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The UAW is taking a third try at organizing Volkswagen's plant in Tennessee
Jobs growth is cooler but it's still allowing more Americans to reap the benefits of still somewhat tight conditions.
The good news in November's jobs data
Quick Glance: US Job Growth: 199K Added, Unemployment Falls
- Last month, US employers added a solid 199,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped.
- The unemployment rate fell from 3.9% to 3.7%, not far from a five-decade low in April.
- The unemployment rate has been below 4% for 22 months, the longest streak since the late 1960s.
- The economy and labor market are showing signs of slowing back to pre-pandemic levels as inflation decreases.
Here in the U.S., a protester is in critical condition after setting themself on fire Friday ...
UAW Becomes Largest U.S.-Based Union to Call for Gaza Ceasefire
"From opposing fascism in WWII to mobilizing against apartheid South Africa and the Contra war ...
UAW Becomes Largest US Union to Back Gaza Cease-Fire
U.S. employers added 199,000 jobs in November, higher than the 150 ...
The labor market stays robust, with employers adding 199,000 jobs last month
United Auto Workers launches a new campaign to expand on labor success ...
UAW announces drive to organize Toyota, Tesla and a dozen other automakers
Quick Glance: UAW Launches Campaign to Organize Auto Manufacturers
- UAW announces campaign to organize Toyota, Tesla, Honda, and other non-unionized automakers in the US.
- Union unveils website for electronic signing of union authorization cards for 13 companies.
- Union aims to expand membership after negotiating record contracts with Detroit's Big Three and plans to organize thousands of workers.
- Growing movement of workplace activism drives the campaign as workers across industries strike for better pay and benefits.
The competitors in the best position to survive that, Stellantis NV's Carlos Tavares ...
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According to a recent report, the S650-generation Ford Mustang could end production in 2028 ...
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Current Ford Mustang Production Is Ending in 2028
The Illinois Department of Labor said Thursday that it has subpoenaed U.S ...
Illinois to investigate U.S. Steel layoff notices for Granite City workers
The automaker also said it will increase its common stock dividend by 33%
General Motors stock price soars 10% on $10 billion share buyback plan
Quick Glance: GM Announces $10 Billion Stock Buyback and Dividend Increase
- GM plans to raise the quarterly dividend next year by 33% to 12 cents per share; launch an accelerated $10 billion repurchase program; and reinstate its 2023 forecast to include an estimated EBIT-adjusted impact from six weeks of U.S. labor strikes.
- GM CEO Mary Barra stated that the company is finalizing a budget for next year to fully offset the additional costs of new labor agreements.
- Net income for stockholders of $9.1 billion to $9.7 billion, compared to a previous outlook of $9.3 billion to $10.7 billion.
- Adjusted earnings per share of approximately $7.20 to $7.70 including the stock buyback, compared to the previous outlook of $7.15 to $8.15.
Union drive will cover nearly 150,000 workers at factories largely in US south
UAW launches push to organize at Tesla and other non-union car makers
A U.S. labor board has dismissed claims that Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) illegally fired employees ...
Tesla beats US claim that it fired factory workers amid union campaign
Ford Motor (F.N) posted a 0.5% drop in U.S. new vehicle sales for November on Monday ...
Ford's November US vehicle sales slip, EV sales rise
Stellantis announced it is laying off potentially thousands of employees ...
Stellantis to lay off thousands at Jeep plants, blames California emissions regulations
General Motors outlined a $10 billion share buyback program and a 33% dividend increase this week, even as it said the lengthy United Auto Workers strike will ... Show more
Because of more stringent rules, Stellantis only will ship ordered internal combustion ...
Ohio senator questions Stellantis decision to cut jobs at Jeep plants
Ford Motor (F.N) on Thursday pegged the cost of a new labor deal at $8 ...
Ford pegs cost of UAW labor deal at $8.8 billion, cuts full-year profit view
Volkswagen (VOWG.DE) said on Wednesday that it would hike salaries for production ...
Volkswagen becomes the latest automaker to hike wages for U.S. factory workers
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‘We can’t let Tesla get away with this’
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UAW workers ratified new contracts with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, securing record wage gains over ...
UAW workers ratify contracts with Big 3 automakers
DOL says it last updated the so-called Schedule A list in 2004.
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Residents of Belvidere, Ill., say they are excited about the reopening of a closed ...
Factory reopening could save this town, but many still bash the economy
Ford details UAW strike costs
Ford lost $1.7B from UAW strike; GM projects EV losses will end by 2025
Watching this UAW is like seeing sunrays after a dark night – unions are ...
The UAW’s Tesla drive is showing the way forward for US unions
go big or go extinct
Nearly 900,000 Americans sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner ...
Unions are the strongest in decades. Nearly a million Americans got double-digit raises as a result
Lawmakers are considering a pilot program limiting working hours.
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The UAW is targeting the BMW assembly plant in Spartanburg and the Volvo plant ...
