How Auto Workers Turned the South From Antiunion to Union-Curious - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal

Unions Struggled in the South for Years. The Economy Gave Auto Workers an Opening. Read More

The Win for EV Workers in the South You Didn’t Hear About

In January 2024, the majority of the around 600 workers at a plant run since 2013 by New Flyer, the largest transit bus manufacturer in North America, signed a union card to join the International ... Read More

AOC contradicts Biden, says economy in 'crisis' during union workers speech - Fox News

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seemingly contradicted President Biden and his allies' narrative of the U.S. economy in a speech to union workers over the weekend. Read More

The UAW wants to recruit Southern auto workers. Here’s why that failed in the past | WWNO

Workers at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Alabama, assemble an electric vehicle on Aug. 25, 2022. The United Auto Workers union said Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, that 30% of the workforce at the ... Read More

Striking unions impacting the economy at a level not seen in decades

So far, the United Auto Workers stoppage has impacted just a small portion of the workforce with limited implications for the broader economy. However, if things heat up and it turns into an all ... Read More

Unions and communities are building a Southern economy for all. | Opinion - AOL

In our vision of the new Southern economy, we secure union jobs for building facilities and manufacturing. We lead with racial and gender equity, ensuring everyone has access to new jobs and ... Read More

UAW strike can help non-union auto workers in the South : NPR

UAW strike can help non-union auto workers in the South If the UAW strike leads to a win for the union, southern auto workers believe that will lead to a pay up at plants like Nissan and Mercedes. Read More

Opinion | The United Auto Workers Will Lose. I Worry for Our Economy and for President Biden. - The New York Times

Now, debilitated by high recent inflation and emboldened by an unusually low unemployment rate, unions are pushing back. Even before the U.A.W. strike — and only eight months into the year ... Read More

What the United Auto Workers will gain in their historic contracts

In a two-tier system, new workers who were hired after 2007 were paid about half as much as older workers for doing the same job, only shifting into the higher tier of pay after eight years. Read More

Unions have a role in today’s New Economy – Computerworld

Unions in the New Economy? The idea isn’t as far-fetched as some would believe. White-collar workers already comprise the single largest group of union members (46.2%), and unions now represent ... Read More

Trade unions and the new economy: 3 African case studies show how workers are recasting their power in the digital age - The Conversation

Trade unions and the new economy: ... In Nigeria they are angry over the rising cost of living and in South Africa, municipal workers are striking for better wages. Read More

Striking unions impacting the economy at a level not seen in decades

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The auto workers' strike is the latest in a series of labor-management conflicts that economists say could start having significant growth impacts if ... Read More