Volkswagen plans to close at least three factories in Germany and lay off tens of thousands of employees. The rest of its plants are in Germany It is also scheduled to downsize, according to the head of the company’s business council, Daniela Cavallo. Europe’s largest carmaker has spent weeks negotiating with unions over its plans … Read more
Boeing employees have rejected a recent 35% pay rise, committing to more strikes as the company faces huge losses and delivery delays. As many as 33,000 workers at Boeing plants in Washington state, Oregon and California rejected a proposal to raise wages by just over a third over four years, with their union saying “after … Read more
Kroger’s $24.6 billion acquisition of competing grocery chain Albertsons could be in jeopardy after two challenges by state attorneys general—and a claim by Colorado’s top lawyer that the companies colluded to hurt workers and protect their bottom line. Last week, Colorado state attorney general Phil Weiser sued to block the merger of two of the … Read more
One day after Ford CEO said union activity was making him reconsider where the company puts its plants, the United Auto Workers union is threatening a strike at the company’s largest and most profitable factory. The union said Friday that nearly 9,000 workers at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville will strike on Feb. 23 … Read more
Auto workers held waves of walkouts. Hollywood actors and writers picketed for months. And healthcare, education and hospitality employees also withheld their labor while calling for improved pay and job conditions. The number of U.S. workers on strike more than doubled last year. According to an annual report from the Labor Action Tracker, a collaboration between researchers … Read more