Labor and Business News (11/12/2021)
On an October afternoon sultry enough that it has locals complaining, Sean O’Brien takes up his position outside the employee entrance at a UPS processing facility in Palatine, Ill. A former high school linebacker with a shaved head, O’Brien has still a gridiron hero’s physique, and he looks like…
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The Great Resignation is mobilizing workers to quit or make jobs better
Americans aren’t just quitting their jobs; they’re fighting back.
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Kellogg’s files lawsuit against its striking cereal workers
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Kellogg Co. has filed a lawsuit against its local union in Omaha complaining that striking workers are blocking entrances to its cereal plant and intimidating replacement workers as they enter the plant. The company based in Battle Creek, Michigan, asked a judge to order the Omaha chapter of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union to stop interfering with its business while workers picket outside the plant.
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‘Workers are very afraid’: HelloFresh employees aim to unionize amid claims of abuse
Workers at HelloFresh, the largest meal-kit delivery service in the world, say they are facing an aggressive anti-union campaign led by the company after they tried to organize amid claims of safety issues and poor treatment of workers. HelloFresh has operations in 14 other countries including the US, UK and Australia and employs over 11,800 people worldwide preparing ingredients for delivery for home cooked meals including brown suga
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A robotics CEO just revealed what execs really think about the labor shortage: ‘People want to remove labor’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk previously said physical work “will be a choice” in the future, and with the rise of automation, that could soon be a reality.
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We’re going back to the office but workers won’t stay long unless the boss learns this No. 1 skill
Employees want their concerns to be heard but too many managers aren’t listening. Why?
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U.S. Workers Leaving Jobs In Record-Setting Numbers
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released a report that showed American workers left their jobs at record-setting rates in August of this year. In that month alone, 4.3 million workers reported leaving their jobs resulting in a mass exodus of workers across the country (aka The Great Resignation). Research shows that workers are […] Read More… The post U.S. Workers Leaving Jobs In Record-Setting Numbers appeared firs
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Deere on UAW strike: ‘Our objective is to get people back in our facilities and back to work’
The company continues to use salaried workers and other facilities to meet customer needs.
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John Deere considers using overseas plants and US strikebreakers
John Deere says it is looking at all options to provide products to its customers, including possibly using strikebreakers or importing equipment from overseas factories it operates.
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A Way of Life Is At Stake
For the first time in generations, workers at John Deere have the upper hand. But they’re struggling to figure out how to make it count, and whom they can trust
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