A weakness of labor is an inability to critically examine the stakes. As a healthy organization, you have to be able to examine the past, acknowledge it, account for it, and move forward. Without that you’re stuck in a circular trap.
Democrats’ new industrial manufacturing plan leaves unions behind, fumbling a moment of relative leverage for organized labor.
Mexico’s labor law reform went into effect in 2019, requiring unions to hold secret-ballot votes to validate all existing contracts by May 2023. Next week, workers at Tridonex will hold a vote and attempt to get rid of their employer-friendly union.
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Although UAW leadership has encouraged the rank and file to ratify the contract, many workers are unhappy with the highlights of the proposed deal.
49,000 United Auto Worker members went on strike on Sept. 16 against General Motors, in the largest walkout there since 2007. While most plants are in the Midwest, they are also in Texas, Kentucky, Kansas, Tennessee and Missouri.
GM cuts healthcare benefits for workers, as strike enters 4th day. This induces workers to get more angry. GM thinks this will scare them or get them to rethink the cost of their benefits. It's going to backfire. It's quick, rash and insensitive.
The United Auto Workers said on Sunday that a nationwide strike will begin before midnight. The move comes after the union and General Motors failed to agree on a new contract.
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