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☆ American Airlines’ flight attendants want to strike. But it won’t disrupt your holiday travels
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —American Airlines’ flight attendants’ union wants permission from the government to go on strike in 30 days. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents more than 23,000 members at American has not overcome any of the many legal hurdles it needs to conquer before the union could strike. But even if the flight attendants win their request to have the clock start ticking towards a strike 30 days from now, a strike then is not likely. But it’s possible, and in the case of American Airlines, likely, that Congress would act to block a strike. Last month, flight attendants at Southwest Airlines won an immediate 20% raise, with retroactive pay.

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☆ EU October car sales up 14.6%, EV sales jump more than 36%
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Nick Carey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - New car sales in the European Union rose 14.6% in October, boosted in part by a big jump in sales of fully electric cars, while hybrid electric vehicles accounted for nearly three of every 10 vehicles sold in the economic bloc. Sales of fully electric cars rose 36.3% from a year earlier and full hybrid sales were up nearly 39% as the EU recorded its 15th consecutive month of sales growth, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Tuesday. The ACEA said fully electric cars made up 14.2% of sales in October, overtaking sales of diesel cars for the third time. For the ten months through October, sales of fully electric cars were up 53.1%. Reuters GraphicsTesla's (TSLA.O) sales rose nearly 150%, accounting for nearly 12% of fully electric car sales in the EU.

Persons: Abdul Saboor, Nick Carey, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Citroen, REUTERS, Union, EU, European Automobile Manufacturers Association, Reuters Graphics, Volkswagen, Europe's, Renault, European Free Trade Association, Thomson Locations: Meudon, Paris, France, EU, Britain, London

According to Fain, workers at some nonunion plants, including the electric vehicle sales leader, Tesla, have contacted the UAW about joining the union, which hasn't even begun its organizing efforts. Fain declined to say which nonunion companies the UAW would target first. The union, Fain says, also will have to organize Detroit automakers' EV battery plants, which are joint ventures with South Korean companies. He noted the concessions the UAW agreed to in 2008 to help the automakers survive dire financial problems. This time, he said, union members negotiated for themselves but also won raises for nonunion workers in the South who would have received nothing without the UAW.

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☆ Unions are the strongest in decades. Nearly a million Americans got double-digit raises as a result
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

New York CNN —Nearly 900,000 Americans sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner this week will have unions – and the double-digit pay increases they won – to thank. The strike lasted more than six weeks before the union won contracts it was seeking from all three unionized US automakers. The unions won significant pay increases and job protections they were seeking. And even with some of the contracts that pass, some union members offer significant opposition, believing they could have negotiated for even more. The union won a contract approved by 86% of membership who voted on ratification.

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DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed two months ago during a strike by the United Auto Workers union. But the automaker says that due to slowing electric vehicle sales growth, it will scale back the factory size, cutting the number of planned jobs by about one third from 2,500 to 1,700. Ford put the plant, originally to cost $3.5b, on hold in late September as the union went on strike at targeted assembly plants run by Ford, General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis. Unlike the company's other battery plants that are joint ventures, the Marshall factory will be a fully owned Ford subsidiary staffed by Ford workers. But China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., or CATL, which is known for its lithium-iron-phosphate expertise, would supply technology, some equipment and workers.

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Nov 20 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) said Monday that 64% of workers at the Detroit Three automakers voted to ratify new record contracts after a six-week targeted strike, as the union turns its attention to organizing foreign-owned and Tesla auto plants. The UAW for decades has unsuccessfully sought to organize auto factories operated by foreign automakers. In recent weeks, Hyundai Motor (005380.KS), Toyota Motor (7203.T) and Honda Motor (7267.T) have all announced they would hike U.S. factory wages after the UAW contract. Fain told Reuters last week that the UAW was getting expressions of interest in organizing from many Tesla (TSLA.O) workers. Automakers, looking to trim costs as they make the shift to electric vehicles, face higher hourly labor costs.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Fain, Joe Biden, Biden, ”, Jim Farley, Farley, Mary Barra, Gerald Johnson, Mark Stewart, David Shepardson, Chizu Nomiyama, Sriraj Kalluvila, Jonathan Oatis, Aurora Ellis Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Detroit Three, Hyundai Motor, Toyota, Honda, Reuters, “, Tesla, Ford, General Motors, Thomson Locations: U.S, Washington

