Courtney Smith

Auto Workers Kick Off Bargaining With ‘Members’ Handshake’

Bargaining between the United Auto Workers and Big 3 automakers is looking very different this year.

New UAW leaders ditched the public handshake ceremony with company executives that has traditionally kicked off bargaining. “I’m not shaking hands with any CEOs until they do right by our members,” said President Shawn Fain in a Facebook live talk July 11.

Six Weeks In, Stock Dwindles at Struck Ohio Battery Plant

Update, June 14: As we went to press, a third tentative agreement was announced, but without details.

Four hundred auto workers have been on strike at vehicle battery manufacturer Clarios since May 8, rejecting two tentative agreements that fell short of their demands.

Virginia Transit Strikers Fight Privatized Race to the Bottom

Around 130 workers who operate, fix, and dispatch buses in Loudoun County, Virginia, went on strike Wednesday morning.

They’re up against Keolis, a French multinational and one of the largest private operators of public transit systems in the U.S. The company has challenged the union’s right to strike, its right to a contract, and even its existence.