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Dartmouth Basketball Team May Change The NCAA Forever: 'This Will Absolutely Kill College Sports' Senator Says
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - 7:23pm | 873Over the last year, unions became a big topic nationally with three of the largest automotive companies striking due to contract negotiations involving the United Auto Workers union. Unions could quickly become a trending topic across another sector nationally. What Happened: When many sports fans...
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Ford CEO Hints At Non-US Factories In The Future: Company Will 'Think Carefully' After UAW Strike
Thursday, February 15, 2024 - 7:50pm | 521Automotive giant Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) was one of the Big 3 auto companies targeted with strikes by the UAW union in 2023. The impact of the strikes continues to sort itself out for Ford's financials and future operations. Here's what CEO Jim Farley had to say. What Happened: The UAW strike will...
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Joe Biden's Strategy For Swing States: Support Unions & Striking Workers
Monday, February 5, 2024 - 6:07pm | 678The city of Las Vegas may have narrowly avoided a strike of hotel workers ahead of the hosting of Super Bowl LVIII. Here's the latest. What Happened: Casinos and hotels in Las Vegas are expected to be full thanks to Super Bowl LVIII and the city may have struggled to keep up with demand with a...
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Hyundai Workers In Alabama Join UAW Amid Unionization Drive
Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 12:11pm | 726Workers at the sole Hyundai Motor Co. (OTC:HYMTF) plant in the U.S., located in Alabama, have unionized with the United Auto Workers (UAW). What Happened: The UAW has successfully recruited 30% of the workforce at the Alabama Hyundai plant, reported The Hill on Thursday. This marks the third public...
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UAW President Says 'Can't Fathom' Teamsters Backing Trump, Who 'Cycled Through White House Staff Like Toilet Paper'
Monday, January 29, 2024 - 5:57am | 614United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain dismissed the possibility of the Teamsters union supporting former President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election, stating he cannot comprehend any union backing the Republican candidate. What...
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Swedish Union Striking Against Tesla Says Standoff Could End If EV Giant Follows Amazon's Playbook
Friday, January 5, 2024 - 5:18am | 667A potential breakthrough might be in sight for the ongoing strike against Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) in Sweden, as the IF Metall union proposed a compromise, signaling a possible end to the dispute that has been going on for nearly three months. What Happened: A report from media outlet Dagens...
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Bernie Sanders Throws Weight Behind Nordic Workers' Unions As They Take On Elon Musk's Tesla: 'They Deserve Our Support'
Friday, December 29, 2023 - 7:59am | 568Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), which has avoided unionization in the U.S. so far, has found that it’s a different ball game altogether across the Atlantic. Sweden’s powerful union, IF Metall, has taken Tesla head-on, clamoring for a collective bargaining agreement, and the strike has spread...
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Tesla Hunts For Nordic Public Policy Ace As Swedish Strike Tests EV Giant's Resolve
Thursday, December 21, 2023 - 7:08am | 471EV giant Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is actively seeking candidates for the positions of Nordic Public Policy Manager and Business Manager based in Stockholm amid an escalating workers’ strike against the company in Sweden. What Happened: As indicated by a job posting on...
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Microsoft Includes Starfield Testers In Union, Offers Game Copies With New Conditions
Monday, December 11, 2023 - 6:06pm | 419Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) has acknowledged and included 77 temporary game testers from ZeniMax Studios into a newly formed quality assurance union, marking a notable development in the industry's labor landscape. These testers, initially contracted through TCWGlobal, have joined the ZeniMax...
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Danish Union On Sympathy Strike Against Tesla Found To Have $58M Invested In EV Giant Via Pension Fund
Thursday, December 7, 2023 - 9:40am | 609In a surprising turn of events, it has been uncovered that 3F, one of Denmark’s major labor unions currently engaged in a sympathy strike against Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), reportedly holds a substantial investment in the electric vehicle (EV) giant through its pension company. What Happened:...
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UAW President Takes Aim At Elon Musk's Wealth In Bid To Woo Tesla Workers: 'You Don't Have To Live Paycheck To Paycheck'
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 11:48pm | 728After securing landmark labor deals with Detroit’s “Big Three” automakers, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has expanded its reach to unionize non-union autoworkers, including those at Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM). What Happened: In a pointed message...
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From Tesla To Toyota: UAW Launches Ambitious Campaign To Unionize Top Auto Players
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 6:37pm | 703The United Auto Workers union has initiated a campaign to unionize workers at 13 non-union automakers across the United States. This initiative, announced on Wednesday, aims to bring nearly 150,000 autoworkers from major companies including BMW (OTC: BMWYY), Honda (NYSE: HMC), Hyundai (OTC: HYMTF...
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Tesla Strike Leader In Sweden Warns Of Traditional Business Model Shake-Up, But Assures Union Has Funds To Protest For 'Long, Long Time'
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 4:47am | 672The woman spearheading the resistance against Tesla Inc‘s (NASDAQ:TSLA) business practices in Sweden, amidst an intensifying strike involving mechanics, postal workers, dockers, and cleaners, warns that the electric vehicle giant’s approach could disrupt the traditional labor...
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Ohio Cannabis Dispensary First To Join Teamsters Union As GOP Seeks To Alter Legalization Law
Friday, November 17, 2023 - 5:32pm | 625Nearly all eligible workers at the Columbus-based Strawberry Fields dispensary have voted to join Teamsters Local 413, becoming the first in Ohio to affiliate with the union. The move comes several weeks after Ohioans approved an initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis Nov. 7. “...
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Analysis: Autoworkers Are A Missing Piece In The October Jobs Report. Here's Why That Matters.
Friday, November 3, 2023 - 1:54pm | 364The October nonfarm payrolls report released Friday shows an increase of 150,000 jobs and an unemployment rate of 3.9%. Yet the piece of the report that steals the spotlight is the the 33,000-job decline in the motor vehicles and parts manufacturing space, courtesy the UAW strike. The 33K-Job Gap:...