Canada’s Labor Minister Launches Talks to Avert Rail Strike
Negotiations to avert a major railroad strike in Canada will resume Aug. 7 after talks between the three parties were stalled for months.
Toyota Union Seeking Higher Wages, Bonus in Negotiations
Toyota Motor Corp.’s workers’ union is seeking a bonus of 7.6 months worth of salary as it prepares for annual compensation negotiations with the Japanese carmaker.
Danish Union Takes Action Against Tesla in Nordic Solidarity
The labor conflict against Tesla in Sweden is spreading to neighboring Denmark where the country’s largest trade union said Dec. 5 they will take action in solidarity with Swedish workers.
New UAW Unionizing Drive Targets 13 Nonunion Automakers
The United Auto Workers union is launching simultaneous, public organizing campaigns at more than a dozen automakers including Toyota Motor Corp., Volkswagen AG and Tesla Inc.
Nissan Technicians in Tennessee Vote Against Unionization
Nissan North America technicians in Tennessee voted against organizing under the Machinists union, the latest defeat for unionization efforts at foreign automakers in the U.S. South.
Tesla Fires Unionizing Autopilot Workers, Complaint Alleges
Tesla Inc. terminated dozens of employees Feb. 15 at its plant in Buffalo, N.Y., one day after Autopilot workers at the facility announced a union campaign, organizers said in a complaint.
New York Tesla Workers Launch Campaign to Organize Union
NEW YORK — Tesla workers at a factory in New York are launching a campaign to organize a union.
Thousands of CSX Workers First to Get Paid Sick Leave
OMAHA, Neb. — Several thousand workers at CSX will soon get one of the things that pushed the U.S. railroad industry to the brink of a strike last fall: paid sick time.
Rail Workers Still Seeking Quality-of-Life Improvements
OMAHA, Neb. — The contract imposed on railroad workers last fall didn’t resolve their quality-of-life issues, but already this year there are indications the major freight railroads are starting to address some of their concerns.
Amazon Union Organizer in Alabama Says He Was Fired
An Amazon warehouse worker who helped lead a hotly contested union campaign in Bessemer, Ala., said he was abruptly terminated without explanation.