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Striking Portland teachers temporarily block downtown bridge

Teachers in Portland, Oregon, temporarily shut down a major bridge Tuesday morning as they marched in a strike started roughly three weeks ago. Members of the Portland Association of Teachers union and their supporters stopped in the middle of the Burnside Bridge for about 15 minutes, KGW reported. By 9 …

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Former Obama aide lashes out at Biden for 'bowing to progressives,' joining autoworkers picket line

Former Obama aide Steve Rattner told NBC News in an interview that President Biden “bowed” to progressives by joining the autoworkers in their picket line and said the decision was “outrageous.” “For him to be going on a picket line is outrageous,” Rattner said, according to the outlet. “There’s no …

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New CBS boss Bari Weiss tells staff to explain what they do during working hours, but union urges defiance

CBS News should be in for an interesting week. Staffers from the network’s news division have until Tuesday to explain what they do during working hours to their new boss, editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, but the Writers Guild of America East, which represents some CBS News employees, has urged staffers not …

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CBS News staffers won't face discipline for ignoring new boss's detailed workplace demands

CBS News staffers will not be disciplined if they fail to inform their new boss about what they do all day, according to an internal memo the Writers Guild of America East sent to its members. Last week, CBS News employees were told they had until Tuesday to outline their …

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