GM’s Cruise robo-taxi CEO resigns from company

GM’s Cruise robo-taxi CEO resigns from company

Kyle Vogt, chief technology officer, president & co-founder of Cruise, a Honda and General Motors self-driving car partnership, speaks on stage at the launch of the Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle in San Francisco, California, U.S. January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 19 – The CEO of General Motors’ robot-taxi unit Cruise, … Read more

New York Times tech workers to strike over return-to-office rules – Bloomberg News

New York Times tech workers to strike over return-to-office rules – Bloomberg News

The New York Times building is seen in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 30 (Reuters) – Tech workers at the New York Times (NYT.N) plan to strike for half a day on Monday, accusing the publisher of attempting to unilaterally force them back to the office, … Read more

UAW strikes GM’s Escalade factory, turning up pressure for higher wages

UAW strikes GM’s Escalade factory, turning up pressure for higher wages

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 24 (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Tuesday struck a General Motors (GM.N) assembly plant in Texas that builds … Read more

UAW expands strike against Stellantis, hitting pickup truck plant

UAW expands strike against Stellantis, hitting pickup truck plant

[1/2]United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain meets with striking UAW members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant, as they picket in Delta Township, Michigan U.S. September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON/DETROIT, Oct 23 – The United Auto Workers (UAW) union went on strike at Chrysler-parent Stellantis’s largest assembly plant on … Read more

UAW presses Detroit automakers for better offer, threatens more walkouts

UAW presses Detroit automakers for better offer, threatens more walkouts

[1/2]The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook// Acquire Licensing Rights DETROIT, Oct 20 (Reuters) – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Friday warned of more walkouts at U.S. truck and SUV factories unless the … Read more

Kaiser Permanente and healthcare workers head for labor clash as strike deadline looms

Kaiser Permanente and healthcare workers head for labor clash as strike deadline looms

[1/2]A Kaiser Permanente health care center is pictured in Anaheim, California, U.S., October 3, 2023 as more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers could go on strike from Oct. 4 to Oct. 7 across the United States. REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Kaiser Permanente appeared headed for a labor clash … Read more

Air Canada pilots stage protests in Toronto as contract deadline looms

Air Canada pilots stage protests in Toronto as contract deadline looms

Air Canada planes are parked at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 29 (Reuters) – Air Canada (AC.TO) pilots staged a protest at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Friday, demanding better pay and benefits as talks over a new contract covering 4,500 pilots at Canada’s … Read more

Biden takes economic pitch to battleground Pennsylvania

Biden takes economic pitch to battleground Pennsylvania

U.S. President Joe Biden leaves following services at St. Edmond’s Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S. September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware, Sept 4 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden travels to Philadelphia on Monday to mark U.S. Labor Day in a political battleground state where the White House … Read more

US trucking company Yellow shuts down operations, Wall Street Journal reports

US trucking company Yellow shuts down operations, Wall Street Journal reports

July 30 (Reuters) – The Teamsters said on Sunday that the union was served a notice that Yellow Corp (YELL.O) is ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy. “Yellow has historically proven that it could not manage itself despite billions of dollars in worker concessions and hundreds of millions in bailout funding from the federal government,” … Read more