Boar’s Head Shuts Down Virginia Plant Tied to Deadly Listeria Outbreak
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Boar’s Head Shuts Down Virginia Plant Tied to Deadly Listeria Outbreak

The company said that the site would close indefinitely and that it would permanently stop making liverwurst. Union officials said the plant’s 500 workers would be given severance and offered relocation.
Thousands of Boeing Workers Go On Strike: What to Know
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Thousands of Boeing Workers Go On Strike: What to Know

Thousands of Boeing workers in Washington State and Oregon walked off the job on Friday in the first strike at the plane maker in 16 years.
Boeing Workers Vote to Strike After Rejecting Contract Deal
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Boeing Workers Vote to Strike After Rejecting Contract Deal

Thousands of workers who build commercial planes in the Seattle and Portland, Ore., areas voted down an accord recommended by union leaders.