Image: Tesla The California Division of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has hit Tesla with a $36,000 fine for negligence in the case of an employee being “seriously injured” last April. The worker, a quality control specialist, was trapped in a Model Y when the assembly line lurched forward, hitting the open door on … Read more
Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars will not have to contemplate crossing a picket line at the Golden Globes next month. Less than 100 hours before nominations for January 7th 81st Golden Globes Awards are to be announced on Monday morning, UNITE HERE Local 11 and the Beverly Hilton have reached a tentative agreement. “Together, the … Read more
Danish pension fund PensionDanmark is dumping all of its Tesla stock and putting the U.S. EV maker on its exclusion list of the companies it chooses to invest in – or not. The fund is selling all of its Tesla shares due to Elon Musk’s refusal to enter into labor agreements with unions in Norway, … Read more
The president of the United Auto Workers union called on members to strike at dozens of facilities run by General Motors and Jeep parent company Stellantis on Friday, as the unprecedented work stoppage moved into its second week. Shawn Fain, the UAW president, told workers in a Facebook Live broadcast that Ford had made good … Read more
Photo: Odin Jaeger/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Norway’s largest private sector union is considering blocking the shipping of any Tesla car bound for the Swedish market. The Fellesforbundet (United Federation of Trade Unions) could start its blockade of the electric automaker’s vehicles as early as December 20, Reuters reports. The Norwegian union aims to help force Tesla … Read more
The United Auto Workers announced Friday that it would expand its strike at Ford and General Motors to include another 7,000 workers, increasing the total number of strikers at the “Big Three” automakers to 25,000. UAW President Shawn Fain told members in a Facebook Live broadcast that the union had “momentum” in discussions with Stellantis, … Read more
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that Medieval Times brought against its workers union last year accusing the group of trademark violations over its name and logo. In an opinion issued Thursday, the judge said the dinner theater chain failed to demonstrate that the union, called Medieval Times Performers United, was creating “confusion” among … Read more
As a new commercial pilot, Nate Hilliard came to Southern Airways Express two years ago with no illusions. He knew the commuter airline’s starting pay for a first officer ― the co-pilot next to the captain ― was just $12 per hour, less than he could earn behind a fast-food counter. But he figured he … Read more
The executive chairman of Ford Motor Company broke his silence on the monthlong auto workers strike on Monday and said the work stoppage could “devastate local communities” if it continues. Bill Ford, the great-grandson of Henry Ford and the company’s chairman since 1999, also criticized the United Auto Workers union for recently shutting down the … Read more
Some new unions are facing an unforeseen hurdle as they try to bargain first contracts with big-name employers: getting sued for the names they’ve chosen. Starbucks is the latest company to file an intellectual property lawsuit against its employees’ union. The coffee chain claims that the group, Workers United, is “diluting” the Starbucks brand and … Read more
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