Members of the United Auto Workers union picket outside the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Sept. 26, 2023. Matthew Hatcher | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — Union members at Ford Motor approved a tentative agreement Friday, concluding contentious contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and Detroit automakers. UAW-Ford workers were the … Read more
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk gets in a Tesla car as he leaves a hotel in Beijing, China May 31, 2023. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Tesla shares closed down about 5% on Thursday at $209.98 after HSBC Global initiated coverage with a “reduce” rating and a $146 price target. In their note, HSBC analysts … Read more
Indians currently work an average of 47.7 hours a week, according to the International Labour Organization. Gcshutter | E+ | Getty Images Infosys founder Narayana Murthy recently sparked a controversy on social media when he said young people should be working 70 hours a week to boost India’s economy. While many took to social media … Read more
Striking United Auto Workers (UAW) members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant picket in Delta Township, Michigan September 29, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT — Contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and General Motors are reconvening midday Friday after intense talks occurred Thursday night and into the morning, according to sources familiar … Read more
SPRINGS, South Africa — Hundreds of miners who spent three days underground because of a union dispute left a gold mine in South Africa on Wednesday, mine officials and the union at the center of the standoff said. More than 100 miners who police and mine officials said were held against their will by fellow … Read more
JOHANNESBURG — A group of miners from an unregistered, rival union are holding hundreds of their colleagues underground for a second day at a gold mine in South Africa over a union dispute, police and mine officials said Tuesday. Some 15 miners have been injured in scuffles, the head of the mine said. Details were … Read more
Nigeria’s leader has increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute efforts to appease labor unions whose planned strike this week could shut down government offices in all sectors of Africa’s largest economy ByCHINEDU ASADU Associated Press Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, … Read more
DETROIT — The United Auto Staff strike is bringing a blue-collar versus billionaire battle to the Motor Metropolis, simply as UAW President Shawn Fain needed. The outspoken union chief has weaponized placing — traditionally a final resort for the union — after lower than 24 hours into a piece stoppage arguably higher than any UAW … Read more
A gantry crane stands within the DP World Ltd. terminal at Port Metro Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Darryl Dyck | Bloomberg | Getty Photos The strike on the Canada’s West Coast ports is over, after each the labor union and port possession accepted a deal introduced by federal … Read more
Marchers with Starbucks move by way of the landmark intersection of Hollywood and Highland throughout the annual Pleasure Parade in Los Angeles, June 12, 2022. David Mcnew | Getty Photographs Strikes at some organized U.S. Starbucks shops began Friday in Seattle, after the espresso big and the union representing baristas publicly clashed over claims that … Read more