The UAW has reached a deal with another Big Three carmaker. CBS News reports: “The United Auto Workers have reached a tentative contract agreement with Stellantis, the union announced Saturday evening, edging the labor union closer to ending a 6-week strike that has dented Detroit’s Big 3 automakers and idled thousands of their employees. ‘On…
Striking hotel workers will get to vote on a deal struck with Loews. The Los Angeles Times reports: “Unite Here Local 11, the union representing hotel workers in Southern California who have been striking on and off for nearly four months, said it has reached a tentative agreement with Loews Hollywood. The deal came as…
The UAW strike shows no signs of slowing down as it expands to GM’s largest plant. The New York Times reports: “In another major expansion of its six-week long strikes at the three large U.S. automakers, the United Automobile Workers union on Tuesday told 5,000 workers at General Motors’ largest U.S. plant, in Arlington, Texas,…
NBC News reports: “Federal agents found more than two dozen minors illegally working inside a poultry plant in Kidron, Ohio, earlier this month, according to local immigration advocates who spoke to NBC News on the condition of anonymity. The children, mainly from Guatemala, according to the advocates, were working in meat processing and sanitation in…
GM has increased its offer to striking autoworkers. CBS News reports: “The United Auto Workers strike has been in full drive for five weeks as they continue to seek better pay and conditions for auto plant workers. At the moment, all three auto companies have offered a 23% wage increase, which is up from the…
Amazon wants its workers to know that its creepy trial humanoid robots are a blessing. BBC reports: “Amazon is trialling humanoid robots in its US warehouses, in the latest sign of the tech giant automating more of its operations. Amazon said the move was about ‘freeing employees up to better deliver for our customers’. It…
Workers and activists at Tyson Foods are pushing the child labor issue to the forefront. Reuters reports: “Tyson Foods workers and activists rallied outside the U.S. meat company’s headquarters in Arkansas on Monday to protest the industry’s use of child labor and push for improved working conditions in processing plants. Activists and the Biden Administration…
Waffle House workers are speaking up for higher pay and other overdue demands. The Guardian reports: “Workers at several Waffle House locations in the southern US are among the latest group of employees in the US to hold walkouts around a slate of demands for improvements to wages and working conditions. A petition circulating by the Union…
Employees spend around $1,000 a month to work in an office, assuming a 20-day work month, versus their remote counterparts. USA Today reports: “From getting stuck in traffic and the extra effort put into getting dressed, many employees would much rather clock in from home. However, a recent survey found that one of the biggest…