Starbucks workers plan strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve
Workers at Starbucks stores plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.
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UAW members at Allison Transmission gear up for strike if contract talks don’t progress
The 1,500 members of UAW Local 933 are making plans to walk out at Allison Transmission if the company doesn’t meet the union’s demands.
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UAW escalates strike as 8,700 workers walk out at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville
The surprise move at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world. The sprawling factory makes pricey heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs.
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Stalemate: UPS, Teamsters contract talks break down, with each side blaming the other
The Teamsters represent more than half of the company’s workforce in the largest private-sector contract in North America. If a strike occurs, it would be the first since a 15-day walkout by 185,000 workers crippled the company a quarter-century ago.
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Saying strike is ‘imminent,’ UPS gets Friday deadline from union for new contract
The Teamsters represent more than half of the company’s workforce in the largest private-sector contract in North America. If a strike occurs, it would be the first since a 15-day walkout by 185,000 workers crippled the company a quarter-century ago.
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Boeing factory strike ends as workers vote to accept contract
According to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the 33,000 workers it represents can return to work as soon as Wednesday or as late as Nov. 12.
Boeing to lay off 10% of employees as strike by factory workers cripples production
About 33,000 union machinists have been on strike since Sept. 14. Two days of talks this week failed to produce a deal.
Stellantis sues UAW to stop strike over stalled plant investment
In a lawsuit, the automaker accused the UAW of planning to violate a 2023 collective bargaining agreement by way of “impermissible” mid-contract strikes.
Dockworkers’ union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate
The agreement affects about 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas that handle about half the cargo from ships coming into and out of the United States.
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
If it goes more than a few weeks, a work stoppage would significantly snarl the nation’s supply chain, potentially leading to higher prices and delays in goods reaching households and businesses.
UAW moves toward Stellantis strike as tensions escalate
The United Auto Workers will ask members to green light a strike against Stellantis NV, escalating an already tense standoff with one of the world’s largest car manufacturers.
More than 10,000 hotel workers strike during Labor Day weekend
UNITE HERE said a total of 15,000 workers have voted to authorize strikes, which could soon spread to other cities.
UPDATE: Labor dispute stops Canadian freight railroads, could cause major economic disruption in U.S.
Billions of dollars of goods each month move between Canada and the U.S. via rail, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Video game performers to go on strike over artificial intelligence concerns
The move comes after nearly two years of negotiations with gaming giants, including divisions of Activision, Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Co., over a new interactive media agreement.
Allison Transmission strike potentially averted with tentative agreement
The proposed four-year contract has a starting wage of $20 an hour and bonuses adding up to $7,000.
UPDATE: Autoworkers to wrap up tight vote on GM contract on Thursday
The outcome of the GM vote is uncertain, despite the UAW’s celebrations of victories last month on many key demands that led to six weeks of targeted walkouts against GM, Ford and Stellantis.
Hollywood actors strike ends as union reaches tentative deal with studios
At nearly four months, it was by far the longest strike ever for film and television actors.
Workers at Ford plant where strike began overwhelmingly OK new contract
Local union leaders from across the country at Jeep maker Stellantis voted unanimously on Thursday to send the contract to members for a vote. General Motors local leaders will meet on Friday.
UAW says strike ‘won things no one thought possible’ from automakers. Here’s what it’s getting.
The United Auto Workers provided some information on the deals, including a detailed explanation of the agreement it reached with Ford. The agreement is expected to become the model for later settlements with GM and Stellantis.
GM reaches tentative agreement with UAW, potentially ending 6-week strike
The contract with General Motors is similar to those reached by Ford and Stellantis, but there are some differences.
General Motors, Stellantis in talks with UAW to reach deals that mirror Ford’s
GM is likely to be the next company to settle because it has agreed to pull new electric vehicle battery factories into the UAW’s national contract, which essentially unionizes them.
UAW strikes at GM SUV plant in Texas as union begins to target automakers’ cash cows
The UAW’s move further escalates a labor dispute that’s in its sixth week and now has about 46,000 union workers off the job.
UAW escalates strike by adding Stellantis plant with 6,800 workers
About 40,800 workers are now on strike against all three automakers. The strikes, now in their sixth week, cover seven assembly plants and 38 parts warehouses.
UAW boss says strikes will continue in bid for better offers from companies
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that while Detroit’s automakers have increased their wage and benefit offers, he believes the union can gain more if it holds out longer in contract talks.