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American Airlines fined $50 million for its treatment of passengers with disabilities
The U.S. Department of Transportation penalty against American Airlines comes after "numerous serious violations of the laws protecting airline passengers with disabilities" over a four-year period.
Boeing machinists go on strike after rejecting contract
The deal would have raised wages by 25 percent, lowered employees’ share of health care costs, and boosted retirement contributions by the company. But many rank and file union members were unhappy.
A year after the Big 3 strike, some union autoworkers face an uncertain future
Last fall's strike against Ford, GM and Stellantis yielded record contracts for autoworkers. With a slowdown in car sales, Stellantis workers now face job cuts, production slowdowns and uncertainty.
Texas firm bills taxpayers $578k for Moriarty’s ill-fated trooper prosecution
The outside lawyers concluded that the stop was “horribly executed,” but that they were unlikely to overcome defense arguments that the shooting was justified. The firm’s attorneys billed the county $850 per hour.