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Dockworkers' union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if it had dragged on. The International Longshoremen’s Association is suspending its three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union and the…
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Port strike looms in Boston, other East and Gulf Coast ports
MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation. With a strike deadline looming, the union for 45,000 dockworkers and the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports had exchanged wage offers, leaving a ray of hope that a deal could be reached without a major work…
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US Authorities Expand Tesla's Autopilot Investigation After 2 Fatal Crashes
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency said Thursday it will send teams to investigate two November crashes in California and Ohio involving Teslas that may have been operating on automated driving systems.
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Trucker Protests at Border Shut Down Auto Plants as US Officials Warn of Broader Impact
A blockade of the bridge between Canada and Detroit by protesters demanding an end to Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions forced the shutdown Wednesday of a Ford plant and began to have broader implications for the auto industry.
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Amtrak Plans to Replace Dozens of Aging Trains at $7.3B Cost
Amtrak plans to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 passenger trains, some nearly a half-century old, though much of the funding must still be approved by Congress.
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Dispute Over Reopening California Tesla Factory May Be Over
Tesla may open next week following a discussion Tuesday between officials of the company and Alameda County, county officials said.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says He Has Restarted California Factory
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed Monday that the company has restarted its Bay Area factory, a move that defied local government orders involving measures to contain the coronavirus.
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NTSB: Tesla Autopilot, Distracted Driver Caused Fatal Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board says the driver of a Tesla SUV who died in a Silicon Valley crash two years ago was playing a video game on his smartphone while his vehicle was being controlled by a partially automated driving system.
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NTSB Sending Investigators to Fatal Tesla-Semitrailer Crash
A federal safety agency is sending a three-member team to investigate a fatal crash involving a Tesla electric car and a semitrailer that is strikingly similar to a 2016 crash involving another vehicle made by the company.
