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Protestors outside of The SunTrapp on Oct. 4, 2025. (Courtesy of Ari Ruiz, @analogformats)

SunTrapp shuts doors following monthlong worker’s strike

After a monthlong strike, Salt Lake City’s historic SunTrapp bar has closed, following a unionization effort by its employees over workplace conditions.
By Lexi Hall, Multimedia Director | November 3, 2025

  Salt Lake City's oldest continually running gay bar and first bar to attempt unionization in the city — The SunTrapp — closed its doors on Oct 31. Since late September, bartenders, barbacks...

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Why Thousands of South Korea’s Doctors Are on Strike

South Korean doctors are striking in opposition to recent legislation that increased admissions to medical schools. These doctors are concerned about the quality of education and pay, while South Korean citizens face the consequences of a diminished medical workforce.
By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor | September 7, 2024

  South Korea's government and the country's junior doctors are at a stalemate over a policy increasing the cap on medical student admissions. Neither side shows signs of backing down. Thousands...

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Why You Should Care About the SAG-AFTRA Strike

If you care about the health and well-being of yourself and your family, you care about the WGA and SAG-AFTRA striking.
By Graham Jones, Assistant Arts Editor | August 1, 2023

  On May 2, 2023, the Writers Guild of America went on strike. The WGA is a labor union that was formed on April 6, 1933 (originally the Screenwriter’s Guild) to protect and represent writers...

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WGA Writers Strike: It’s Happening Again

By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer | May 30, 2023

  As many people know, this is not the first time the WGA has gone on strike. They last went on strike in 2007, which drastically changed the landscape of television. Right around when they began...