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By Allison Lampert (Reuters) – Striking workers’ rejection of planemaker Boeing (NYSE:)’s latest contract offer has created a fresh threat to operations at aerospace suppliers such as family-run Independent Forge. If the strike by more than 33,000 U.S. Boeing workers persists another month, the Orange County, California supplier might need…
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -The first large-scale strike by dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf coast in nearly 50 years, blocking everything from food to automobile shipments, has highlighted again the increasing mobilization by unions in the country since last year. Here are some key union actions in 2023…
The Teamsters last week declined to back Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump, marking the first time since 1996 that the union has not endorsed a presidential candidate.It came as a shock to many Democrats. The Biden administration is strongly allied with organized labor and helped shore…
By Victoria Waldersee, Ilona Wissenbach and Christoph Steitz BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen (ETR:) boss Oliver Blume, already battling slowing demand for electric cars and Chinese rivals, must now put aside his mantle as team player to tackle yet another tough opponent, Germany’s powerful labour unions. The pressure on Europe’s top…
The EPA issued its strictest-ever tailpipe pollution limits for vehicles sold between 2027 and 2032.The rule is more lenient than originally proposed after the auto industry and unions expressed concerns over the tight timeline.Despite the delay, the new limits are expected to avoid the same amount of pollution long-term. President…