☆ Nissan Motor hiking wages at US auto plants after UAW deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 20 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor (7201.T) will hike top wages for workers at U.S. manufacturing plants by 10% in January after the United Auto Workers union reached new contracts with the Detroit Three automakers, a company spokesperson said on Monday. The Japanese automaker said the wage hike takes effect Jan. 8 for production technicians, maintenance, and tool & die technicians. Nissan said it is also eliminating wage tiers for U.S. production workers. Nissan said the pay hikes reflect its commitment to its employees in the United States "and enhancing our competitiveness." The UAW for decades has unsuccessfully sought to organize auto factories operated by foreign automakers.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Joe Biden, David Shepardson, Franklin Paul, Grant McCool Organizations: Nissan, United Auto Workers, Detroit Three, Workers, Hyundai Motor, Toyota, Honda, UAW, Tesla, General Motors, Ford Motor, Thomson Locations: U.S, United States, Washington

☆ UAW says 64% of workers vote to ratify Detroit Three contracts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 20 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said Monday that 64% of workers at the Detroit Three automakers voted to ratify new contracts. Despite the opposition from workers at some major facilities, UAW members voted to ratify the contract by a near two-third margin. Automakers, looking to trim costs as they make the shift to electric vehicles, face higher hourly labor costs. About 55% of votes cast by GM members were in favor of the new deal, while about 69% of Ford members and 68% of Stellantis workers who voted supported the agreement, according to a UAW vote tracker. Reporting by David Shepardson and Shivansh Tiwary; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Sriraj KalluvilaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Ford, Jim Farley, David Shepardson, Chizu Nomiyama Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Detroit Three, U.S, Ford, GM, Chrysler, Thomson Locations: Michigan , Kentucky, Illinois

Workers at Ford voted 69.3% in favor of the pact, which passed with nearly a 15,000-vote margin in balloting that ended early Saturday. Earlier this week, GM workers narrowly approved a similar contract. They also agreed in principle to bring new electric-vehicle battery plants into the national union contract. This provision will give the UAW an opportunity to unionize the EV battery plants plants, which will represent a rising share of industry jobs in the years ahead. Contracts with the auto companies should also lead to higher wages at auto-parts supply companies and in other industries, Wheaton said.

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☆ Here’s why the Big Three won’t need to raise car prices to pay for these labor deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“The labor contracts don’t mean you go to a dealership and the car costs more money,” said Ivan Drury, analyst for sales tracker Edmunds. If the Big Three could simply pass along higher costs, be it raw material, labor other expenses, in the form of higher prices, no automaker would ever lose money. Even if the labor costs could be passed along in terms of higher prices, it woudn’t be nearly as much as you might think. Any additional labor costs are more likely to eat into automaker profits than they are to raise prices. Another factor driving car prices higher was the desire of consumers to buy cars with more features and options that are now available but were not available in the past.

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☆ UAW Members Approve New Contract With Stellantis After Autoworkers Strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ryan Felton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

President Biden celebrated new labor contracts between the United Auto Workers union and the three major car companies on Nov. 9 while visiting an auto plant in Belvidere, Ill. Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty ImagesUnited Auto Workers employees at Chrysler-parent Stellantis have voted overwhelmingly to approve a new labor contract, bringing the tense round of negotiations between the union and Detroit’s carmakers one step closer to completion. The deal was supported by about 68% of Stellantis workers who voted so far, with only a handful of small facilities having yet to report, according to preliminary results published online Friday by the UAW. Votes from those remaining local chapters wouldn’t be enough to overcome the current margin, according to the union’s tally.

Persons: Biden, Olivier Douliery, Stellantis, Detroit’s Organizations: United Auto Workers, Getty, Chrysler, UAW, Votes Locations: Belvidere , Ill, AFP

☆ Stellantis workers vote to ratify new labor contract
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

People attend a Stellantis presentation at the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 17 - United Auto Workers (UAW) members at Chrysler parent Stellantis NV (STLAM.MI) have voted to ratify tentative record-setting labor deal, the union's vote tracker showed on Friday. The contract also hikes wages of current temporary workers by 150% by 2028 and will make them permanent employees. Workers on Thursday at General Motors (GM.N) voted to approve the deal, with about 55% of nearly 36,000 members in favor. Another 2,500 Stellantis U.S. salaried workers are unionized and are not being offered the current buyout.

Persons: David, Dee, Delgado, Stellantis, David Shepardson, Nathan Gomes, Arun Koyyur, Nick Zieminski, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: New York, REUTERS, Rights, United Auto Workers, UAW, Chrysler, Stellantis, Detroit Three, Workers, General Motors, Ford, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Washington, Bengaluru

☆ UAW members ratify new contract with Chrysler owner Stellantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

United Auto Workers members rally outside Stellantis' Ram 1500 plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan, after the union called a strike at the plant on Oct. 23, 2023. DETROIT – United Auto Workers members at Chrysler owner Stellantis have ratified a new labor contract following a historically contentious round of bargaining between the union and company, according to preliminary results posted Friday by the union. UAW members with Ford Motor are on pace to also ratify their agreement, but are continuing to vote Friday. The Stellantis deal received notable objection at the automaker's Jeep plants in Toledo, Ohio, with 55% of workers there opposing the deal. The contract ratifications come weeks after the automakers and the union reached tentative deals, ending roughly six weeks of targeted strikes by the UAW.

