Global trend: unions are fed up
🪧 There seems to be a global trend regarding labor unions… they’ve had enough.
With cresting issues between the U.S. dock workers and rail workers compounded with mass walkouts at several U.K. ports, supply chain conflicts are popping up left and right. Frontline workers are making it clear that they are tired of being treated as expendable after years of being touted as essential, being forced to take the brunt of the labor during pandemic shutdowns, and suffering from inflation as a result.
The union representing nearly 9,300 workers at Canada’s top two rail companies is signaling a potential work stoppage due to stalled negotiations over working conditions and wage hikes.
Over 100,000 passengers are in for a bumpy ride due to a strike by Deutsche Lufthansa AG ground personnel.
In a recent interview, the chair of the pilots' union at Air Transport International (ATI), a key air carrier in Amazon's delivery network, expressed frustration over delayed contract negotiations.
Stellantis has made a significant announcement about the separation of 539 supplemental employees from its U.S. manufacturing operations, a move that has sparked concerns, especially from United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain.
Costco's current and former CEOs, Craig Jelinek and Ron Vachris, responded to a Virginia warehouse's recent unionization vote with a candid letter to employees.
Tesla is increasing wages for hourly employees at its Sparks, Nevada, battery factory, with low-end hourly wages rising from $20 to $22 (a 10% increase) and high-end wages increasing from $30.65 to $34.50 (a 12.5% increase).
Spanish workers at an Amazon logistics center in northern Spain, near the border with France, are planning a three-day strike from January 3 to 5 ahead of the Epiphany feast day.
German trade union IG Metall has rejected Swedish union IF Metall's call for a strike against Tesla Sweden, deeming it illegal.
Norwegian labor union Fellesforbundet will block Tesla car shipments to Sweden starting December 20, in support of striking Swedish mechanics' demand for collective bargaining agreements.
Major automakers like Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Subaru have announced significant pay raises for their U.S. workers despite not being covered by United Auto Workers (UAW) contracts.
Workers at Ford's two Louisville vehicle plants have voted against the proposed UAW contract by a narrow margin of 52% to 48%, going against the national trend.
The United Automobile Workers (U.A.W.) president, Shawn Fain, has proposed that other labor unions align their contract expirations with the U.A.W., emphasizing solidarity in collective bargaining efforts.
General Motors (GM) and the United Auto Workers (UAW) have reached a tentative agreement, ending a six-week-long coordinated strike against the Detroit Three automakers.
Negotiations between General Motors (GM) and the United Auto Workers (UAW) resumed in an effort to reach a labor contract deal and end a six-week-long strike.
Ford and the United Auto Workers (UAW) have reached a tentative labor agreement after a six-week negotiation.
In a significant escalation of the ongoing strike, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union called 5,000 members at General Motors' Arlington Assembly plant in Texas to walk off the job.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has expanded its strike to include 6,800 workers at a plant producing Ram 1500 trucks, affecting one of Stellantis' key vehicles.
General Motors (GM) has increased its offer to striking auto workers, matching Ford's proposed 23% wage hike and benefit improvements.
Ford Motor announced that it is laying off an additional 150 workers in Michigan due to the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) strike, bringing the total number of furloughed workers to 2,730.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union, traditionally associated with the automotive industry, has diversified its membership to include a significant number of higher education workers, including graduate students, adjunct professors, and postdocs.
Bill Ford, the Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Co., urged an end to the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike, emphasizing the importance of the U.S. auto industry's future.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain announced that the union will not initiate additional walkouts against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis in their ongoing strike but emphasized their ability to mobilize workers as needed.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has announced that General Motors (GM) has agreed to include the company's battery plant workers in the union's national contract, marking a significant development in the ongoing strike against major automakers.
The ongoing auto workers' strike in the United States goes beyond wage disputes and is rooted in concerns related to the 2009 Obama-era deal that removed cost-of-living adjustments, as well as resistance to President Biden's ambitious plans for Chinese battery-powered vehicles.
Rhonda Naus, who began as a temporary worker inspecting Jeep Wranglers at Stellantis, expected her role to become permanent with better pay.
General Motors (GM) has laid off more employees due to the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) strike, bringing the total number of furloughed workers related to the strike to over 2,100.
The ongoing United Auto Workers' strike against major automakers is significantly impacting small suppliers, with some at risk of shutting down due to the disruption.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) is expanding its strikes to 38 parts and distribution locations across 20 states, targeting General Motors and Stellantis.
Automotive supplier BorgWarner anticipates a relatively modest impact from the United Auto Workers (UAW) strikes at present.
Sean O’Brien, Teamsters International president, is under fire from senior union members for agreeing to appear at the upcoming Republican national convention.