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AFL-CIO Seeking Volunteers for Puerto Rico Relief Effort
The AFL-CIO is coordinating relief efforts for Puerto Rico. We hope that UAW Region 9A could supply a few volunteers, however, please read the information (see below) closely, it is a rigorous...
Who is Ogletree?
When a workforce is organizing and the employer wants to bust the union, anti-union law firms are brought in to guide the company. These high-priced lawyers are brought in with one goal, to squash...
We Have the Votes to Win
Nissan worker Christopher Milton says Nissan’s anti-union fear campaign is backfiring on them. Nissan workers in Canton Mississippi are voting Thursday and Friday on whether to join the United...
Union Busting at Nissan
On August 3rd and 4th Nissan workers in Canton Mississippi will vote on whether or not to join the United Auto Workers. This NLRB vote has been years in the making and the Nissan workers are being...
Ford Focus: Made in China
This week Ford announced that for the first time they will be moving production of one of their cars, the Ford Focus to China. The company says that it won’t cost any American jobs, since...
They watched their co-worker die
On a warm, sunny Saturday, thousands marched through Canton Mississippi, demanding the right to join a union. While marches in Mississippi may not be rare, a union rally is and one at a foreign...
A Roller Coaster and some Yogurt
For years, Elon Musk has been everyone’s favorite mad scientist billionaire. The billionaire inventor and CEO has talked about revolutionizing electric cars, solar power and even space...
Made in Mexico
When you buy your next car, you may think that it is made in the USA because it comes from one of the big three automakers. You may think that since there is nothing more American than a pickup...
UAW works to organize 5K
Ernest Whitfield, a 13-year employee at a Nissan assembly plant in Canton, Miss., wants the Japanese automaker to treat its employees with dignity and allow workers to unionize. Whitfield, a press...
Honeywell lockout continues
Honeywell has locked out employees in South Bend Indiana and Green Island New York. While Honeywell is a diverse company, these employees work in the company’s aerospace division where...