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Exclusive-Stellantis Mexico Unit Okays Independent Union; U.S. Trade Probe to End
Date: August 8, 2022
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican unit of carmaker Stellantis expects to resolve a complaint from Washington in several days, it said after it agreed to recognize an independent union, a move workers attributed to U.S. pressure under a recent trade pact. Stellantis-owned Teksid Hierro de Mexico said the complaint, which...
Recruiter Randstad’s Earnings Rise as Talent Remains ‘scarce’
Date: July 26, 2022
By Valentine Baldassari and Charlotte Lavin (Reuters) -Dutch recruitment firm Randstad reported an 18% jump in second-quarter core profit on Tuesday, broadly in line with analysts’ expectations, as companies continued to compete for workers. The group’s underlying earnings before interest, taxes and amortisation (EBITA) reached 308 million euros ($315 million) in the three months to...
Analysis-Workers Seize Their Moment to Shift the Balance of Power
Date: July 26, 2022
By Mark John (Reuters) – It should surprise no one that the first big pandemic-era display of worker power was in air travel, according to Sharan Burrow, head of the International Trade Union Confederation. “The aviation sector globally is a prime example of bad employment policy,” Burrow said of an industry whose high-volume, low-cost model...
Lufthansa Ground Staff to Strike Over 9.5% Pay Claim
Date: July 25, 2022
By Maria Sheahan BERLIN (Reuters) – Ground staff at Deutsche Lufthansa will stage a one-day strike on Wednesday in pursuit of a 9.5% pay claim, adding to travel disruption during the busy summer travel season. Strikes and staff shortages have already forced airlines including Lufthansa to cancel thousands of flights and caused hours-long queues at...
Exclusive-Hyundai Subsidiary Has Used Child Labor at Alabama Factory
Date: July 22, 2022
By Joshua Schneyer, Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke LUVERNE, Alabama (Reuters) – A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker’s assembly line in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to area police, the family of three underage workers, and eight former and current employees of...
Amazon Issued 13,000 Disciplinary Notices at Single U.S. Warehouse
Date: July 12, 2022
(Note: This story has strong language in paragraph 28) By Jeffrey Dastin NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon worker Gerald Bryson had hand-counted thousands of items in his warehouse’s inventory over three days when his manager showed him a “Supportive Feedback Document.” Bryson had made 22 errors, the 2018 write-up said, including tallying 19 products in...