular morning news conference. “The United States is not going …

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Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strike

Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets go on strike

NEW YORK — Saying “enough is enough,” thousands of workers at three Boeing manufacturing plants went on strike overnight less than a year after the company boosted wages to end a separate, 53-day strike by 33,000 aircraft workers. On Monday, about 3,200 workers at Boeing facilities in St. Louis; St. Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois, voted to reject a modified …

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Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets and weapons go on strike

Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets and weapons go on strike

NEW YORK (AP) — Several thousand workers at three Midwest manufacturing plants where Boeing develops military aircraft and weapons went on strike early Monday, potentially complicating the aerospace company’s progress in regaining its financial footing. The strike started at Boeing facilities in St. Louis; St. Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois, after about 3,200 local members of the International Association of …

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Boeing defense workers go on strike after rejecting contract

Boeing defense workers go on strike after rejecting contract

A worker performs quality checks on a Boeing Co. F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft at the Boeing Defense, Space & Security facility in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., on Monday, July 24, 2018. Alex Flynn | Bloomberg | Getty Images Some 3,200 Boeing defense unit workers went on strike early Monday hours after turning down a contract offer with the company. …

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Over 3,000 Boeing fighter jet workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer – Reuters

Over 3,000 Boeing fighter jet workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer  Reuters Boeing defence workers go on strike in new blow to aviation giant  BBC Boeing’s second strike in less than a year begins at three defense plants  CNN Boeing Workers Who Make Fighter Jets Are Set to Strike  The New York Times More than 3,000 Boeing workers are set to strike …

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Boeing defence workers set to strike in new blow to aviation giant

Boeing defence workers set to strike in new blow to aviation giant

More than three thousand Boeing defence workers are set to go on strike on Monday, in a fresh blow to the embattled aviation giant. It comes after union members at operations in Missouri and Illinois, who build F-15 fighter jets and other military aircraft, voted against the firm’s latest offer over pay, work schedules and pensions. “We’re disappointed our employees …

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More than 3,200 Boeing workers to strike after rejecting contract : NPR

More than 3,200 Boeing workers to strike after rejecting contract : NPR

A Boeing sign is pictured outside the Renton Production Facility in Renton, Wash., on Nov. 3, 2024. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images Roughly 3,200 unionized workers at Boeing facilities in Missouri and Illinois have voted to strike beginning at midnight Monday after failing to reach an agreement on a labor contract. …

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Boeing Workers Who Make Fighter Jets Are Set to Strike – The New York Times

Boeing Workers Who Make Fighter Jets Are Set to Strike  The New York Times Boeing union workers in St. Louis area reject new labor agreement, strike imminent  FOX 2 Boeing union machinists to strike at midnight after rejecting second contract offer  KSDK Boeing workers who build fighter jets plan to go on strike  AP News Boeing St. Louis defense workers set to strike from …

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