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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...
Board sides with Grads
This story first appeared in Inside Higher Ed.Graduate students who work as teaching and research assistants at private universities are entitled to collective bargaining, the National Labor...
Auto Workers on Welfare
Workers earning as little as $8.50 an hour making auto parts for Ford, GM, Toyota and Mercedes in Dayton, Ohio are fed up and say they plan to join the United Auto Workers (UAW).Veronica Laster is a...
UAW chooses Hill over Bern
The United Auto Workers endorsed Hillary Clinton for president Wednesday, saying it trusts that she'll maintain a pro-worker trade policy in the White House. "As president," a...
Honeywell lock out
After just three weeks of negotiations, Honeywell Aerospace has locked out its 380 union workers. The employees, who work at factories in South Bend Indiana and Green Island, NY are members of...