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☆ Ford union workers ratify UAW deal, closing out historic negotiations with Detroit automakers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Members of the United Auto Workers union picket outside the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Sept. 26, 2023. DETROIT — Union members at Ford Motor approved a tentative agreement Friday, concluding contentious contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and Detroit automakers. According to the UAW's vote tracker, which must still be finalized, the Ford deal was supported by 68.2% of the nearly 35,000 autoworkers at Ford who voted. Local UAW chapters representing every Ford plant voted in favor of the pact aside from a small parts facility in Florida and the automaker's massive Kentucky Truck Plant, as of early Friday afternoon. The contract ratifications come weeks after the automakers and union reached tentative deals, ending about six weeks of targeted strikes by the UAW.

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Overall, 68.4% of Stellantis workers who cast ballots were in favor of ratification, and the contract was leading by more than 9,600 votes with only three small facilities uncounted. At Stellantis, workers at the large Jefferson North factory that makes Jeep Grand Cherokees voted 70.7% in favor of the agreement. Top assembly plant workers would get immediate 11% raises and earn roughly $42 per hour when the contracts expire in April of 2028. More than half of GM's 46,000 union workers get the top assembly plant wage. Longtime assembly plant workers also wanted to see larger pension increases as well as defined benefit pensions and health care in retirement for workers hired after 2007.

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☆ Hyundai unveils its first high-performance electric car
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of Hyundai Motor Company is pictured at the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 15 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) unveiled its first high-performance electric vehicle(EV), an N sport variant of its IONIQ 5 crossover SUV. The N brand is the company's high-performance brand, akin to AMG for the Mercedes and the M lineup for the BMW. The IONIQ's N variant will be powered by dual motors producing 641 horsepower, nearly double the output of the most powerful variant of the standard outgoing model. Hyundai unveiled the performance EV in Los Angeles on Wednesday, ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show opening on Friday.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Nathan Gomes, Tasim Zahid Organizations: Hyundai Motor, New York, REUTERS, Hyundai, South, AMG, Mercedes, BMW, Los Angeles Auto, Audi, Porsche, Dodge, EV, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Los Angeles, Bengaluru

☆ GM union workers ratify UAW deal following contentious vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DETROIT – General Motors union workers ratified a record deal with the United Auto Workers after a contentious final few days of voting, according to results posted Thursday morning by the union. Ratification of the deal came under doubt Wednesday morning, after seven of GM's 11 U.S. assembly plants rejected the pact. But a swing in voting results in favor of the deal, specifically at a SUV plant in Texas, gave the agreement a much needed lifeline. According to the UAW's vote tracker, the deal was supported by roughly 54% of the more than 34,700 autoworkers at GM who voted. Results are still outstanding at two smaller GM facilities representing about 1,400 hourly workers, but wouldn't be enough to offset the roughly 2,500-vote margin.

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☆ Subaru to raise US wages after UAW deals with Detroit Three -CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Abhirup Roy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Atsushi Osaki, President and CEO at Subaru, speaks during the press day preview of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLOS ANGELES, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Subaru (7270.T) will raise the wages of its U.S. plant workers in light of recent labor deals reached by the Detroit Three automakers and United Auto Workers (UAW), the Japanese automaker's CEO, Atsushi Osaki, told Reuters on Thursday. Non-union automakers that have raised wages for their U.S. plant workers after the UAW deals include Japan's Toyota (7203.T) and Honda (7267.T), and South Korea's Hyundai (005380.KS). UAW President Shawn Fain has said "UAW" stands for "U are welcome" in response to the rising wages at the non-union plants. Reporting by Abhirup Roy in Los Angeles; Writing by Ben Klayman; Editing by Chris Reese, Andrea Ricci and William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Top companies' lobbying undermines their climate pledges, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

InfluenceMap uses the United Nations' High-Level Expert Group's (HLEG) 'Integrity Matters' guidance on the need to align lobbying with climate commitments. Catherine McKenna, Chair of the U.N.'s HLEG on Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities, said the findings should be a "wake-up call" for businesses. "Not only are many companies choosing to undermine their own climate commitments by lobbying against climate action, their net zero commitments are simply not credible," she said. InfluenceMap, founded in 2015 to encourage action to tackle the climate crisis, highlighted companies at the most significant risk of 'net zero greenwash'. "Governments are failing to progress climate policy at the speed needed, and corporate influence is a key reason why," said Will Aitchison, the study's lead author.

