Almost as soon as officials announced that Sunshine ‘Sunny’ Stewart was the victim of a homicide, social media users began to hypothesize that her death was the work of a New England serial killer. Police and experts say such speculation is often harmful to official investigations.
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A new Portland tenants union wants to help monitor for rent control violations
The Portland Tenants Union wants to see the city better enforce its rent control ordinance, even as city staffing and proactive enforcement have increased.
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Dockworkers union suspends strike; ports reopen on East, Gulf coasts
The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, representing 45,000 U.S. dockworkers, went on strike early Tuesday after its contract expired in a dispute over pay and the automation of tasks at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas.
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Teamsters will not endorse for president, in blow to Democrats
The nonendorsement comes 2 days after union leaders and members met privately with Vice President Kamala Harris so she could lay out her case for an endorsement.
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Federal labor regulator says delivery drivers are Amazon employees
Thursday’s determination suggests Amazon is wrong, finding that it failed to bargain in good faith after delivery drivers in Palmdale, Calif., voted to unionize in 2023, a first for the company’s delivery drivers.
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Disneyland character and parade performers in California vote to join labor union
Disneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other beloved characters to life have chosen to unionize following a three-day vote
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After decisive loss at Alabama Mercedes plants, powerful auto union vows to return and win
Workers at two Mercedes factories in Alabama voted decisively against unionizing.
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U.S. labor official says Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, sets stage for union vote
Unionizing would allow the players to negotiate not only over salary but working conditions, including practice hours and travel.
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More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune and 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike
Strikers are protesting what they say are years of ‘slow-walked’ contract negotiations and unfair wages.
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Portland Museum of Art gallery ambassadors, security guards vote to unionize
The union election, which awaits certification from the National Labor Relations Board, follows a previous dispute over whether museum guards qualified for representation under the museum’s first union, formed in 2021.