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    Mexican VW Workers Weigh Strike Amid Global Job Cuts●Mexican VW Workers Weigh Strike as Company Cuts Jobs Globallyβœ‰newsBusinessLabor1 h ago

    Volkswagen workers in Mexico are considering a strike as the company pushes ahead with job cuts across its global operations. The labor dispute reflects growing tensions between the automaker's restructuring plans and its workforce, with unions weighing industrial action in response to threatened employment at Mexican plants.

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    Columbia postdoctoral workers hold practice picket ahead of possible strike●Postdoctoral workers union stages practice picket in anticipation of strikeβœ‰newsBusinessLabor1 h ago

    Postdoctoral workers at Columbia University have staged a practice picket as they prepare for a potential strike. The union's demonstration signals escalating labor tensions between the postdoc workforce and the university, with members rehearsing picket lines ahead of what could become formal strike action if contract negotiations fail.

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    University of Oregon workers celebrate deal that averted strikeβ—β€˜We won’: UO workers celebrate last-minute deal that averted planned strikeβœ‰newsBusinessLabor1 h ago

    University of Oregon workers celebrated what they called a victory after a last-minute agreement was reached, canceling a planned strike. The deal averted a work stoppage that had been set to disrupt campus operations. Union members cheered the outcome, with some declaring 'we won', though full details of the agreement's terms have not been widely reported yet.

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    Whitney Museum Union Sets Strike Date Before Lichtenstein Retrospective●Whitney Union Times Strike Date Ahead of Major Lichtenstein Retrospectiveβœ‰newsBusinessLabor1 h ago

    The union representing workers at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York has announced a strike date timed just ahead of the museum's major Roy Lichtenstein retrospective. The move is intended to increase pressure on museum management during contract negotiations, as the high-profile exhibition is expected to draw large crowds and significant attention. Labor disputes at major US museums have grown increasingly visible in recent years.