Tag: Workers

Volkswagen accepts workers’ vote in favor of joining UAW

Volkswagen accepted the results of the union election at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant in April, with workers voting overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers.  The German automaker’s OK Tuesday cleared the path for contract negotiations and setting a standard for other nonunion auto shops in the UAW’s crosshairs.  “Volkswagen and union workers around the […]

NYC Construction Workers and Union Members Go Wild When Trump Makes Unexpected Visit En Route to Courthouse

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden received a major endorsement from the 3 million-member North America’s Building Trades Unions. During his remarks on receiving the NABTU endorsement in Washington, the president derided former President Donald Trump, claiming he “looks down on American union workers.” “Think about the guys you grew up with who you’d like to get […]

Google Fires Another 20 Workers Over Protest – HotAir

Last week Google fired 28 employees who had participated in a sit-in aimed at getting the company to end cooperation with Israel. “Physically impeding other employees’ work and preventing them from accessing our facilities is a clear violation of our policies, and completely unacceptable behavior,” a Google spokeswoman said in a statement. Years before the […]