Posted inCivil Rights Movement (1954-68) internal-open-access Memphis (Tenn) Organized Labor How the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike Changed the Labor Movement The 1968 action led to greater economic mobility for Black workers. Today, union activists are trying to capture some of that spirit. Posted by By Kurtis Lee
Posted inBoycotts Collective Bargaining IF Metall Ig Metall Organized Labor Strikes Sweden Tesla Motors Inc Unions in Sweden Expand Blockade Against Tesla In sympathy with striking mechanics, unions representing dockworkers, electricians and others in the country are refusing to do work for the electric carmaker. Posted by By Melissa Eddy
Posted inFain, Shawn Ford Motor Co General Motors Labor and Jobs Organized Labor Stellantis NV Strikes United Automobile Workers United States U.A.W. Members at General Motors Ratify Contract The deal was backed by 55 percent of the United Automobile Workers members voting. Tentative accords at Ford and Stellantis seem headed for approval. Posted by By The New York Times
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