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☆ Union Workers Ratify Contract at General Motors
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

United Automobile Workers union members at General Motors have ratified a tentative contract in a closely contested vote, according to a tally of results from all the G.M. locals posted by the union on Thursday. The contract had the support of 55 percent of the nearly 36,000 members voting. Tentative agreements with Ford and Stellantis, the maker of brands including Jeep and Chrysler, appear headed for approval by larger margins, incomplete results there show. The agreements raise the top wage for production workers by 25 percent, to more than $40 over four and a half years, from $32.

Persons: Shawn Fain Organizations: United Automobile Workers, General Motors, Ford, Jeep, Chrysler

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 RightsDETROIT, Nov 16 (Reuters) - General Motors' (GM.N) tentative labor deal with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has clinched ratification, making its workers the first of those at the Detroit Three automakers to approve the agreement. The UAW's GM vote tracking site shows approval of the contract leading by a 55% to 45% margin with nearly 36,000 workers having cast votes out of about 46,000 UAW-represented GM workers. Currently, about 67% of Ford workers who have voted are in favor of the UAW deal, and about 66% of Stellantis workers have so far voted in favor, according to UAW figures. Ford voting is scheduled to finish on Friday, while Stellantis is set to close next Tuesday.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Stellantis, Tesla, David Shepardson, Ben Klayman, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, Rights DETROIT, United Auto Workers, UAW, Detroit Three, Ford, Chrysler, GM, Detroit, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Arlington , Texas, Detroit, Fairfax , Kansas, Orion , Michigan, Michigan, Washington

☆ UAW members ratify labor deal with Mack Trucks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The logo of Mack Trucks is seen on a truck in a yard in Mejicanos, El Salvador, August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas Acquire Licensing RightsNov 16 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Wednesday that about 3,900 of its members working at Mack Trucks ratified a new five-year contract, ending a month-long strike at the Volvo Group (VOLVb.ST)-owned company. "After 39 days on strike, UAW members at Mack Trucks have voted by 93% to ratify their new contract with significant local improvements," the union said in a post on messaging platform X, previously known as Twitter. Mack Trucks said the new contract covered its employees at facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. Mack Trucks, which was bought by Volvo in 2000, is one of North America's largest makers of medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks.

Persons: Mack Trucks, Jose Cabezas, Maria Ponnezhath, Shubham Kalia, Mrinmay Dey, Gokul Pisharody, Baranjot Kaur, Varun, Anil D'Silva Organizations: REUTERS, United Auto Workers, UAW, Mack, Volvo Group, Twitter, Detroit's Big, General Motors, Ford, Volvo, Thomson Locations: Mejicanos, El Salvador, Pennsylvania , Maryland, Florida, North, Bengaluru

The three contracts, if approved by 146,000 union members, would dramatically raise pay for autoworkers, with increases and cost-of-living adjustments that would translate into a 33% wage gain. Top assembly plant workers would earn roughly $42 per hour when the contracts expire in April of 2028. Several smaller facilities were still voting, many of them parts warehouses or component factories where workers got big pay raises and were expected to approve the contract. Full-time temporary workers liked the large raises they received and the chance to get top union pay, he said. In the deals with all three companies, longtime workers would get 25% general raises over the life of the contracts with 11% up front.

Persons: Keith Crowell, didn’t, ” Crowell, “, Shawn Fain, Joe Biden Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Big, GM, Ford, Dodge, Workers, Chrysler, UAW, Biden Locations: Stellantis, Lansing , Michigan, Arlington , Texas, Wentzville , Missouri, Lansing Delta Township , Michigan, Spring Hill , Tennessee, Arlington, Detroit

☆ GM rank and file ratify labor deal, ending threat of a renewed strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The final results from all the UAW members at GM were posted on the union’s Web site Thursday morning. If workers had rejected the deal, it could have brought about a resumption of the strikes at the company. Neither the union nor any of the companies had any immediate comment on the vote results, the final vote at GM, or preliminary votes at the other two automakers. Teamster members voted 86% in favor of that union’s deal with UPS in July. Others said that the union could achieve even better deals if members voted no.

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☆ Auto strikes sink US manufacturing output in October
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Manufacturing output fell 0.7% last month, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday. Excluding motor vehicles and parts, manufacturing production edged up 0.1%. Overall industrial production dropped 0.6% in October after edging up 0.1% in September. It is now eight-tenths of a percentage point below to its 1972–2022 average. The operating rate for the manufacturing sector slipped to 77.2% from 77.8% in the prior month and is one percentage point below its long-run average.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Detroit's, Lucia Mutikani, Paul Simao Organizations: United Auto Workers, Ford Michigan Assembly Plant, Wayne , Michigan U.S, REUTERS, Rights, UAW, Federal Reserve, Reuters, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Utilities, Thomson Locations: Wayne , Michigan, U.S

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