Union
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Business
As the U.A.W. Scores Wins in Red States, Tensions Emerge Over Gaza Protests
A tentative new contract at an Ohio battery maker on Monday was big for President Biden’s E.V. transition, but for some, the victory was upstaged by the U.A.W.’s activism on college campuses.
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Business
U.A.W. Reaches Accord on Pay and Safety at E.V. Battery Plant
The agreement, if ratified, will cover 1,600 workers making batteries for General Motors in Ohio. The union said it would be a model for efforts elsewhere.
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World
Samsung Workers Strike, the First in the Company’s History
The South Korean tech giant is at odds with some of its employees as it is trying to reassure investors that its memory chip business can meet demand.
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World
U.A.W. Seeks a New Election at Mercedes-Benz Plants in Alabama
The union, which lost an organizing vote at two factories last week, argued to federal officials that the automaker had violated labor laws.
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Business
Disneyland Character Workers at California Park Vote to Unionize
The vote determined whether 1,700 workers who play characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse and who dance at parades could join the union representing other workers at the park in Anaheim, Calif.
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Business
A Loss at Mercedes-Benz Slows U.A.W.’s Southern Campaign
After Mercedes workers voted against joining the United Automobile Workers, the union will have less momentum as it campaigns to organize Southern factories.
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World
U.C. Santa Cruz Workers to Strike Over Protest Crackdowns
The union representing academic workers in the University of California system said other campuses might strike, too, if officials failed to address their complaints over the handling of pro-Palestinian protests.
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Business
U.A.W. Effort to Organize Mercedes Workers in Alabama Has High Stakes
Southern political leaders say a win for the United Automobile Workers would threaten their economies. Activists want to strike a blow against a system they say exploits the poor.
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World
University of California Workers Vote to Authorize Strike in Rebuke Over Protest Crackdowns
A union representing about 48,000 academic workers said that campus leaders mishandled pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The vote gives the union’s executive board the ability to call a strike at any time.
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Magazine
Condé Nast Employees Threaten to Walk Off Job on Eve of Met Gala
Unionized Condé Nast employees said they were willing to disrupt Anna Wintour’s carefully laid plans over stalled contract negotiations.