Stories tagged: "unions"

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Jobs ‘Autumn of Discontent’: Labor Strikes Stretch Longer, More Brewing

Daniel Golodner would have lost his job when he was sick if not for his union. He's not shocked to see more strikes during the pandemic.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans November 3, 2021 6:37 pm EDT
Coronavirus In this Sept. 27, 2018 file photo, robots weld the bed of a 2018 Ford F-150 truck on the assembly line at the Ford Rouge assembly plant in Dearborn, Mich. The U.S. auto industry’s coronavirus comeback plan was pretty simple: restart factories gradually and push out trucks and other vehicles for waiting buyers in states left largely untouched by the virus outbreak. Yet the return from a two-month production shutdown hasn’t gone quite according to plan. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Coronavirus Infected Workers and Parts Shortages: Why Michigan’s Auto Industry Comeback Has Stalled Out

While automakers struggle to reopen factories and meet demand, union officials question whether it’s safe to return to work at all.

Associated Press Associated Press June 1, 2020 12:36 pm EDT
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Politics Nation’s Largest Unions Throw Support Behind Biden

Citing a need to change the country’s course, the largest coalition of labor unions in America has endorsed former Vice-President Joe Biden.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel May 27, 2020 2:32 pm EDT

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