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Labor Day 2017 – September Fourth
Labor Day – this national holiday is a creation of the labor movement in the late 19th century, of course– struggling then as now against the extremely wealth owners and Wall Street. It pays homage to the communal and economic achievements of workers in America. It will be the workers of America who rebuild Texas, not the billionaires who will reap the harvest of Trump’s proposed tax cuts. Continue reading
Unions Sue Renault-Nissan Alliance in Three Countries
IndustriALL and its US affiliate the United Auto Workers are suing Renault Nissan for what it claims are serious labor right violations at Nissan North America’s manufacturing facilities in Canton, Mississippi. Continue reading
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Unifor Faces Down FCA – Job and Investment Pattern Upheld
In round two of contract talks with the Detroit Three in Canada, Unifor upheld the pattern at FCA that was established when it took on a belligerent General Motors. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Canadian Auto Labor talks 2016, FCA Canada, Ken Zino, uaw, Unifor 2016 labor talks
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Suicide Vote – UAW Locals Nix FCA Contract
In a move that can only be characterized as slitting their own throats, UAW local members have voted against the proposed four-year labor agreement worked out by the International union and FCA. Continue reading
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FCA UAW Target for Contract Talks
UAW leaders claim they are looking for an agreement, not a costly confrontation. However, there are contentious issues involve creating more jobs and eliminating the two-tier wage structure for UAW workers that see diminished salaries and benefits compared to employees with longer time in service. Continue reading
GM Announces $5.4 Billion in U.S. Plant Investments
Since June 2009, GM has announced U.S. facility spending of ~$16.8 billion. About $11.4 billion of that has come since the 2011 UAW-GM National Agreement that is up for renewal, with the two-tier wage system a major potential point of contention. In total, GM said these investments have created 3,650 new jobs and secured the positions of approximately 20,700 others. Continue reading
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Globalization Comes at last to Unions. UAW Growing in South?
Taking a play from multinational corporations who have used globalization and misleadingly named ‘Free-trade’ agreements to evade taxes and drive down pay rates in the U.S., trade unions are now using their global clout to organize non-union auto plants in the Southern U.S. The latest example comes from Mississippi where the UAW has been campaigning for four years to establish a company-recognized trade union into the Nissan plant in Canton and its 4,000 workers. Nissan reported more than $1 billion in profits during the Japanese Q1. Continue reading
New VW SUV Goes to Chattanooga. UAW forms a Local. Further State Subsidies in Anti-Union South in Doubt?
In a compromise that involves the formation of a UAW local, Volkswagen Group has announced that its new midsize SUV will the built in Chattanooga starting at the end of 2016. The expansion was held up over the lack of a union and a works council structure that exists in every other VW plant in the world. State and local officials – including the Governor and Senior Senator – threatened to withhold subsidies if a union was formed for the expansion that doubles the workforce to 4,000. Continue reading
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Did Tennessee Governor Haslam Violate Worker’s Rights?
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and other Republican state lawmakers are charged with trying to prevent Volkswagen workers from obtaining union representation by threatening to withhold state aid for the now stalled expansion of the Chattanooga plant where the Passat is assembled. Continue reading
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GM to Invest More than $1 Billion on Five U.S. Plant Upgrades
General Motors said today it will invest almost $1.3 billion in plant upgrades at five manufacturing sites in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana to produce new fuel-efficient engines and transmissions, improve quality and streamline logistics. The investments combined will create or retain about 1,000 jobs. Continue reading