Three weeks into strike, Del Monte management closes factory without notice or severance. By using temp agency, they avoid having to provide benefits, pensions, vacations, sick pay, etc ( rabble.ca )
Mercedes official “principles” say executives remain neutral in organizing campaigns. German government investigating Mercedes for illegal union-busting. ( www.labornotes.org )
Mercedes management cuts time to discuss quality and safety to force employees to watch anti-union videos ( labornotes.org )
Colombia: 64 human rights defenders, social leaders and peace agreement signatories have been killed so far this year ( www.industriall-union.org )
Mercedes Tuscaloosa brings in anti-union pastor, "companies give enough money to churches to purchase their long-term loyalty, and rely on the church leaders to preach an anti-union message." ( labornotes.org )
Alabama: companies that voluntarily recognize unions barred from state economic incentives like grants, loans, tax credits ( au.news.yahoo.com )
UK teacher strike: union would "not accept privatisation of our schools through a politicised Ofsted process" ( www.morningstaronline.co.uk )
Sweden: IF Metall, with $921 million strike fund, may initiate sympathy strikes at Tesla licence plate company, or Tesla internal staff in administrative, HR, and finance roles ( www.reuters.com )
Mercedes Tuscaloosa: "I started as a temp making $17.50 an hour. I’m full time now, but I’m still living paycheck to paycheck" ( www.peoplesworld.org )
Ohio nurses rally: They use dark money political groups to maintain their stranglehold on our healthcare system, prioritizing profits over the well-being of patients and those who care for them. ( www.mariettatimes.com )
Germany: Construction workers initiate the first strike in 17 years, plan spread to other regions across Germany ( aussiedlerbote.de )
Apple employees authorize first strike in U.S. retail locations, face retaliation. Petitions for union elections up 35% from Oct 1 to March 31 compared to same period last year. ( www.washingtonpost.com )
UK: British Engines employees see wages fall by 18% since 2019, "British Engines’ workers are sick and tired of seeing their pay go down year after year while the company makes millions in profits" ( www.unitetheunion.org )
Cambodia Supreme Court supports verdicts against workers for union activities, including 2 years for union president ( www.iuf.org )
Australia: 76% of cleaners delay medical treatment, 89% cut back on heating, over half miss meals ( unitedworkers.org.au )
Organizing at Grinnell: "whether that’s for an autoworker in Detroit, a Grinnell student worker, a Teamster or a teacher or a journalist it doesn’t matter. We’re all in the same fight together" ( jacobin.com )
Boeing locks out its firefighters; in solidarity, picket lines joined by Teamsters, Boeing engineers (SPEEA), longshore workers, electricians, ironworkers, and pipefitters ( labornotes.org )
Argentina general strike: The Argentinian media, aligned with the Milei government, have responded by launching an anti-union campaign with the aim of promoting antipathy towards trade unions ( www.itfglobal.org )
Apple union-busting: confiscated union flyers, interrogated employees, mandatory meetings with coercive statements against employees, accused of excluding union members from benefits ( www.forbes.com )
Melbourne Airport delays rail construction, accused of corporate greed, charging workers $12 a day to park up to 30 minutes away ( www.fullyloaded.com.au )
University of Pennsylvania: grad students vote to join UAW, 1807 for and 96 against ( www.phillyvoice.com )