Auto worker union targeting South Carolina plants for BMW, Volvo in new campaign
This has been the season of organized labor’s discontent. But it has also been the ...
Organized labor still faces challenges after series of major union wins
Car companies with production facilities in the United States are bumping up pay ...
Automakers with non-union workforce race to bump pay after UAW's record deals
The United Auto Workers said Thursday that about 800 of its members at General Motors will share nearly $8 million in back pay due to an arbitration ruling ... Show more
A major blast furnace at U.S. Steel's plant in Granite City will remain idled ...
U.S. Steel closes Granite City furnace ‘indefinitely,’ warns 1,000 of layoffs
Workers from Hollywood to the auto lines walked off the job this year
2023
the year of labor strikes
Danish dockworkers are refusing to unload the US electric car giant's vehicles in ...
Elon Musk called Tesla Sweden strike 'insane.' Now it's spreading to Denmark
Ford announced Tuesday it would resume construction on an elective vehicle (EV) plant in Michigan that was ...
Ford scaling back plans for Michigan EV battery plant
In Sweden, labor unions are continuing their blockade against Tesla in ...
Labor Unions Step Up Campaign Against Tesla in Solidarity with Striking Swedish Mechanics
Nissan Motor (7201.T) will hike top wages for workers at U.S. manufacturing plants by 10% in January ...
Nissan Motor hiking wages at US auto plants after UAW deal
Ford has restarted work on an electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan, but the plant will be smaller than ...
Ford battery plant is back on track but scaled down
Quick Glance: Ford Revives Electric Vehicle Battery Plant in Michigan
- Ford has restarted work on an electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan, but the plant will be smaller than initially planned.
- Last month, Ford laid off workers involved in the production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck.
- Competitor General Motors has postponed expanding production capacity for the electric Chevrolet Silverado EV due to slow demand growth.
- Producing batteries in the US should enable Ford to benefit from EV tax credits linked to domestic battery manufacturing.
The year in New Yorker photography includes a portrait of Salman Rushdie, an eerie scene of New York City’s orange haze, and an image of United Auto Workers ... Show more
A day after the UAW launched a public campaign to unionize non-union ...
Elon Musk says he disagrees with idea of unions, takes swipe at GM as UAW eyes Tesla
Nissan Motor Co. is giving its 9,000 US factory workers a 10% raise in January and ...
Nissan Gives US Factory Workers a 10% Raise, Eliminates Tiered Pay Structure
Ford Chief Financial Officer John Lawler lays out how Ford buyers, investors and workers ...
Ford expects vehicle prices to go down, offer more incentives in 2024
The new deals mean that Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota are raising their workers' wages to stay competitive ...
UAW ratifies contracts with all three Detroit automakers
General Motors CEO Mary Barra discussed the UAW, GM's EV future and what do to about Cruise in a ...
GM's Mary Barra opens up about relationship with UAW
Meanwhile, thousands of UAW members at Ford and GM have voted against ratification of their ...
Hyundai, Honda, Toyota bump wages after UAW deal with Detroit Three
Workers at MGM Resorts International's (MGM.N) Detroit casino have rejected a tentative five-year labor ...
MGM's Detroit casino workers reject new labor deal
American Airlines pilots voted to go on strike Monday ...
American Airlines’ flight attendants want to strike. But it won’t disrupt your holiday travels
The first ever strikes and a solidarity blockade against the US carmaker could force it ...
Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden’s powerful unions
About 1,100 employees at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan have been on ...
UAW, Blue Cross leaders reach tentative 'verbal agreement' that could end 77-day strike
UAW workers ratified new contracts with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, securing record wage gains over ...
UAW workers ratify contracts with Big 3 automakers
The United Auto Workers announced on Monday that workers at each of the Big Three U.S. automakers officially ratified new contracts. Show more
Soon afterward, Stellantis workers approved their contract.
UAW members ratify deal with General Motors, 1st of Big 3 to conclude labor dispute
Quick Glance: GM Workers' Contract Likely to Pass Despite Worker's Discontent
- Photographed on September 15, 2023 at General Motors' Wentzville Assembly Plant in Wentzville, Missouri.
- On October 30, UAW President Shawn Fain announced a contract deal with General Motors, praising the workers for their relentless fight.
- A significant number of GM workers voted against the record contracts, including a majority at some of the company's largest plants.
- Workers at GM's Arlington Assembly plant voted for the contract, while Ford workers were more positive, and the voting at Stellan in the Toledo Assembly Complex of Stellantis is pending.
Senator Bernie Sanders held a hearing Tuesday to call for the ...
Union Leaders Testify Before Congress; Sen. Markwayne Mullin Challenges Teamsters Head to Fight
Quick Glance: Senate Committee: Senator Challenges Teamsters President to Fight
- Mullin, former MMA fighter, provokes Teamsters President O'Brien during Senate hearing.
