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Members of the International Longshoremen's Association strike for higher wages and protection from automation outside Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 2, 2024.

Gabriele Holtermann-Gorden/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect

Port workers union suspends strike with tentative deal

The International Longshoremen’s Association announced late Thursday it would suspend the two-day-old strike across America’s East and Gulf Coast ports after reaching a tentative deal with their employers.

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Demonstrators gesture during a march against the government of Argentina’s President Javier Milei on St. Cajetan’s Day, the patron saint of the unemployed, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 7, 2024.

REUTERS/Cristina Sille

Inflation inferno: Argentine unions turn up the heat

Argentine university workers plan a 72-hour strike to demand higher wages starting on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The government is offering an increase of 3% for August and 2% for September, which the unions have deemed unacceptable. Data for the first half of 2024 shows Argentinawith the highest cumulative inflation worldwide at 80% and a peak year-on-year inflation of 271.5%.

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