The two sides in one of the biggest auto strikes in recent memory have reached a tentative deal. CBS News reports: “The United Auto Workers and General Motors have reached a tentative agreement that could end a monthlong strike by nearly 50,000 workers, according to the union and the company. Union leaders said the proposed agreement “represents major…
Target’s wage hike two years ago has done little to help, some workers say. CNN Business reports: “Two years ago, Target said it would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour by the end of 2020. The move won praise from labor advocates and put pressure on other companies to also move to $15. But some…
UAW members who work for Volvo Group’s Mack trucks are officially on strike. USA Today reports: “More than 3,600 hourly workers at Mack Trucks Inc., in Florida, Maryland and Pennsylvania went on strike at six plants at 11:59 p.m. Saturday seeking “fair pay and benefits,” the UAW confirmed early Sunday. ‘UAW members get up every day and put in…
GM workers are receiving a strike benefits increase as they enter their fourth week off the job. CNN Business here: “As the United Auto Workers union strike against General Motors reached the end of its fourth week Sunday, the union moved to raise the level of financial support for nearly 50,000 GM workers who walked off…
Amazon-owned Whole Foods is coming under fire for the “oppressive” conditions that workers endure at farms that supply the grocery chain. MarketWatch reports: “Whole Foods says its mission is to “nourish people and the planet,” but workers at farms that supply the high-end organic grocery empire are often overworked and poorly treated, an investigation by…
The 80-20 rule that has protected restaurant servers from excessive non-tipped work is the Trump Administration’s latest target. The Huffington Post reports: “The Trump administration is trying once again to tweak the rules that govern how tipped workers are paid. This time, their proposal would probably result in servers doing more nontipped work and at…
GE has no problem paying its CEO handsomely. But when it comes to workers, many are left out in the cold. Marketwatch reports: “General Electric is pulling the plug on its pension plan, and that’s a surefire way to derail workers’ retirement planning. GE announced on Monday it was freezing pensions for 20,000 employees with salaried benefits…
President Donald Trump’s attempt to hide his tax returns from the public took a blow today when a federal judge ruled against him. CNN reports: “A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump in his effort to block a subpoena issued by the Manhattan district attorney’s office for eight years…
Forever 21 employees are using Toys R Us as a lesson as they organize to protect their interests as the company files for bankruptcy. The Washington Post reports: “Days after fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 announced it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, it released a list of roughly 180 U.S. locations slated for possible closure. Affected stores…
Amazon workers are livid over the company’s termination of an employee who spent one extra hour with her dying mother-in-law. Newsweek reports: “Amazon workers at the company’s Sacramento, California delivery location united to present a petition to their supervisor September 30 to protest the company’s off-time policy, according to The Verge. The workers were inspired by…
