ATLANTA — After 29 days on strike, workers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, members of United Auto Workers Local 2083, ratified a four-year agreement Oct. 19 that will eliminate the hated tier system at the auto parts plant where they work. “At…
OSHAWA, Ontario — The 4,300 Unifor-organized workers at General Motors in Canada voted up a new contract Oct. 15 by 80%. This followed Ford’s union members, who approved their contract by a much closer 54% margin Sept. 24. The union…
MIAMI — Nearly 200 members of UNITE HERE Local 355 marched in the rain and rallied outside the LSG Sky Chef catering facility near Miami International Airport to back workers’ demand for an immediate raise to $20 an hour. Union…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Some 135 members of Public and Private Workers of Canada Local 8 set up strike picket lines Sept. 28 outside Lantic’s Rogers Sugar refinery. The previous contract had expired in February. Pickets also set up on…
TORRANCE, Calif. — “Amazon hides behind its subcontractors, tries to duck responsibility for providing safe working conditions and decent pay,” Jessie Moreno told the Militant. He was part of a picket of 40 organized by Teamsters Local 396 outside Amazon’s…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Over 100 workers, members of United Auto Workers Local 2083, went on strike Sept. 20 against ZF Chassis Systems here. The workers make axles for German automaker Mercedes-Benz, which has a nearby assembly plant. “We voted down…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Around 75 union members and supporters rallied here Sept. 30 in solidarity with striking Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, joined by members of Writers Guild of America, who are discussing a proposed…
LONDON — Over 200 refuse workers and street cleaners who work for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets voted to return to work Sept. 27. The members of the Unite union had struck Sept. 18 for higher pay. The settlement…
ROYERSFORD, Pa. — Over 100 union members and supporters joined a solidarity rally Sept. 22 to back United Auto Workers Local 644, on strike against the Dometic Group plant here. Members of the Teamsters, Carpenters, Electrical Workers and other UAW…
FORT WORTH, Texas — The SEIU Airport Workers United union held a rally Sept. 19, marching past the American Airlines corporate headquarters here. Airport workers from the Dallas-Fort Worth airport were joined by 40 airport workers who came by bus…
