December 23, 2024

UAW President Shawn Fain says he’s coming for Elon Musk’s Tesla next

The UAW recently won record new contracts with the Detroit Three, bringing its weeks-long strike to a conclusion.Ian Krietzberg Nov. 3, 2023 11:49 AM EDT The United Auto Workers union, upon receiving historic new tentative agreements from each of the Detroit Three automakers, closed up its picket lines at the end of October. The union […]

The UAW beat the big three; Elon Musk’s Tesla is among its next targets

Six weeks of targeted strikes by the United Auto Workers has proved to be an effective approach. Ford, Stellantis, and General Motors have all reached tentative agreements with the UAW over the past 10 days. Now, the union wants to focus its attention on automakers like Toyota and Tesla, who have resisted unionization or opened […]

RV Times: Asante nurses, administrators in mediation, though ‘far apart’ on labor contract

Nurses at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford have entered the mediation stage of contract negotiations with hospital administration to address what they view as unsafe staffing levels, noncompetitive wages and inadequate benefits. The Oregon Nurses Association, which represents the hospital’s frontline nurses, believes that talk of a strike is premature, but nothing is […]

Auto workers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville

BY TOM KRISHERUpdated 6:47 PM PDT, October 11, 2023ShareDETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday when 8,700 workers walked off their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant. The surprise move about 6:30 p.m. took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world. […]

Why Walgreens pharmacy workers are walking off the job

New YorkCNN—Retail pharmacists and technicians around the country say they’re overworked, underpaid and fed up. Now some are walking off the job. Pharmacy staff at Walgreens locations across the country called out of work on Monday to protest harsh working conditions, leaving some stores closed or critically understaffed. Organizers told CNN that hundreds of workers […]

Why so many workers are striking in 2023: ‘Strikes can often be contagious,’ says expert

Altogether, roughly 453,000 workers have gone on strike so far in 2023 as employees across industries fight for better wages and working conditions in the wake of the pandemic.In the last few months alone, striking or threatening to strike has led to a string of labor deals where workers have pushed for and won higher […]