Tesla Accused of Violating Labor Laws After Forbidding Employees to Discuss Wages
1 Jan 2023, 15:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That happened in a Tesla Service Center in Orlando, Florida, on at least four occasions. A judge will hear the arguments in February
Stellantis Kokomo Plant Crippled by Union Strike After Failed Talks Over HVAC Issues
10 Sep 2022, 20:13 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The United Auto Workers representing Stellantis' Indiana factory employees demand better working conditions and a change in "work rules"
Tesla Works Council Election in Giga Gruenheide Is Scheduled for February 28
20 Jan 2022, 19:02 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That makes IG Metall’s concerns more concrete regarding how representative the works council at Tesla’s German factory will genuinely be
Build Back Better Act Faces Resistance From the Own Democratic Party
21 Dec 2021, 01:22 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Senator Joe Manchin said that he could not vote for it if he could not explain to the people of West Virginia his support for the bill
Mexico Promises to Counterstrike if the U.S. Approves Union-Based EV Tax Credit
3 Dec 2021, 12:04 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Mexican Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier said on December 2 that the tax credit is “totally contrary to free trade” and that it can intensify immigration
IG Metall Fears Giga Gruenheide’s Works Council Request Is a Tesla Move to Control It
25 Nov 2021, 14:11 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If it is elected at this point, it will be controlled by white-collar workers. The German union fears that will prevent it from being truly representative
Tesla Will Not Dodge Unions in Its German Factory: Workers Are Already Organizing
24 Nov 2021, 13:49 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to IG Metall, these workers have reported that Tesla intends to pay 20% lower wages than those collectively bargained
VW's Board Will Meet This Tuesday to Discuss if Herbert Diess Should Stay or Go
23 Nov 2021, 07:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / This is not the classic song from The Clash, but the Volkswagen Group CEO has been clashing with board members for quite a while
Toyota Elaborates Ad to Fight $4,500 Union Tax Incentive
2 Nov 2021, 23:19 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company started publishing it on November 2 in major American newspapers to ask people to urge Congress to “treat all American autoworkers fairly”
Approval of Tax Credit for Union-Built EVs Will Face Internal and Foreign Disputes
1 Nov 2021, 07:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Automakers are urging California’s senators to oppose any rules “that do not treat California’s auto workers as equal to every other American auto worker”
U.S. Congress Will Vote Federal Tax Credit Including $4,500 Union Incentive
29 Oct 2021, 19:24 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Joe Biden is confident the new tax credit will be approved as it is being proposed in the Build Back Better Act framework
Former Tesla Employee Says Fremont Is a "Modern-Day Industrial Sweatshop"
28 Jun 2021, 12:09 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Pingwest has already said the same about Giga Shanghai in an extensive report published in December 2020. Tesla sued Pingwest for it.
Documentary Accuses Tesla of Illegal Union-Busting Practices in Fremont
21 Jun 2021, 12:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company was ordered to delete an Elon Musk tweet, admit its wrongdoing, and reinstate Richard Ortiz. He’s still waiting
Tesla Model 3 Production Could Be Delayed By Threats of Strike in Germany
19 Apr 2017, 16:27 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Unions are tricky for large companies, and it is difficult to please the representatives of your employees. Tesla is having issues in Germany with a subsidiary
Saab Receives Banckruptcy Protection, to Reorganise
21 Sep 2011, 17:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Let the Saab soap opera go on: we all knew that Saab was in big financial trouble and it all went official recently, when the carmaker filed for banckruptcy protection. The District Court in Vä...
Opel Strikes Deal with Unions at Bochum
1 Jun 2011, 11:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having been a reason for a lot of headaches for the management of German manufacturer Opel, the Bochum plant is now on track of re-becoming a major production hub for the car maker. Opel announced o...
Mahindra-SsangYong Deal Details Emerge
7 Sep 2010, 07:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / What was viewed like the beginning of a new era for South Korean manufacturer SsangYong may turn out to be not at all that exciting for some of the employees working for SsangYong. As more details a...
Dacia Execs Want Pay Raise, Union Begs to Differ
21 Jul 2010, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The increasing success of the Dacia brand on the global markets has made the carmaker's top executives ask themselves a very simple question: shouldn't we get paid extra for this? The ques...
King's UAW Offensive Continues
25 Jun 2010, 08:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Faced with decreasing manpower, as the number of United Auto Workers (UAW) members dropped below 400,000 as a result of last year's job cuts, the organization's new president, Bob King, an...
Divine Intervention: Pope Backs Fiat Workers
2 Feb 2010, 11:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Disgruntled Italian workers received an unexpected support from Pope Benedict himself last Sunday, after his Holiness addressed the economic situation during his weekly Angelus blessing. Although, a...