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Teamsters representing workers at Phillips 66 have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, according to the union and reports in financial media. The authorization gives union negotiators the power to call a work stoppage if contract talks fail, though a walkout is not automatic. A strike could disrupt operations at the energy company's refineries and facilities.

A union representing Montana state employees and the governor's office have reached an agreement over healthcare costs for state workers. The deal, reported by Montana Free Press, ends a dispute over how much employees contribute to their health coverage. Details of the terms have not been widely shared yet, and reactions from union members and state officials are still coming in.

MPR News highlights a new book about the 1934 Minneapolis truckers' strike, a violent labor conflict that helped build the city's middle class. The book recounts how the strike's outcome strengthened union power in the region and improved wages and working conditions for generations of workers.

Unions at Antofagasta's Centinela copper mine in Chile say they are prepared to strike, raising the prospect of disruption at one of the country's major copper operations. A work stoppage could affect production and shipments at a time when global copper supply is already under close watch. Negotiations between the unions and the company over a new labor contract appear to be at a critical stage.

Workers at Duquesne Light, the Pittsburgh-area electric utility, are threatening to go on strike Wednesday night. The labor threat raises the prospect of service disruptions if contract negotiations with the company fail, and comes amid broader attention to utility labor disputes. No further details on the issues at stake or the union's demands were available in the initial reports.

Faculty and staff unions at City Colleges of Chicago say they will announce a strike date, signaling stalled contract negotiations at the community college system. A walkout would disrupt classes across the city's seven colleges. Labor tensions around pay, staffing and working conditions have been building, and the announcement marks an escalation toward possible industrial action.

A union representing US Environmental Protection Agency employees has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to restore a collective bargaining contract. The suit challenges the administration's move to strip away negotiated workplace protections at the agency. The case adds to a string of legal battles over federal labor rights under the current administration, with unions arguing the contract rescission violates workers' legal rights to organize.