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  • TOPSHOT – Union members react as Aerospace Machinists District 751 President Jon Holden (out of frame) announces that union members rejected a proposed Boeing contract and will go on strike, following voting results at their union hall in Seattle, Washington, on September 12, 2024. Boeing workers in the Seattle region overwhelmingly voted to strike on September 12, rejecting a contract the embattled aviation giant characterized as a boon for staff given the company’s stressed financial condition. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Boeing and machinists union resume talks after 33,000 workers go on strike and shutter Seattle plants

    By Yehyun Kim, John Biers, and others
  • The United States Steel Corp. Clairton Coke Works facility in Clairton, Pennsylvania, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. President Joe Biden is preparing to block Nippon Steel Corp.’s $14.1 billion takeover of United States Steel Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. Photographer: Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    US Steel warns that Pennsylvania HQ and plants could close if government blocks its sale to Nippon

    By Rebecca Droke, John Biers, and others