Tag Archives: Strikes

News: Strikes In The U.S., Ukraine Foils Zelensky Assassination Attempt

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The Globalist Podcast, Tuesday, August 8 2023: Monocle’s US editor, Christopher Lord, examines what is behind the US’s summer of strikes.

Also in the programme: we discuss a foiled assassination plot in Ukraine; Tomohiko Taniguchi, former special advisor to the cabinet of Shinzo Abe, joins us to discuss the Iran-Japan talks; and the latest news from the Baltics and Scandinavia. Plus, the search for a mythical monster intensifies in Loch Ness.

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Rail Transport: Chicago’s Vulnerability To Strikes

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Wall Street Journal (December 19, 2022) – In recent years, the city’s railyards have seen severe bottlenecks as the supply chain choked up nationally. With $3 trillion in goods traveling through Chicago every year, the city is the busiest rail hub in the U.S. WSJ breaks down how important rail is to the region, and how vulnerable the system is to a work stoppage like a strike.

Illustration: Adele Morgan

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Morning News Podcast: President Travels To Wisconsin, NYC Teachers & India Pushes Reopening

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NPR Up First reports: President Trump travels to Kenosha, Wisconsin to meet with law enforcement as protesters continue to call for police reform. Also, New York City schools were set to open next week, but one of the largest teachers unions in the country is considering a strike. And, India is pushing forward with reopening it’s economy despite record-breaking cases, quickly becoming the global epicenter of the pandemic.