Pay Transparency Is Sweeping Across the US
When Colorado first enacted its pay transparency law in 2021, some employers balked, refusing to hire workers in the state. Now that more than a quarter of US workers are …
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Canadian Politician Hijacked WestJet Flight’s PA System
Photo: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto (Getty Images) The skies are already unfriendly enough, from scorching cabin temperatures on the tarmac to sexual assaults during flights. The last thing anyone needs is the …
UAW Workers Are Fighting For An Almost Forgotten American Dream
Around 13,000 UAW members went on strike against all of the Big Three automakers Friday, shutting down three plants in the Midwest. One of the first plants to go down …
Watch Automaker CEOs Struggle To Justify Their Own Salaries
The United Auto Workers Union is on strike against all of the Big Three automakers for the first time in history, and a big reason for that is compensation. The …
The Auto Strike Threatens a Supply Chain Already Weakened by Covid
In addition to making everyone an epidemiologist, the Covid-19 pandemic schooled the public on the world-spanning network of manufacturers, assemblers, and shippers behind just about every consumer good that arrives …
Biden Blamed For UAW Strike By Chamber Of Commerce
Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the nation’s most prominent business groups, has decided to blame President Joe Biden directly for the United Auto …
Biden Expresses Solidarity With Striking Auto Workers
President Joe Biden expressed his support for the demands of the United Auto Workers union, which began a limited strike against the Big Three U.S. carmakers on Friday. “Auto companies …
Strike Looms For UAW And The Big Three On Contract Deadline Day
Good morning! It’s Thursday, September 14, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
Auto Workers Poised For Historic Strike
U.S. auto workers are poised to launch what could be a never-before-seen simultaneous strike against the “Big Three.” The United Auto Workers union’s contracts with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis …
Grindr’s Return to Office Ultimatum Has Gutted a Uniquely Queer Space in Tech
Erick Cortez, a knowledge specialist on Grindr’s customer experience team, who is based in Dallas, Texas, doesn’t yet know where he’ll be asked to move. “We’ve gotten no guidance whatsoever,” …