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As the bus drivers’ strike in New York City rolls into its third week, the National Labor Relations Board is preparing to release a decision in the contentious case that has locked down buses that take 150,000 children to public schools in the city every day.    ‘My Name’s Mike, and That’s between Y’all’ The strike started on Jan. 16 in response to plans by the city to rebid its contracts with school bus companies – contracts that Mayor Michael …

Workers at 1,000 Walmart stores across the country are planning a strike for the biggest shopping day of the year in an effort to protest what they say is the retailer’s history of retaliating against them for their efforts to secure better working conditions. Despite Walmart’s attempt to stop them with a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), workers’ groups say the Black Friday strike is on.   Union Activity at Issue Organization United for Respect at Walmart …