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 […]
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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. […]
We The People: Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library
On We the People for September 27, Jason Houk talks with Jordan Pease about the Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library and October UFO Month. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202309270900
We The People: Preparation for disaster
On We the People for October 11, 2023 Jason Houk and Brad Smith with Althea Rizzo, director of of Geohazards for state of Oregon. We are also joined in the studio by Alaya Ketani, director of Keeping All Women Safe. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202310110900
We The People: Beyond Smoke and Fire
On We the People for October 4, 2023 Brad Smith and Jason Houk talk with Bev DeLeonardis of Health Care for All Oregon and Alan Journet with Southern Oregon Climate Action Now about their upcoming panel discussion Beyond Smoke and Fire. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202310040900
UAW workers strike Mack Trucks after rejecting contract
Oct 9 (Reuters) – Union workers at Volvo Group (VOLVb.ST)-owned Mack Trucks went on strike on Monday after overwhelmingly rejecting a proposed five-year contract, the United Auto Workers said, the latest tentative labor agreement to be voted down. About 73% of the unit’s 4,000 workers in Pennsylvania, Florida and Maryland voted against the deal that included […]
AS NATIONWIDE STRIKE WAVE TAKES HOLD, FETTERMAN, ADAMS, CASAR INTRODUCE BILL TO PROVIDE SNAP BENEFITS FOR STRIKING WORKERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman, with Reps. Alma Adams (D-NC) and Greg Casar (D-TX), introduced the Food Secure Strikers Act of 2023, legislation to allow striking workers to qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The introduction of this bill comes as several high-profile strikes are currently taking place in […]
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US auto workers halt strike expansion after concessions on EV battery plant
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has said that it will not further expand its strike after winning a major breakthrough, bringing electric vehicle battery plants into the union’s national contract. In a video appearance on Friday, UAW President Shawn Fain said that the decision would change the future of the union and the auto […]