[ad_1] Earlier this month, President Joe Biden paid a visit to the critical battleground state of Michigan. He came to Detroit – Motor City – to court union voters. Mr. Biden had just won the United Auto Workers’ endorsement, and he was eager to share the spotlight with UAW president Shawn Fain. Fain told the … Read more
[ad_1] Three separate unions representing flight attendants at major U.S. airlines are picketing and holding rallies at 30 airports on Tuesday as they push for new contracts and higher wages. The flight attendants are increasingly frustrated that pilots won huge pay raises last year while they continue to work for wages that, in some cases, … Read more
[ad_1] The United Auto Workers union said its next target is to unionize factory workers at Lucid, Rivian, Tesla and 10 foreign automakers, a move that comes after it garnered new employment contracts from Detroit’s Big Three automakers. BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Mazda, Mercedes, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo are based overseas but all have manufacturing operations … Read more
[ad_1] American Airlines flight attendants are asking federal officials for the right to go on strike, possibly before the end of the Christmas and New Year’s travel rush, but American said there was “no possibility” of a walkout over the holidays. Leaders of the flight attendants’ union say they are frustrated with the lack of … Read more
[ad_1] Auto industry expert discusses latest GM-UAW tentative agreement Auto industry expert discusses latest GM-UAW tentative agreement 04:19 United Auto Workers union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the company the first Detroit automaker to get a ratified deal that could end a contentious and lengthy labor dispute. A … Read more
[ad_1] UAW and GM agree to tentative deal to end strike UAW and GM agree to tentative deal to end strike 01:12 The United Auto Workers’ six-week strike against Detroit’s Big 3 automakers looks set to end now that union leaders have struck tentative agreements with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis on new labor contracts. … Read more
[ad_1] The United Auto Workers have reached a tentative contract agreement with Stellantis, the union announced Saturday evening, edging the labor union closer to ending a 6-week strike that has dented Detroit’s Big 3 automakers and idled thousands of their employees. “On day 44 of our stand-up strike, I am honored to announce that our … Read more
[ad_1] United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain declared “a major victory” this week when union members reached a tentative agreement with Ford Motor that lifts most employees’ pay past $40 an hour. The tentative deal is indeed a huge win for autoworkers, organized labor experts told CBS MoneyWatch. The latest offer, announced Wednesday, includes a 25% wage increase across … Read more
[ad_1] The United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford Wednesday evening, a move that will be critical to ending the union’s six-week-old strikes against Detroit’s Big Three automakers. “Today we reached a tentative agreement with Ford,” UAW President Shawn Fain said in a video posted to social media, while Ford also confirmed … Read more
[ad_1] Some UAW members turn to loans created for workers on strike Some UAW members turn to loans created for workers on strike 02:32 About 5,000 factory workers for General Motors walked off the job in Texas on Tuesday to join the United Auto Workers strike, impacting a factory that produces some of GM’s most … Read more