#unions

#unions

The strikes against Tesla in Sweden have been ongoing for six months with various unions supporting the labor movement. [ more ]

Ontario's top court will rule on the constitutionality of a law limiting raises for public sector workers.

The law, known as Bill 124, sparked outrage and was found unconstitutional by the Ontario Superior Court.

Arbitrators have awarded retroactive pay to workers affected by the law, straining budgets of hospitals. [ more ]

Health-care workers in Ontario are experiencing a staffing crisis, leading to overcrowded emergency rooms and a decline in patient care.

Unions are demanding higher wages, better working conditions, and a solution to the workload issues for health-care workers. [ more ]

State agencies in California are planning to bring workers back to the office twice a week.

The governor's budget includes a plan to eliminate monthly telework stipends. [ more ]

AI-powered robots were showcased at CES 2024, mimicking human movement with great precision.

Fears and anxieties exist among human workers about the potential job loss and replacement by AI-powered machines. [ more ]

Unions are criticizing a proposed change to Whitehall rules that would require civil servants to ignore Strasbourg judgments.

Ministers are planning to tweak the civil service code to order officials to follow ministerial decisions even if they block last-minute injunctions from the European court of human rights. [ more ]

Governor Gavin Newsom is reconsidering California's $25 minimum wage for health workers due to a projected $38 billion deficit.

Renegotiating wages could disrupt the delicate compromise between unions and the health industry. [ more ]

More doctors are joining unions to address workload issues and have a stronger voice in the workplace.

Healthcare workers, including nurses, are engaging in more strikes and protests to address understaffing and other labor issues. [ more ]

Unions across Sweden, Denmark, and Norway have joined mechanics at Tesla in Sweden in a strike to pressure the automaker to sign a collective agreement with its workers.

The strike has spread to dockworkers in Denmark, who have refused to unload Tesla vehicles at ports around the country. [ more ]

Danish dockworkers in the 3F union are refusing to transport Tesla's vehicles to Sweden in support of their Swedish counterparts who are demanding a collective bargaining agreement.

Tesla, which is non-unionized globally, is refusing to sign a collective bargaining agreement. [ more ]

Unions played a crucial role in advocating for better COVID safety measures and vaccination efforts in workplaces during the pandemic.

Many unions simultaneously promoted vaccination while opposing employer-based vaccine mandates, citing concerns about collective bargaining processes.

The AFL-CIO President expressed support for vaccine mandates as a way to increase vaccination rates and workplace safety. [ more ]