West Coast ports dispute drags on; labor secretary to intervene
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A partial shutdown of 29 U.S. West Coast ports stretched into a third day on Monday ahead of the U.S. labor secretary’s scheduled arrival in San Francisco to try to broker a settlement ending months of disruptions on the cargo-c…
CSX train hauling North Dakota oil derails, cars ablaze in West Virginia
BECKLEY, W.Va. (Reuters) – A CSX Corp train hauling North Dakota crude derailed in West Virginia on Monday, setting a number of cars ablaze, destroying a house and forcing the evacuation of two towns in the second significant oil-train incident in thre…
USW leader: U.S. refinery strike could spread over safe staffing
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A strike by U.S. refinery workers that entered its 16th day on Monday could spread if there is no progress in talks this week with plant owners on safe staffing levels, said the lead negotiator for the United Steelworkers union (USW…
VW recognizes anti-UAW American Council of Employees at Tennessee. plant
DETROIT (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG said on Monday it had recognized a new group called the American Council of Employees to represent workers at its auto assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in addition to the United Auto Workers.
NASCAR’s Kurt Busch ordered to stay away from ex-girlfriend
(Reuters) – NASCAR driver Kurt Busch was ordered on Monday to stay away from his ex-girlfriend amid accusations of domestic violence, a Family Court commissioner in Kent County, Delaware, ruled.
Icy storm paralyzes central U.S., pummels nation’s capital
BOSTON (Reuters) – Record-breaking cold gripped the eastern United States on Monday while an icy winter storm crippled the nation’s central states and then plowed into the mid-Atlantic, dumping snow ahead of Tuesday’s morning commute.
Washington Monument shrinks slightly with new measurement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Monument, one of the landmarks of the U.S. capital, is officially 10 inches shorter under a new measurement announced on Monday’s Presidents Day holiday.
Grand jury indicts North Carolina man in killings of Muslims
(Reuters) – A grand jury indicted a North Carolina man on Monday for the shooting deaths of a newlywed Muslim couple and the wife’s sister last week, a court official said.
Labor secretary to meet over West Coast ports dispute Tuesday
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez will travel to San Francisco on Tuesday to meet with both sides in a dispute between shipping companies and dock workers that has led to a partial shutdown of ports along the U.S. West Co…
Managers bunk down at U.S. refineries as strike enters third week
TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) – U.S. oil refinery managers are going to the mats, literally, during the biggest fight with union workers in 35 years, bedding down for a third strike week that experts and some employees say raises concerns over safety and oper…
