UAW launches campaign to unionize Toyota, Tesla and other automakers
The UAW, coming off of new labor contracts with Detroit's Big Three, said it's now targeting automakers that rely on non-unionized workers.
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The UAW, coming off of new labor contracts with Detroit's Big Three, said it's now targeting automakers that rely on non-unionized workers.
Meanwhile, pilots at Southwest are poised to follow with the opening a "strike center" in Dallas this week.
The pact with Stellantis comes just days after the UAW struck a similar deal with Ford, leaving only GM without an agreement.
With the tentative deal reached with Ford, the UAW will now be able to use it to model similar contract settlements with GM and Stellantis.
The Fresno, California, school district is offering substitute teachers more than double their normal rate to fill vacancies as teachers authorize a strike.
This should be "Ford and the UAW versus Toyota, Honda and Tesla — and all the Chinese companies that want to enter our home market," Bob Ford said.
Workers say unionizing will help ensure higher wages, keeping up with rising costs. Kenny Choi reports. (10-12-23)
Workers at one of the largest food banks in the Bay Area are seeking to unionize.
The United Auto Workers union has significantly escalated its walkout against Detroit Three automakers by going on strike against the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world.
General Motors agreed Friday to include electric vehicle battery production in its new contract with the United Auto Workers union. CBS Detroit reporter Terell Bailey has more.
Negotiators and leaders for the Writers Guild of America and the studios returned to the bargaining table Thursday. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has the latest from Los Angeles.
From picket lines in Hollywood to walkouts against Detroit automakers, it's already been a big year for labor organizing — and behind several major showdowns with enormous companies are some of America's largest unions.
Around 1,300 United Auto Workers went on strike Friday against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. President Biden is sending two White House officials to help with negotiations but called on automakers to pay their employees more. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.
Employees at three Ford, GM and Stellantis plants walked off the job Friday and more could join them soon, the UAW said.
Most fast food workers in California would get a raise next year under a new bill in the state Legislature.
About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for big pay raises and the restoration of concessions the workers made years ago when the companies were in financial trouble.
Oregon has ended a decades-old ban on self-serve gasoline.
Kaiser Permanente health care workers picketed Tuesday at more than 40 facilities across the state, including 17 in the Bay Area, claiming unsafe staffing levels.
With a possible nationwide UPS strike less than two weeks away a group of activists rallied in San Francisco to support drivers' demands.
With a possible nationwide UPS strike less than two weeks away activists rallied in San Francisco to support drivers' demands. John Ramos reports. (7-22-23)
As the deadline to reach a new contract nears, a potential UPS strike feels closer than ever.
Hollywood actors formally went on strike after negotiations between their union and motion picture studios collapsed, a serious blow for the entertainment industry that could cripple film and TV productions across the U.S. "You share the wealth, because you cannot exist without us," SAG-AFTRA president and actor Fran Drescher said at a news conference.
Starbucks workers at the 744 Irving store in San Francisco have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to unionize with Starbucks Workers United.
Teamsters Union and UPS have failed to agree a deal on a new contract that would cover 340,000 workers.
Striking Amazon drivers from a warehouse in Southern California came to the Bay Area on Thursday to picket outside a warehouse in Newark, citing unfair labor practices.
