by Justin | Dec 21, 2021 | Detroit News, Electric Vehicles, General Motors
Lansing City Council unanimously approved an industrial facilities tax exemption for a $2.5 billion battery cell manufacturing plant that General Motors Co. and partner LG Energy Solution are looking to build in nearby Delta Township. Read the article...
by Justin | Dec 21, 2021 | Kalamazoo Public Schools, Teachers
Guest and substitute teachers at Kalamazoo Public Schools will begin to see a pretty hefty increase in pay, beginning in the new year. The district announced Friday that its Guest Teacher Committee — made up of members from the Kalamazoo Education Association, the UAW...
by Justin | Dec 21, 2021 | Columbia University, Graduate Workers, Jonah Furman, Labor Notes
UAW 2110 remains on the largest strike in the country, at Columbia University. The university is still actively threatening to replace the student workers, and soliciting other desperate academic workers to take their jobs in the spring. Read the article...
by Justin | Dec 20, 2021 | UAW Local 321
In a special meeting Friday afternoon Delaware County Commissioners authorized $1.6 million in American Rescue Plan money to be spent on “retention” salary bonuses for county workers.John Brooke, commissioners’ attorney, and commissioners President...
by Justin | Dec 19, 2021 | Kalamazoo Public Schools, Teachers
As school districts nationwide continue to struggle to find enough substitute teachers, Kalamazoo Public Schools will increase guest teacher pay beginning January 3, 2022. The district’s Guest Teacher Committee, made up of members from Kalamazoo Education Association,...
