The auto workers’ strike against Detroit’s Big Three entered its fourth day with no signs of an early breakthrough and amid a threat by the United Auto Workers that the labor action could soon escalate. A spokesman for General Motors said that representatives of the company and the labor group were continuing to negotiate. But […]
This country needs to seriously consider cutting back the hours that people have to labor at their job, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told CNN on Sunday, suggesting the 40-hour workweek is at least partly to blame for Americans’ declining life expectancy. A 32-hour, four-day workweek — for the same pay — is a key demand […]
Staff at three of America’s biggest carmakers have gone on strike in an unprecedented co-ordinated action. More than 10,000 workers are participating in the walkout, which targets three plants owned by General Motors (GM), Ford and Stellantis. The firms and the United Auto Workers union (UAW) are fighting over terms of new labour agreements. The […]
