Workers at Ultium’s Spring Hill electric vehicle plant, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution of Korea, have unionized. It’s the latest case of the UAW’s Big Three strike bearing fruit.
The strike comes as 40,000 Unite Here hotel workers across 20 cities face expiring contracts this year. Negotiations for new four-year contracts have been taking place since May; about 15,000 of those workers have authorized strikes in 12 markets.
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Staff demand wage increases and reversal of pandemic-era cutbacks that impose ‘painful’ working conditions
Canada's two main railway companies are on the verge of a simultaneous labor stoppage for the first time. The companies say they'll start locking out workers Thursday if they can't reach a deal; the union (Teamsters) says it's ready to call a strike.
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After organizing a stewards network, engaging in strikes, and building multiracial solidarity, workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in central England are deciding whether to form a union. Results are expected on July 17.
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“This vote today is the first step in demonstrating our solidarity and sends a clear message to Apple,” said the IAM CORE Negotiating Committee in a statement.
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