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BusinessGerman Metal, Electric Industries Plan Tuesday Strikes Over Wage Row, Union Says
BusinessBritain Outlines Details of Closely Watched Workers’ Rights Plan
BusinessUaw to Hold Strike Votes at Stellantis Local Chapters, Union President Says
InvestingGlobal Stock Index, Treasury Yields Fall After Mixed US Jobs Report
Striking U.S. Video Game Actors Say AI Threatens Their Jobs
Date: August 2, 2024
By Danielle Broadway BURBANK, California (Reuters) – Striking video game voice actors and motion-capture performers held their first picket on Thursday in front of Warner Bros. Games and said artificial intelligence was a threat to their professions. “The models that they’re using have been trained on our voices without our consent at all, with no...
After Vw Plant Victory, Uaw Sets Its Sights on Mercedes in Alabama
Date: April 22, 2024
After VW plant victory, UAW sets its sights on Mercedes in Alabama By Nora Eckert CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers has made history by winning its first unionization vote at an auto factory in the U.S. South. Now it needs to prove the success wasn’t a fluke by pulling off a second...
Thousands of Spanish Bank Staff Strike to Demand Pay Rise, Union Says
Date: March 22, 2024
Thousands of Spanish bank staff strike to demand pay rise, union says MADRID (Reuters) – Around 60,000 banking employees across Spain went on strike on Friday to demand pay rises they see as justified after big lenders such as Santander booked record profits last year. Trade union CCOO said that 75.8% of the country’s roughly...
Swedish Union to Exempt Some Tesla Cars From Mechanic Strike
Date: February 15, 2024
Swedish union to exempt some Tesla cars from mechanic strike STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish labour union IF Metall on Wednesday said it would permit its mechanics to fix some Tesla cars at independent workshops during a 10-week period, exempting them from a strike that has targeted the electric vehicle maker since October. Tesla is facing...
Factbox-Germany Hit by Strikes as Workers Demand Better Pay and Conditions
Date: February 5, 2024
Factbox-Germany hit by strikes as workers demand better pay and conditions BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has been hit by a series of strikes since the start of 2024 as unions press for higher wages and improved working conditions to make up for high inflation and staff shortages in Europe’s largest economy. The industrial action has...
Stocks Slip, Yields Rise After Strong US Labor Data
Date: January 30, 2024
Stocks slip, yields rise after strong US labor data By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Treasury yields mostly rose and a gauge of global equities slid from two-year highs on Tuesday after strong U.S. labor market data and as investors awaited earnings from the megacap stars that they fear could miss forecasts...