During a conference call on Thursday, a senior Ford executive expressed concerns about the United Auto Workers’ strike at the company’s most profitable factory. Kumar Galhotra, head of Ford’s combustion vehicle unit, stated that the automaker is “at the limit” of what it can spend on higher wages and benefits for workers. Galhotra emphasized that …
Picketing began Wednesday morning at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as approximately 75,000 healthcare workers initiated a strike in Virginia, California, and three other states. The strike is driven by concerns over wages and staffing shortages, making it the latest significant labor unrest in the United States. Kaiser Permanente, a nonprofit company based in Oakland, California, …
The United Auto Workers announced on Friday that they will be expanding their strike at Ford and General Motors to include an additional 7,000 workers. This brings the total number of strikers at the “Big Three” automakers to 25,000. UAW President Shawn Fain addressed members in a Facebook Live broadcast, stating that the union had …
Welcome back to work, film and television writers! After an intense five-month strike, the Writers Guild of America, East and West, have reached a tentative agreement with the film and television industry. This exciting development will provide thousands of writers the opportunity to get back to doing what they love. The new contract includes some …
After a lengthy five-month strike by film and TV writers demanding fair pay and better working conditions in the streaming era, Hollywood studio and streaming executives have finally reached a tentative deal with the Writers Guild of America, East and West. The union announced in an email to its members on Sunday that an “agreement …
The United Auto Workers strike expanded on Friday, with union workers walking out of dozens of additional parts-distribution centers across the nation amid sluggish negotiations with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, Detroit’s “Big Three” automakers. Now, a big-name boost is heading to the picket line next week: President Biden, who announced Friday that he’ll …
As anger towards President Biden’s open-border policy grows among Americans, including Democrats, it’s important to reserve some of that anger for the true villains in this situation: the cartels and the illegal migrants. These migrants are primarily responding to incentives, as they are just regular people in countries facing poverty or dictatorships who saw Biden’s …
Despite its support of progressive politicians and causes, the influential labor union, SEIU 1199, fails to uphold its own principles when it comes to investing its funds or advocating for its own employees. With a membership of 125,000 healthcare workers primarily based in New York, the union aligns itself with high-profile left-wing Democrat politicians like …
Experience Samantha Henry’s groundbreaking strike that captivated the nation. “Many believed the strike would only last a week or a couple of days. Yet, it persisted for nearly five weeks,” said Henry, one of over 3,700 Metro workers in the Toronto area who participated in the summer strike. In previous negotiation attempts that did not …
The United Auto Workers (UAW) president unveiled the union’s strategy for striking the “Big Three” automakers during a town hall meeting. He stated that the union may conduct targeted walkouts to keep the companies off-balance. The UAW’s contracts with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis are set to expire on Friday. The union has made it …