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A fight between fast-food chains and unions in California is over, for now – what to know
Flags are flown at a car caravan and rally of fast food workers and supporters for passage of AB 257, a fast-food worker health and safety bill, on April 16, 2021 in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Fast-food workers in California are set to receive pay hikes […]
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Everything you need to know about UAW’s targeted strike plans — and possible lockouts
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain greets workers at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, to mark the beginning of contract negotiations in Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. July 12, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union is preparing to conduct unprecedented, targeted strikes against Ford Motor, General Motors and Stellantis […]
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More than 60,000 Kaiser Permanente workers vote to authorize strike
Kaiser Permanente mental health workers and supporters march outside a Kaiser facility in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Rich Pedroncelli | AP More than 60,000 health care workers on Thursday voted to authorize a strike against Kaiser Permanente if an agreement is not reached when their current contract expires on Sept. 30. Members of […]
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GM sweetens UAW offer to include 20% wage increase, other benefits as it tries to avoid strike
General Motors CEO Mary Barra talks with reporters following a meeting with lawmakers from Michigan and Ohio at the U.S. Capitol June 05, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors is attempting to avoid a looming strike by the United Auto Workers union through a new offer Thursday that […]
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Sweetgreen sued by workers at 7 New York restaurants for alleged racial discrimination
Workers prepare apples and avocados inside a Sweetgreen Inc. restaurant. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ten Sweetgreen employees are suing the salad chain, alleging racial discrimination at seven of its New York City restaurants. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in New York Supreme Court in the Bronx, alleges that the plaintiffs’ co-workers and managers […]
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Ford CEO rebuffs UAW leader’s criticisms as strike deadline on Thursday approaches
Ford CEO Jim Farley speaks with media after revealing the 2024 Ford F-150 for the Detroit auto show on Sept. 12, 2023. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley rebuffed comments by United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain that the company is not taking bargaining seriously ahead of a Thursday night […]
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UAW barrels toward ‘likely’ strikes against auto companies – here are the latest details
UAW President Shawn Fain addresses union members during a Solidarity Sunday rally in Warren, Michigan, Aug. 20, 2023 Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – The United Auto Workers and Detroit automakers remain far apart ahead of the union “likely” strategically striking the companies after an 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday deadline, UAW President Shawn Fain said […]
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UAW will strike against Detroit automakers if deals aren’t reached by Thursday, union boss says
The United Auto Workers union will strike against the Detroit automakers if the sides don’t reach labor deals by an 11:59 p.m. ET Thursday deadline, UAW President Shawn Fain said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Fain’s comments came the morning after he outlined plans to local union leaders about implementing targeted strikes at certain General […]
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Amazon claims it really is boosting pay out for deal shipping and delivery drivers
An Amazon driver masses deals into a delivery van at an Amazon shipping and delivery station in Alpharetta, Georgia, Nov. 28, 2022. Justin Sullivan | Getty Photographs Amazon mentioned it designs to boost wages for contracted drivers as section of a $440 million expenditure this year into its 3rd-get together supply program but declined to […]
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Wall Street sees potential UAW strikes as manageable, with upsides
United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Detroit, Sept. 25, 2019. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Many on Wall Street view potential strikes by United Auto Workers against the Detroit automakers as largely manageable – even seeing investment opportunities. Some believe potential strikes are already factored into […]
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