by Justin | Feb 24, 2021 | COVID-19, UAW Local 2322
A University of Massachusetts union representing resident assistants and peer mentors has issued a no-confidence vote in Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy over the recent COVID-19 outbreak on campus, and is making several demands for improved safety and well-being. A...
by Justin | Dec 29, 2020 | COVID-19, Economy
A Post analysis found 45 of the 50 biggest U.S. companies turned a profit since March. The majority of firms cut staff and gave the bulk of profits to shareholders. Read the article here.
by Justin | Dec 28, 2020 | AFA-CWA, COVID-19, Sara Nelson
If the pandemic has clarified for many Americans whose labor is essential and whose is not, it has also revealed how little those in power value that work. Nelson is well aware that at the precise moment we need a vibrant, powerful labor movement; what we have is one...
by Justin | Dec 9, 2020 | COVID-19, FCA
COVID-19 is hitting autoworkers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles once again. Two workers at Warren Truck Assembly have died recently, according to the company. That follows the death last month of a forklift operator who worked at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. The...
by Justin | Dec 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Ford, UAW Local 862
An estimated 20,000 active and retired Ford factory workers, their immediate family members and surviving spouses will have the option to get coronavirus tests at a large UAW hall in Louisville, Kentucky, in coming days after an executive board voted unanimously to...
by Justin | Nov 24, 2020 | COVID-19, Ford
Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it has ordered a dozen ultra-cold freezers that can safely store Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine, a move aimed at ensuring the U.S. automaker’s workers have access to vaccines when they are rolled out nationally. Read the article...
