Category: Auto Manufacturing

A UAW Roundup: Organizing, Strikes, Layoffs, And Robots

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 19, 2024 | April Verrett, Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, News, Sean O'Brien, Shawn Fain, Strikes, Trending, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

Here is a UAW activity update including strikes, layoffs and robotic automation in the workplace.

The Battery Belt: Much At Stake In A Fertile New Battleground

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Aug 5, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, News, Politics, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, USW

Continuing their approach of leveraging government purse strings, the administration’s substantial investment in EV plants in the so-called “Battery Belt” is opening up a wealth of new union targets.

Mercedes Strategy Recap: How An Automaker Warded Off The UAW

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Jun 4, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Cemex Decision, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions

In mid-May, Shawn Fain’s endless bravado hit a wall when Mercedes workers rejected UAW membership in Alabama.

Breaking: Mercedes Vote In Alabama

Posted by Michael VanDervort | May 17, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Breaking, Cemex Decision, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, Manufacturing, NLRB, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions

News reports say that employees at the Mercedes plant in Alabama have voted to reject unionization...

What Do Employees Want Unions To Achieve On Their Behalf? It’s Complicated

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | May 15, 2024 | Aerospace, Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, IAM, IBT, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, SBWU, Sean O'Brien, Service Industry, Shawn Fain, Starbucks, UAW, Uncategorized, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions

The reasons that workers choose third-party representation are highly nuanced.

The Battery Belt: Much At Stake In A Fertile New Battleground

Mercedes Strategy Recap: How An Automaker Warded Off The UAW

Breaking: Mercedes Vote In Alabama

What Do Employees Want Unions To Achieve On Their Behalf? It’s Complicated

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