Vanessa Yurkevich

UPS and the Teamsters have reached a tentative deal on a new contract, potentially avoiding a strike. A labor stoppage could have started as soon as next week and crippled US supply chains and been a multi-billion dollar hit to the economy.

Negotiations will resume next week between UPS and the Teamsters union, which represents 340,000 UPS workers, ahead of a looming nationwide strike.

Ahead of contract negotiations set to begin Thursday, the head of the United Auto Workers union declared that it’s prepared to strike against the Big Three US automakers.

Members of the Directors Guild of America voted to approve a new three-year contract with studios Friday, with 87% of membership voting in favor of the deal.

Spirit AeroSystems, a key supplier to Boeing, shut down its factory in Wichita, Kansas, on Thursday after workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers voted to strike.

For a fourth day, dockworkers at West Coast ports in the United States are disrupting international trade, according to the Pacific Maritime Association.

Universal Music Group — the music company representing superstars including Sting, The Weeknd, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande — has a new Goliath to contend with: artificial intelligence.

The Writers Guild of America is set to hold a strike authorization vote on Tuesday. If it passes, which it is expected to, that will allow leadership to call a strike if the Guild and the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers do not reach a new contract agreement by May 1.

The world of Harry Potter is getting new life.

CSX Transportation announced Tuesday that it had reached a deal with two railroad unions regarding paid sick leave.