Ohio television station WTOL is reporting that workers at a Jeep assembly plant have met with UAW President Shawn Fain to express their frustration at the more than 1,400 layoffs that leave them scrambling to find a new job during the holidays. The workers at the Toledo Assembly Complex and […]
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Michigan Workers Vote to Decertify UAW
Workers at a hydraulic tooling company in Mt. Clemens, Michigan have successfully decertified the UAW at their workplace, according to a story on the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation website. An employee at Hydra-Lock Corp. submitted a petition, on behalf of himself and fellow employees, to the National […]
John Deere Announces More Layoffs
Hoosier AG Today and The Des Moines Register are reporting John Deere will layoff an additional 287 workers in addition to the more than 600 layoffs previously announced. The layoffs will take effect on Jan. 3, 2025. Neither figure includes an unannounced number of salaried employees laid off at the […]
Michigan Workers Seek to Decertify UAW Union
Employees at a Michigan tooling company have begun the process of seeking to decertify the United Auto Workers Union at their Mt. Clemens workplace. Workers at Hydra-Lock Corp. have submitted a sufficient number of signatures to the National Labor Relations Board to force a vote on whether to remove the […]
Two Union Presidents Indicted for Embezzlement
The Kansas City Star is reporting that two former presidents and five current employees of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers have been indicted in federal court for their alleged part in a $20-million embezzlement scheme that took place over 15 years. The seven union officials face charges under the Racketeer […]