Posted inLabor and Jobs Organized Labor Starbucks Corporation Starbucks Workers United Strikes Starbucks Workers Plan Walkout During Red Cup Giveaway Day Unionized employees say promotional events like Thursday’s exacerbate staffing and scheduling problems at the chain’s stores. Posted by By Santul Nerkar
Posted inBiden, Joseph R Jr Employee Fringe Benefits Factories and Manufacturing Fain, Shawn Ford Motor Co General Motors Health Insurance and Managed Care Labor and Jobs Organized Labor Pensions and Retirement Plans Retirement Shutdowns (Institutional) Stellantis NV Strikes United Automobile Workers Wages and Salaries G.M.’s Contract Deal With U.A.W. Faces Surprisingly Stiff Opposition Many longstanding General Motors workers have been voting against the tentative accord, which they feel insufficiently improves retirement benefits. Posted by By Neal E. Boudette
Posted inBiden, Joseph R Jr China China Economy Deng Xiaoping Economic Conditions and Trends Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Factories and Manufacturing International Trade and World Market Labor and Jobs Supply Chain Trump, Donald J United States United States Economy The Rise and Fall of the U.S.-China Economic Partnership China and the U.S. both gained from their economic integration. As they pull apart, each is finding it will be hard to fully replace the other. Posted by By Peter S. Goodman
Posted inBrown, Sherrod Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas International Relations International Trade and World Market Labor and Jobs Politics and Government Supply Chain Tai, Katherine (1974- ) Trans-Pacific Partnership United States Economy United States Politics and Government Biden’s Pacific Trade Pact Suffers Setback After Criticism From Congress The administration will no longer try to announce the completion of the trade terms this week, after prominent Democrats objected to some provisions. Posted by By Ana Swanson