Mercedes-Benz Union Vote In Alabama: What’s At Stake?
This week, over 5,000 employees at the Mercedes-Benz plants in Vance and Woodstock, Alabama, are making a big decision that’s got the local business community watching closely.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | May 14, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, Manufacturing, NLRB, Politics, Shawn Fain, States, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
This week, over 5,000 employees at the Mercedes-Benz plants in Vance and Woodstock, Alabama, are making a big decision that’s got the local business community watching closely.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | May 2, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions
If you are growing weary of seeing UAW President Shawn Fain’s face whenever a Big Labor conversation pops up, the bad news is that he’s still going like the Energizer Bunny.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 15, 2024 | Approachable Leadership, Auto Manufacturing, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Positive Workplace, Shawn Fain, Strikes, Trending, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
Much has been made of the United Auto Workers’ dwindling membership numbers, and rightfully so. No matter how one paints the picture, a zenith of 1.5 million members compared to the current 380,000 is a substantial and frankly embarrassing fall.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Feb 2, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, Strikes, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
In 2023, non-union manufacturing workers made 15.7% MORE than their unionized counterparts. And these non-union workers didn’t have to pay dues.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Jan 16, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unions
Last week, we promised more coverage of Shawn Fain’s antics, and here we go. To briefly refresh, the UAW chief went into overdrive following his “stand-up strike” against the Big Three
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