- Senator Sanders intervenes to prevent confrontation.
- Mullin suggests settling the dispute with a charity fight.
- Sanders interrupts discussion about physical violence.
In addition to the pay raise for some of its workers, Honda said it would shorten progression time for ...
Honda will give autoworkers 11% raise after UAW's big win
Hyundai Motor Group said Monday it will hike wages for its U.S. manufacturing workers ...
Hyundai to raise wages 25%, hoping to head off union efforts
Thousands of Swedish workers are rallying behind 120 Tesla mechanics ...
Swedish dockworkers are refusing to unload Teslas at ports in broad boycott move
"All over this country, we are seeing workers standing up and fighting back ...
Sanders Holds Senate Hearing With Labor Leaders After 'Historic Union Victories'
Thousands of Starbucks workers at hundreds of stores will be on strike ...
‘Red Cup’ day protest will be the largest strike in Starbucks history
After six weeks of strikes, the UAW clinched new deals from the three largest American auto ...
What the United Auto Workers will gain in their historic contracts
Some business groups have already sued to halt the rule ...
New federal rule could allow millions of workers to more easily unionize at big companies
Buffett selling off all his GM stock likely signals an "ominous" sign for the stock due to ...
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway exits its holding of GM stock
Union resurgence shows few signs of slowing.
Shawn Fain, labor's biggest star, set for congressional appearance
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Wednesday said about 3,900 members representing Volvo Group (VOLVb ...
UAW members ratify labor deal with Mack Trucks
"They did it now because the company knows we're coming for them ...
'UAW Bump'
Toyota Announces Raises After Union Reaches Tentative Deal With Big Three
Members of the United Auto Workers union at Ford and Stellantis have ratified their labor deals and by a ...
UAW members at Ford and Stellantis approve contract
United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain is expected to make an appearance on Capitol Hill on ...
UAW chief set to appear on Capitol Hill after strike victory
"Not even Musk can hide from the labor movement forever."
UAW Pledges All Necessary Resources to Help Unionize Key Tesla Factory
President Biden will head to Illinois on Thursday, where he will meet with United ...
Biden to meet with UAW workers in Illinois to tout deal with auto companies
Quick Glance: Biden Supports UAW Unionization at Tesla and Toyota
- Biden backs United Auto Workers' efforts to unionize workers at Tesla and Toyota.
- He emphasizes the importance of union contract agreements for all automakers.
- Biden underscores the role of union support in his election and future elections.
- Toyota and Tesla have contrasting responses to Biden's remarks on union support.
The Japanese automaker follows Toyota’s lead in keeping pay competitive for its ...
Honda Gives U.S. Factory Workers 11% Pay Bump Following UAW Wins in Detroit
Among significant wins for the union: persuading GM to bring its growing ranks of JV ...
What's the deal? UAW details gains of new four-year contract with GM
Honda plans to increase wages for workers at U.S. factories by 11 percent in January ...
Honda to increase pay for US autoworkers following UAW strike
This historic victory could have significant benefits for all working people.
The UAW’s Game Changer
The Right to Strike Over Mass Layoffs
The UAW has revealed some details ...
Detroit’s Big 3 will produce billions worth of electric vehicles they’re not sure people will buy in their deal with the UAW
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) did not violate U.S. labor law by prohibiting workers at its ...
Tesla can bar US factory workers from wearing union t-shirts, court rules
Fain plans to use record contracts recently won with GM, Ford and Stellantis to ...
UAW has Tesla, Toyota in its sights after contract wins at Detroit automakers
Top Biden administration officials on Friday rejected a decision ...
Biden officials reject Moody's shift to 'negative' outlook, point to Republican 'dysfunction'
Quick Glance: Moody's Adjusts US Government Rating Outlook
- The rating agency has changed the rating of the United States government from 'stable' to 'negative'.
- It is expected that the United States' fiscal deficits will continue to be very large, significantly weakening debt affordability.
- The decision was made on Friday afternoon, meaning that Japan will be the first market to react to it.
- This only contributes to the gloomy mood with political turbulence, looming potential government shutdown, and yesterday's weak 30-year auction.
Hollywood actors reach tentative deal with studios to end strike: Hollywood actors reached a tentative agreement with major studios on Wednesday to resolve the ...
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Quick Glance: Hollywood Actors' Strike to End Tomorrow
- After over 100 days and two rounds of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood's studios have finally reached a tentative agreement to end the actors' strike.
- SAG-AFTRA announced that the strike will officially end at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, following the unanimous approval of the deal by the negotiating committee.
- The announcement has been highly anticipated, with SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP, representing the Hollywood studios, meeting continuously over the last few weeks.
- Artificial intelligence remained a significant issue in recent negotiations, which SAG-AFTRA highlighted in their own statements.
Big 3 autoworkers are voting on the record contracts that emerged after the ...
UAW workers at major Ford and GM truck plants vote 'no' on record contract deals
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