Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama got a surprise ally in US Sen. Marco Rubio, with the conservative lawmaker revealing on Friday that he supports their efforts to unionize. The Republican senator from Florida published an op-ed in USA Today that accused Amazon AMZN, -0.77% of waging “a war against working-class values”Read More →
© Reuters. Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS plane EI-EKG lands in Riga International Airport in Riga DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair (I:) has threatened to close two regional bases and axe up to 120 pilot jobs unless pilots in its home Irish market bypass their union and directly accept a pay cut, aRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Delta Airlines plane is parked at a gate as the novel coronavirus outbreak continues, in Atlanta, Georgia By Tracy Rucinski (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc (N:) and its pilots union said on Sunday they are working to avoid furloughs of roughly 2,300 pilots followingRead More →
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Codelco El Teniente copper mine, the world’s largest underground copper mine is shown near Machali, Chile 2/2 By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s powerful unions are headed into contract talks with a hand weakened by the coronavirus pandemic, giving an edge to minersRead More →
Some high-profile House Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, skipped Tuesday night’s State of the Union address to protest President Donald Trump. The New York lawmaker and fellow “Squad” member Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts boycotted the speech, along with Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, Rep.Read More →
Joe Raedle/Getty Images President Donald Trump tells supporters in The Villages, Fla., in October 2019 that he’ll always defend Medicare, just days after signing an executive order that opens the door to further privatization. Later this evening, Donald Trump delivers his third State of the Union address. If past speechesRead More →
© Reuters. An American Airlines airplane sits on the tarmac at LAX in Los Angeles By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) – American Airlines Holdings Inc (O:) and its mechanics union announced tentative joint collective bargaining agreements on Thursday covering five maintenance and fleet service groups after more than four yearsRead More →
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A top Mexican trade union said on Monday it has suspended its threat to launch a strike at Home Depot (NYSE:) stores across Mexico over labor demands, adding it is in talks with the U.S. home improvement chain to improve pay and benefits for workers. TheRead More →
Many Americans — some more than others — are putting hard-earned money toward bank fees, according to research released this month. Millennials, racial minorities and people living in the Northeast pony up more in bank fees than other groups, according to a survey by the personal-finance and credit-card recommendation siteRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Deutsche Lufthansa sign is seen in front of the airport terminal at Cairo International Airport in Cairo BERLIN (Reuters) – German cabin crew union UFO said arbitration talks with Lufthansa (DE:) on Sunday had failed and its members could stage strikes any time from now on,Read More →
© Reuters. United Auto Workers (UAW) acting president Rory Gamble speaks to Reuters from his office in Southfield, Michigan, By Nick Carey and Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – The acting head of the United Auto Workers (UAW) said on Wednesday that he will examine every department of the union inRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Frankfurt hosts the international Motor Show (IAA) By Ben Klayman and Nick Carey DETROIT (Reuters) – United Auto Workers leaders from Ford Motor (NYSE:) Co’s U.S. plants on Friday recommended approval of a tentative labor agreement that would allow the No. 2 U.S. automaker to avoidRead More →
© Reuters. 2020 Ford Explorer cars are seen at Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor (NYSE:) and the United Auto Workers union on Wednesday announced a tentative agreement for a new labor deal, allowing the No. 2 U.S. automaker to avoid a strike like theRead More →
© Reuters. GM Union Is Poised to Ratify Contract, End Strike in Sixth Week (Bloomberg) — General Motors Co (NYSE:). employees are voting in favor of the tentative labor agreement reached with the United Auto Workers, ratifying a new contract and ending a strike that has cost the company aboutRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: UAW workers strike at the Bowling Green facility DETROIT (Reuters) – The union representing the 48,000 workers who have been striking General Motors Co (N:) for about a month have scheduled a meeting on Thursday to update the leaders of the various union locals from aroundRead More →
© Reuters. UAW workers battle bill collectors as strike continues in Bowling Green By Bryan Woolston BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – (Reuters) – While striking workers at General Motors Co’s U.S. auto plants continue walking picket lines for a third week to demand better pay and benefits, the financial pressure hasRead More →
(Reuters) – General Motors Co (N:) and the United Auto Workers (UAW) will continue talks on a new labor deal on Monday after they were unable to agree on a contract over the weekend, the union said. “The parties worked all weekend addressing the complex issues before them, but haveRead More →
© Reuters. A “UAW On Strike” sign is seen during a rally outside the shuttered GM Lordstown Assembly plant during the United Auto Workers national strike in Lordstown, Ohio DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co (N:) and the union that represents its 48,000 striking hourly workers in the United StatesRead More →
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s High Court ordered state arms maker Denel to hand over millions in employees’ tax payments to the government, union officials said – a case that has refocused attention on cash-strapped state firms and their drain on the economy. The Solidarity union sued Denel last month,Read More →
Amazon AMZN, -0.32% employees in four countries have gone on strike amid the company’s biggest discount shopping holiday of the year to protest their working conditions and benefits and to demand better pay. Workers in the U.S. in Minnesota, and in Germany, organized by the labor union Verdi, and acrossRead More →
© Reuters. Workers and Verdi union members protest during strike action at a Amazon logistics centre in Werne, Germany BERLIN (Reuters) – More than 2,000 workers at seven Amazon (O:) sites across Germany have gone on strike over pay for at least two days, labor union Verdi said on Monday.Read More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Cars at the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant in Chattanooga By Nick Carey CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Reuters) – Workers at Volkswagen (DE:) AG’s assembly plant in the state of Tennessee narrowly voted against union representation, dealing a fresh blow to the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) efforts to unionizeRead More →
Amazon.com Inc.’s move toward one-day free shipping may be good news for Prime subscribers, but not necessarily for those who work in Amazon’s warehouses. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, a longtime critic of Amazon’s workplace practices and a backer of unionization at Amazon warehouses, said in a statementRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Banners of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank are pictured in front of the German share price index, DAX in Frankfurt FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A merger of Deutsche Bank (DE:) and Commerzbank (DE:) could put 20,000 jobs at risk, the head of labor union Verdi saidRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Southwest Airlines planes are seen in front of the Las Vegas strip By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration warned Southwest Airlines (NYSE:) Co and a union representing its mechanics in a letter on Friday that their prolonged contract disputeRead More →
