Uaw Loses Unionization Vote at Mercedes Factories in Alabama

Boeing Union Votes to End Strike

Machinists are set to return to work after ratifying a contract with a 38% pay raise.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Union votes could be key in Michigan

In Michigan, union votes could prove to be crucial to the winning candidate. Jericka Duncan has more.

Unions Defy Their Leadership With More 'No' Votes on Contracts

Fed up with inflation and seizing a moment of labor power, workers at Boeing, AT&T and Southwest reject deals negotiated by union bosses.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 13

Boeing workers voting on new union contract

Boeing workers are voting on a new union contract Monday that does not include the pension benefits that thousands sought during negotiations. Cody Martin, a Boeing union worker, joins CBS News ...

Massachusetts Votes to Let Uber, Lyft Drivers Unionize

Passage of the state ballot measure gives about 70,000 ride-share drivers the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining, which is not guaranteed to them under federal law.

Business - Inc. - 4 days ago

Will Kamala Harris lose the popular vote?

Harris could not simply lose in 2024; she could potentially lose the popular vote as well — and take many Democrats down with her.

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Rudy Giuliani shows up to vote in the Mercedes he was ordered to surrender

Rudy Giuliani has yet to surrender any of the valuables he was ordered to turn over to the two election workers he defamed, their lawyers say — including the Mercedes he was spotted riding around ...

Boeing and Union Leaders Reach New Proposal to End Strike

The deal reached by the machinists union, which represents more than 33,000 workers, would cumulatively raise wages by nearly 40 percent over four years, according to details shared by the union.

Business - The New York Times - October 19

Boeing reports $6 billion loss ahead of pivotal union vote

Boeing reported losses topping $6 billion last quarter as voting kicks off Wednesday on a labor contract that could put an end to a weeks-long strike that has crippled the aviation giant. “It will ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Boeing union members voting on contract, pension could be deal breaker

Boeing union members are voting on a new contract that could put an end to the strike that has lasted weeks in the U.S. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more on the ...

Boeing workers vote to reject deal to end strike, union says

More than 30,000 workers at the troubled aviation company represented by the union began striking in mid-September. Boeing workers have rejected the latest offer to end the more than a month-long ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Boeing machinists' union leaders back new contract, call for Monday vote

Some 33,000 Boeing machinists have been on strike for weeks. Union leadership said the latest proposal adds a general wage increase of 38% over four years.

Boeing machinists end strike after approving labor contract with 38% raises

The vote is the third time since September that Boeing's machinists are considering a new labor deal.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

How can the candidate with most votes lose? The US electoral college explained

Every four years, electoral college members meet in all 50 states and cast their votes – here’s what to know. Even though the United States touts its status as one of the world’s leading ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Could Trump Win the Popular Vote but Lose the Electoral College?

It’s not likely, but it’s not something that can be dismissed either, recent polling suggests.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

Boeing union backs sweetened contract offer that could end strike, sets vote for Monday

The unionized machinists walked off the job on Sept. 13, halting most of Boeing's aircraft production.

Business - CNBC - November 1

One year after the UAW strike, Michigan is worse off

The United Auto Workers' strike against the Big Three automakers in Michigan has resulted in job losses and scaling back of future plans, while the union's focus on other issues and corruption ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

The Saudi factories powered by women

A surge in female labour force participation has emerged as a bright spot for the kingdom

World - Financial Times - October 28

Japanese premier Ishiba's ruling coalition is certain to lose a majority in parliamentary vote, NHK public TV says

World - ABC News - October 27

Philadelphia Fed’s factory gauge jumps in October

Index rises to 10.3, second straight monthly gain

Business - MarketWatch - October 17

Wolfspeed and ZF put German chip factory on ice

World - Yahoo News - October 23

Boeing factory workers reject latest contract offer

Vote deals blow to new chief executive’s plan to stabilise business

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Foreign Election Interference, and Volkswagen May Close Factories

Plus, why you should never cross a crow.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Boeing Strike Extended After Union Workers Reject New Contract

The vote, hours after Boeing reported a $6.1 billion loss, will extend a nearly six-week-long strike at factories where the company makes its best-selling commercial plane.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Stellantis Expands Mexico Factory to Build More Ram Pickups Outside the U.S.

Such a step by the automaker would threaten its already-frayed relationship with the UAW, which has criticized moves to cut U.S. jobs.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 15

Inside the Secretive $700 Million Ad-Testing Factory for Kamala Harris

Future Forward has ascended to the top of the Democratic political universe, but it has also drawn suspicion and second-guessing.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

Biden administration to provide $325 million for new Michigan semiconductor factory

The federal government plans to provide up to $325 million to Hemlock Semiconductor to produce a key material for computer chips, an announcement Monday with possible political significance as the ...

Tech - ABC News - October 21

Labour leaders vow to fight VW factory closure plans in Germany

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Modi and Spain's Sanchez open factory for Airbus military transport

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Chinese factory activity expands for first time in six months

Beijing set to unveil fiscal stimulus focused on struggling local governments next week

Business - Financial Times - October 31

U.S. Factory Towns Laid Low by the ‘China Shock’ Are Benefiting From New Investments

Communities that suffered the worst of plant closings in recent decades are now gaining an outsize share of fresh investment and new jobs.

Business - The New York Times - November 1

ISM factory index drops, marking 7th straight month below growth threshold

The malaise that has loomed over the manufacturing sector for the better part of the past two years seems like it will continue, according to one economist.

Business - MarketWatch - November 1

Body of Tennessee Factory Worker Killed in Hurricane Helene Is Found

She is believed to be the last employee who was missing after the plastics plant flooded. Authorities are still investigating the circumstances around the deaths.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 2

U.S. factory orders tumble in September, for fourth drop in the past five months

Orders for manufactured goods fell 0.5% in September, the Commerce Department said Monday. It is the fourth decline in orders in the past five months.

Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago

Mercedes-Benz and Porsche look for cost cuts after China slump hits profits

German carmakers exposed to Asian nation’s economic malaise after benefiting from its booming auto market

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Union leaders' outdated methods hurt workers and the economy

The International Longshoreman's Association is demanding outrageous wage increases and a ban on automation at American ports, threatening to disrupt the economy and cost jobs.

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Petitions to Unionize Doubled Under Biden Administration

Workers filed 3,286 bids with the government to form unions, the first increase in a presidential term since Gerald Ford left office in 1976.

Business - Inc. - October 16

Uaw Loses Unionization Vote at Mercedes Factories in Alabama

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