The auto workers of Canada voted to ratify an agreement for a three-year contract with General Motors. Members of Unifor, the union that represents about 4,300 Canadian workers at three GM facilities in Ontario, voted 80.5% in favor of the agreement, the union said Sunday in a statement. The vote followed the pattern of a […]
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General Motors and its workers in Canada reach an agreement to avoid a strike
General Motors (GM) and the Canadian union Unifor announced this Tuesday that they have reached a provisional agreement for the signing of a collective agreement a few hours after the workers of the manufacturer of automobiles were declared in strike. Unifor President Lana Payne said in a statement that GM has accepted the union’s demands […]
US auto sector faces another UAW deadline
The president of United Auto Workers (UAW)Shawn Fain, will announce on Friday his decision on expanding the strike that is now being held by some 25,000 workers at General Motors (GM), ford and Stellantis while negotiations accelerate to reach an agreement to end the strikes. Fain’s appearance in a live broadcast on Facebook Live will […]
USA: automotive strike causes layoffs in 30% of suppliers in the sector
The association that represents suppliers to the automotive industry in USAMEMA, estimates that 30% of the companies in the sector have already had to lay off some of their workers as a result of the strike that has affected since September 15 to General Motors (GM), ford and Stellantis. MEMA, which represents a sector in […]
The US is experiencing the largest health workers strike in its history
USA This Wednesday, the largest health workers’ strike in its history is taking place, in which more than 75,000 unionized employees of Kaiser Permanente, one of the health care providers, participate. health largest nonprofit in the country. The strike began at 6:00 in the morning and will last until next Saturday. The most affected states […]
California rules out unemployment checks for striking workers
California will not give unemployment checks to striking workers, and Democratic governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed a bill that had been inspired by high-profile work stoppages in hollywood and the hotel industry. Newsom says he supports workers and often benefits from campaign contributions from unions. But he noted that he vetoed this bill because […]
Hollywood screenwriters return to work for the first time in almost five months
Hours after the screenwriters’ strike hollywood came to an end, Bill Maher led the return to work by announcing early Wednesday that his HBO “Real Time with Bill Maher” would air again on Friday. “My writers and ‘Real Time’ are back!” posted on social media. On Tuesday night, writers’ union board members approved a contractual […]
Threat of strike looms in Las Vegas casinos
Strip workers Las Vegas (Snowfall, USA), the avenue that concentrates the majority of casinos and Hotels of the city, voted in favor of giving freedom to unions to call a strike to improve their working conditions, local media reported this Wednesday. 95% of the members of the culinary workers and waiters union gave their union […]
US auto union begins strike with support from Joe Biden
The union of three major American automakers launched an unprecedented simultaneous strike at three plants. USA to demand wage increases, a measure that threatens the economy and that received the support of the president Joe Biden. In front of the plant ford in Wayne, in the Detroit region (Michigan), horns and applause greeted the arrival […]
Strike at three car factories threatens US economy
The union of three major American automakers launched a strike unprecedented simultaneous in three plants of USA to demand wage increases, threatening the economy and the push for the president’s re-election Joe Biden. In front of the Ford plant in Wayne, in the Detroit region (Michigan), horns and applause greeted the arrival of the president […]