Q. My husband was on strike with Verizon. This is a risk every three years when contract time comes. We knew it was coming and was able to put a little away to see us through, but we’d love suggestions on how to plan for something like this. We do have an emergency fund but we hate to touch it.
As face-to-face negotiations to avert a possible state-wide rail strike took a day off Wednesday, another issue appeared to generate differing viewpoints from the two sides: what will happen at midnight Saturday if no agreement is reached?
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- Negotiations aimed at avoiding a walkout at the nation's largest commuter railroad resumed Wednesday after Gov. Andrew Cuomo prodded both sides to find an agreement that would keep 300,000 daily riders from being forced to find alternate ways of getting in and out of New York City.
Would you like a raise with those fries? Fast food workers from all over the world are taking part in strikes and protests today, looking for $15 per hour pay and better working conditions.
A New Jersey nursing home company has asked U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to overturn an appeals court's order rejecting a delay in reinstating striking Connecticut workers.