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☆ Notre-Dame Rises Again ... in Lego
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Arnaud Gaudillat, a history teacher in France, recalled bursting into tears as he watched television coverage of flames tearing through the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in 2019. Now, five years later, as hundreds of architects, engineers and metalworkers race to finish rebuilding the cathedral’s roof coverings and electrical cabling by the end of the year, Mr. Gaudillat will not be sitting on the sidelines. Lego, the biggest toy company in the world, on Saturday released a model of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, complete with rose windows, bell towers and a central spire surrounded by statues. “I just want to have this beautiful thing in my house,” Mr. Gaudillat, 25, said of the Notre-Dame set. He started building intricate Lego sets a few years ago and became hooked.

Persons: Arnaud Gaudillat, ”, Gaudillat, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, Solomon R, “, ” Mr, Dame Organizations: Notre, Guggenheim Museum Locations: France

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The labor conflict against Tesla in Sweden is spreading to neighboring Denmark where transport workers with the country’s largest trade union said Tuesday they will take action in solidarity with Swedish workers against the Texas-based automaker. Tesla is non-unionized globally, but the Swedish workers are demanding that the carmaker sign a collective bargaining agreement, which most employees in Sweden have. “Concretely, this means that dock workers and drivers will not receive and transport Tesla’s cars going to Sweden,” 3F said in a statement. Swedish mechanics stopped servicing Tesla cars and several unions, including postal workers, have joined in a wave of solidarity with IF Metall’s demands. Dockworkers at Sweden’s four largest ports also stopped the delivery of Tesla vehicles to put more pressure on the automaker.

Persons: Tesla, ”, ” Jakob Lykke, ” Lykke, Jan Villadsen, ” Villadsen, Dockworkers, Elon Musk Organizations: Tesla, The United Federation of Workers, IF Metall, IF Metall’s, Sweden’s Transport Agency Locations: COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sweden, Texas, Esbjerg, Denmark’s, Danish, Swedish, Scandinavian

☆ Tesla Sues Swedish Transport Agency in Dispute Over License Plates
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Melissa Eddy | More About Melissa Eddy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla sued Sweden’s Transport Agency on Monday over a strike by postal workers that has blocked delivery of license plates for Tesla cars, the latest escalation of a widening battle between Sweden’s labor unions and the U.S. manufacturer of electric vehicles. A month ago, mechanics at seven Tesla-owned repair shops in Sweden walked off their jobs. Dockworkers, electricians, painters and postal employees have all joined the strike, refusing to provide the company with their services. Last week, some 50 metalworkers at a factory that produces aluminum parts for Tesla’s factory in Germany walked off the job. On Nov. 20, postal workers joined the action, refusing to deliver any mail or packages to Tesla’s facilities, including the license plates.

Persons: Tesla Organizations: Sweden’s Transport Agency, IF Metall Locations: U.S, Sweden, Tesla’s, Germany

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Pressure is growing on Tesla in Sweden, where a trade union is demanding that the Texas-based automaker sign a collective bargaining agreement, which most employees in the Scandinavian country have. Another major trade union, the Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees, said it will halt shipments to Tesla on Nov. 20. Political Cartoons View All 1239 Images"The fight that IF Metall is now taking on is important for the entire Swedish collective agreement model,” Lavecchia said. The IF Metall union and Tesla Sweden have meet twice without results, according to Swedish media. It resulted in a three-month strike by the retail-store employees union that snowballed into an all-out boycott as other unions joined in sympathy strikes.

Persons: Tesla, Gabriella Lavecchia, ” Lavecchia, Stefan Löfven, ” Löfven, Metall Organizations: STOCKHOLM, IF Metall, Painters ’ Union, Tesla, Swedish Union for Service, Communications Employees, Social Democratic, Facebook Locations: Tesla, Sweden, Texas, “, Swedish, Tesla Sweden

☆ GM cancels 1,245 layoffs at factories in Brazil, union says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 4 (Reuters) - General Motors (GM.N) will cancel 1,245 layoffs at its factories in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Caetano do Sul and Mogi das Cruzes in the state of Sao Paulo, the union representing metalworkers said on Saturday. Saving the jobs was a "historic victory" following a 13-day strike, the Sindmetal union said in a statement, adding that GM representatives will meet union leaders on Monday to confirm the decision. Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Sao Jose dos Campos, metalworkers, Anthony Boadle, Paul Simao Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, Sul, U.S, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Sao Jose, Sao Caetano, Sao Paulo

