Graduate students at Yale, Johns Hopkins, Syracuse and several other large universities have unionized with more than 90% support in the last six months, sparking hope among organizers for a similar victory at Pitt.
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Allegheny Technologies, Inc. is investigating an incident in which a striking employee was reportedly seen carrying a scythe and wearing a “Grim Reaper” mask and a noose around his neck outside of the company’s plate mill in Washington, Pa., a company spokeswoman said
Thursday.
Craig Smalls, 53, a replacement worker from Charlotte, N.C., said he and others saw the picketer as they left the plant on Tuesday.
An overhead crane operator, Smalls said he’s been working there for two weeks.
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Trump’s final trade battles create an early test for Biden
The president-elect s hope to rebuild global alliances is about to run headlong into the debris from Trump’s trade wars.
President Donald Trump attends a session at the G-20 Summit on June 29, 2019 in Osaka, Japan. | Kazuhiro Nogi/Getty Images
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The Trump administration is launching the final salvos of its trade wars days before leaving office, threatening to undermine President-elect Joe Biden’s efforts to rebuild global alliances and curb China’s rise.
The U.S. Trade Representative announced in recent weeks new tariffs on European alcohol, on top of $1.3 billion in duties on French consumer goods that, for now, have been delayed. The agency could impose new tariffs on Vietnam before it leaves office, and that’s all added to the $350 billion worth of duties President Donald Trump has placed on China.