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“Workers at Hyundai’s Alabama Plant Seek Unionization Amidst Low Wages and Job Insecurity”
Automotive workers in the American south are on the verge of ushering in a new era of unionized solidarity. Just weeks after workers in a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Mercedes-Benz facility began campaigning to unionize, similar efforts are taking off at Hyundai’s plant just two hours away in Montgomery. Workers in the plant…
NLRB Claims Lucid Illegally Fired Pro-Union Workers
Lucid makes an absolutely fantastic electric car, and later this year, it plans to add an electric SUV to its lineup. Still, it’s struggled financially and has been hemorrhaging cash. Money isn’t the only problem Lucid is dealing with, though, as the National Labor Relations Board has accused the electric automaker of…
The Fragile State of Air Traffic Controllers’ Health | Giga Gears
The aviation industry has dealt with severe personnel shortages since the start of the coronavirus pandemic back in 2020. Specifically, continues to be a dire need for air traffic controllers. The New York Times spoke with current and retired air traffic controllers to illustrate how awful the present situation is for…
“Suppliers Advocate for Increased Immigration to Address Labor Shortage | Giga Gears”
Good morning! It’s Friday, November 17, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
“Ford, Stellantis, and GM Workers Approve New UAW Contract | Giga Gears”
United Auto Workers union members at Stellantis and Ford have now joined General Motors workers in ratifying the labor agreement between the union and the Big Three automakers this week. The vote marks the end of the labor dispute between the two parties that resulted in a six-week-long strike earlier this year.