Main Topic: Thousands of Los Angeles city employees go on strike over exploitative working conditions and bad faith contract negotiations.
Key Points:
1. City employees accuse their employer of subjecting them to exploitative working conditions and engaging in bad faith contract negotiations.
2. The strike is protesting unfair working conditions, such as staffing shortages and forced overtime.
3. The strike is expected to halt or limit public services, including trash collection, homeless encampment cleanups, animal shelters, public pools, and parking enforcement.
United Auto Workers members have overwhelmingly authorized a strike against General Motors, Ford Motor, and Stellantis during ongoing contract negotiations, with an average of 97% of members supporting the action, although the final votes are still being counted.
American Airlines flight attendants have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if contract talks do not yield significant improvements, according to the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA).
Workers at Los Angeles International Airport's shops and restaurants vote overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over Labor Day weekend, putting pressure on the tourism industry amid ongoing disputes over wages and working conditions.
The United Auto Workers union and three Detroit automakers are facing a looming strike as contract negotiations stall, potentially impacting the U.S. economy and the companies' profits amid the shift to electric vehicles and demands for improved wages and benefits.
Approximately 146,000 U.S. auto workers are poised to go on strike if General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for substantial pay raises and restored benefits, potentially causing significant disruptions in auto production and impacting the U.S. economy.
Many on Wall Street believe that potential strikes by United Auto Workers against Detroit automakers are manageable and may even present investment opportunities, with some estimating that the companies can handle work stoppages and expected labor cost increases.
The United Auto Workers union could potentially strike at Detroit's Big Three automakers if a deal isn't reached by the contract deadline, although progress is being made in the talks regarding wages.
Auto workers have initiated a series of strikes after failing to reach an agreement with the three largest US manufacturers over a new contract, marking a major industrial labor action and targeting all three Detroit carmakers simultaneously.
Summary: Union workers at America's Big Three automakers—GM, Ford, and Stellantis—have initiated a historic triple strike over contract disputes, marking the first-ever simultaneous strike against the automakers and potentially costing over $5 billion if it lasts ten days, according to projections by the Anderson Economic Group.
More than 12,000 workers at the Big Three automakers are on strike in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri due to inadequate wages and benefits, demanding higher pay and an end to the tiered employment system.
Talks between the Detroit Three automakers and the United Auto Workers continue with workers on strike, as President Joe Biden sends a team to help resolve the strike.
The Culinary Workers Union and Bartenders Union have voted in favor of a strike authorization in Las Vegas, with 95% of members supporting the move, amid negotiations for better pay and improved working conditions.
Las Vegas hospitality workers have voted to authorize a strike against 22 casino resorts, increasing the likelihood of a labor dispute in the country's biggest gambling hub, as they push for a contract that includes larger wage increases, reduced housekeeping quotas, and new protections regarding the use of new technology in jobs.
The United Auto Workers union has expanded strikes against Detroit automakers, ordering 7,000 more workers to walk off the job in Illinois and Michigan to increase pressure on the companies to improve their offers.
The president of the United Auto Workers urges union members to continue their strike against Detroit carmakers, highlighting the importance of the labor movement and the fight against corporate greed.
Thousands of Las Vegas workers from the Culinary Workers and Bartenders Unions are set to picket MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment casinos in demand of improved wages and benefits, potentially leading to a strike.
The United Auto Workers union escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers by walking off their jobs at Ford's Kentucky truck plant, affecting the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world.
Key players in the negotiations for a new labor contract between the United Auto Workers union and Detroit Three automakers include Mike Booth, Mike Perez, Chuck Browning, Kevin Legel, Rich Boyer, and Christopher Fields.
Detroit casino workers could go on strike if no new labor agreement is reached by midnight, with higher wages and improved benefits being key issues.
