Negotiations Grounded: The Boeing 737’s Ripple Effect On Labor Issues
Boeing is also facing a potential strike by 31,000 Seattle-area machinists represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 8, 2024 | Aerospace, Bargaining/Negotiations, IAM, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Leadership, Manufacturing, Strikes, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
Boeing is also facing a potential strike by 31,000 Seattle-area machinists represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jan 25, 2024 | Courts, CWA, Independents, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, NLRB, UAW, Union Organizing, Unions, Weekly Workfront
Yesterday, we delved into the increasingly contentious dynamic between federal agencies, like the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and their challengers in the legal arena. These aren’t the only challenges the NLRB and other agencies face; employers are actively using the legal system to push back on many fronts.
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
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jan 8, 2024 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, Strikes, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
In a display of tough labor negotiations, UAW Local 933 has reached a tentative agreement with Allison Transmission in Indiana, averting what could have been the first significant strike of 2024.
Read MorePosted by Kimberly Ricci | Dec 21, 2023 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Positive Workplace, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Unions
UAW President Shawn Fain also has another goal to land himself in the history books: He is not going to stop talking about the 4-day/32-hour workweek for five days/40 hours of pay.
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