GM instructs Mexican suppliers to prepare to resume operations
The president of General Motors Co’s Mexican unit advised suppliers to prepare to resume operations after the Mexican government said the automotive industry could exit the coronavirus lockdown before June 1 with adequate safety measures.
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Factory workers wary as Detroit’s ‘Big 3’ begins to motor back up – Raw Story
Detroit’s auto giants are keen to resume production this week, but there will be unease on assembly lines where social distancing is difficult and worries about the deadly coronavirus persist.Motor City carmakers insist they are taking precautions to protect employees for the ramp-up that marks a…
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Florida AFL-CIO calling on Gov. DeSantis to fix unemployment system
The U.S. Department of Labor reports over 222,000 people in Florida have filed for unemployment in the last week.
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Teachers’ unions are exploiting fear to advance their champagne socialism
We have a fortnight to solve this if we are to get our kids back to school by June…
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Kroger still plans to slash employees’ ‘hero pay’ after another grocery worker dies of coronavirus – Raw Story
Shortly after the novel coronavirus was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, the definition of who could be considered an essential employee began to expand in public discourse beyond medical personnel and healthcare workers to include grocery store employees.It…
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Calls for factory closure after worker dies from Covid-19
Calls have been made for a poultry processing factory in Northern Ireland to be temporarily closed down after a 58 year old female worker died from Covid-19.
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Electric car sales in Europe jumped 57% in Q1 2020 – EURACTIV.com
Registrations of electric cars in Europe jumped 57.4% in the first quarter of 2020, but still only accounted for 4.3% of total registrations, auto industry data showed on Tuesday, as carmakers struggle to meet tough new anti-pollution rules.
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UAW, Ford create coronavirus safety video for worried factory workers
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Hearst Loses big At the National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board ruled against each objection Hearst Magazines raised to the bargaining unit proposed by the WGAE and ordered a union election.
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Examining Amazon’s treatment of its workers – 60 Minutes – CBS News
While Amazon proves to be a valuable resource for many Americans, particularly in the time of COVID-19, workers at the company are calling for safer conditions and better benefits.
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