Things aren’t going well for John Deere’s replacement of striking workers. Jonah Furman of Labor Notes tweeted that John Deere “didn’t even make it til 8am without a 911 call” on Day 1 of using scabs. On the first full day of John Deere using non-union workers to attempt to replace UAW members on…
A few days ago, 90% of Deere & Co. union workers rejected a tentative agreement that provided a paltry 20 cents an hour raise per year for six years. Now, workers at the company, which made billions in profits last year, have gone on strike over their demands for fair pay. The Associated Press reports:…
Truck drivers for the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are receiving a multi-million settlement for alleged wage theft. The Los Angeles Times reports: “One of the world’s largest trucking companies, XPO Logistics, agreed Tuesday to pay $30 million to settle class-action lawsuits filed by hundreds of drivers who said they earned less than minimum…
United Airlines will have to wait on its plans to place unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave if they requested an exemption. NPR reports: “A federal judge in Texas ordered United Airlines to temporarily halt its plan to put unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave if they have requested an exemption from the company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. United Airlines…
The Los Angeles Times has published a detailed, eye-opening piece on the extreme heat risks that Rite Aid warehouse workers face in Southern California. Below is a section from the piece. You can read the entire article here. “Temperatures inside the Rite Aid warehouse can climb to 90 degrees or higher and simmer there for…
A strike deadline has been set by the union representing crews that work behind the scenes in film and television. ABC News reports: “The union representing film and television crews says its 60,000 members will begin a nationwide strike on Monday if it does not reach a deal that satisfies demands for fair and safe…
Republicans are usually shouting that government should leave private businesses alone. However, in Texas, they want companies to follow the governor’s ban on vaccine mandates in the workplace. And now some airlines are refusing to comply. USA Today reports: “Two of the nation’s largest airlines – Southwest Airlines and American Airlines – said Tuesday they…
A stingy tractor company is getting nowhere with workers who refuse to be paid peanuts. The Quad-City Times reports: “As John Deere union workers mull their first strike since 1986, some report dissatisfaction with working conditions and their union representation. They also say they feel they are empowered by the company’s high profits and a…
Workers are fed up with their employers so much that they are quitting in record numbers. CNBC reports: “Workers left their jobs at a record pace in August, with bar and restaurant employees as well as retail staff quitting in droves, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. Quits hit a new series high going back to…
Mass raids on immigrant workplaces have come to an end. NPR reports: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will no longer conduct mass raids on workplaces where undocumented immigrants are employed, according to a new order by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The real problem, Mayorkas said in a memorandum released Tuesday, are ‘exploitative employers,’ not unauthorized…