TAIPEI (Reuters) – Ten Chinese air force aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence zone on Wednesday accompanying five Chinese warships engaged in “combat readiness” patrols, the island’s defence ministry said, the second such incursion this week. Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, has repeatedly complained of Chinese military activity near it over the past three…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected Starbucks Corp’s challenge to a ruling requiring the coffee chain to rehire seven employees at a Memphis, Tennessee, store who were allegedly fired for supporting a union. The decision by the Ohio-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the first from an…
By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The Biden administration moved on Tuesday to boost wages and worker protections on federally funded construction projects, drawing the ire of trade groups that warn the union-friendly changes could curtail investment. Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated the new labor reforms at a Philadelphia union hall, calling the administration unapologetically…
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -United Auto Workers (UAW) union President Shawn Fain angrily tossed contract proposals from Stellantis in a trash can on Tuesday, citing numerous concessions that the Chrysler parent is seeking in labor talks. “Stellantis proposals are a slap in the face,” Fain said during an online chat, disclosing the company is proposing…
By Jorge Garcia LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Los Angeles municipal employees went on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday to protest what their union calls bad-faith bargaining by city officials over a new contract, the latest in a series of job actions affecting Los Angeles. Mechanics, lifeguards, traffic officers and others marched in picket lines at city…
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s consumer prices posted their first annual decline in more than two years in July, while factory gate prices extended their falls, data showed on Wednesday, as lacklustre demand weighed on the economy. Below are comments from analysts on the inflation data: XING ZHAOPENG, SENIOR CHINA STRATEGIST, ANZ, SHANGHAI “Both CPI and PPI…