☆ GM workers in Brazil go on strike in protest against layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSAO PAULO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Metalworkers at Brazilian plants of General Motors (GM.N) have voted to go on strike starting Monday in protest against layoffs carried out by the U.S.-based automaker in the country, according to a union that represents them. Neither General Motors nor the union detailed how many workers had been laid off. GM did not immediately comment on the strike but confirmed the layoffs. Reporting by Alberto Alerigi Jr. and Alexandre Caverni; Writing by Gabriel Araujo; editing by David EvansOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, dos Campos, Sao, Sao Jose dos Campos, Alberto Alerigi Jr, Alexandre Caverni, Gabriel Araujo, David Evans Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, SAO PAULO, GM, metalworkers, Sao, Sul, Trailblazer, Motors, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Sao Paulo, Sao Caetano, Sao Jose

☆ Metalworkers suspend strike at Embraer plant in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A view of a miniature airplane at the assembly line of the Embraer aircraft factory in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, May 30, 2022. Sindmetal said it would pitch a new strike with workers on another shift at 3 p.m. local time (1800 GMT). The metalworkers had voted to go on strike early on Tuesday, saying they had rejected a wage offer from the company. According to the union, they had warned Embraer of the potential strike on Sept. 26 but the wage proposal was not sweetened. Negotiations between FIESP and the unions continue," Embraer said, adding that its other factories are also operating normally.

Persons: Sao Jose dos Campos, Carla Carniel, dos Campos, Sindmetal, metalworkers, FIESP, Gabriel Araujo, Andre Romani, Steven Grattan, Lisa Shumaker 私 Organizations: Embraer, REUTERS, SAO PAULO, Local, Boeing, Airbus Locations: Sao Jose, Brazil, SA, FIESP

And senior U.S. administration officials who previewed the meeting said the two nations are rolling out a partnership on workers' rights. Lula quickly traveled to Washington, where he and Biden bonded over the challenges to democracy they had both overcome. Labor is an issue dear to Lula, who got his start in politics as leader of a powerful metalworkers' union. They noted that the Biden administration has lifted travel restrictions to Cuba imposed by the prior administration and is also in the process of restarting remittances to that country. He declined to say whether Biden would broach the subject of Venezuela in their bilateral meeting.

Persons: Joe Biden, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Lula, Biden, “, Thomas Traumann, Jair Bolsonaro, Donald Trump, Trump, Traumann, Dilma Rousseff, Lula’s, Paulo Peres, Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Jake Sullivan, ___ Boak, Eléonore Hughes Organizations: Brazilian, General, U.S, White, Labor, Federal University of Rio, Amazon Fund Locations: New York, Ukraine, Washington, U.S, Cuba, Brazilian, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Venezuela, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Stellantis, unions agree 2,000 voluntary job cuts in Italy this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MILAN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Stellantis (STLAM.MI) and unions signed an agreement to cut up to 2,000 workers from the carmaker's Italian operations this year through voluntary redundancies, workers' representatives said on Monday. The redundancies amount to more than 4% of Stellantis' current workforce in Italy of around 47,000 people, FIM, UILM, Fismic, Uglm and Aqcfr unions said in a joint statement. Incentives will vary based on seniority and proximity to retirement age, the unions added. Proposed packages will be smaller for younger workers, while office workers will also be offered relocation schemes, unions said. The deal adds to at least two previous accords Stellantis and unions signed last year for more than 2,500 voluntary layoffs in Italy.

☆ Stellantis to halt Melfi plant operations in Italy for two days
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MILAN, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Stellantis (STLA.MI) will halt operations at its Melfi plant in southern Italy on Wednesday and Thursday due to a shortage of a component that uses micro chips, a trade unionist said. Marco Lomio, the local head of UILM metalworkers union, said on Tuesday that the Italo-French carmaker had just informed workers' representatives. The Melfi plant, which employs more than 7,000 workers, makes the Jeep Compass and Renegade models, some of Stellantis' bestsellers in Europe. Lomio said that the plant had produced only 130,000 cars so far this year due to the global semiconductor shortage. This makes it certain that full-year output will stay below the 190,000 units produced in pandemic-hit 2020, he said.

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