labor unions

Sweden’s longest strike ends after Tesla buys out all union members

Sweden's largest industrial union, IF Metall, announced on Thursday that it is ending all industrial action against Tesla effective August 19, after the electric carmaker bought out every one of its striking members. The nearly three-year dispute, which began on…

Amazon signs first national union deal in any country

Amazon Amazon.com, Inc. has reached what unions are calling a first-of-its-kind national collective agreement with Italian labor organizations, covering working conditions across dozens of sites in Italy.

Hyundai workers set to escalate strike over humanoid robot plans

Thousands of unionized workers at Hyundai Motor in Ulsan, South Korea, staged a three-day partial strike from July 13 to 15, marking what The Wall Street Journal called the first factory stoppage in the automotive industry directly tied to humanoid…

Hyundai strike marks auto industry’s first stoppage over humanoid robots

Workers at Hyundai Motor's South Korean plants launched a three-day partial strike this week after wage negotiations collapsed, marking what The Wall Street Journal called the global auto industry's first factory stoppage tied to humanoid robots. The rolling action, which…

VW board blocks plan to cut 100,000 jobs, close plants

Volkswagen's supervisory board voted against CEO Oliver Blume's proposal to cut up to 100,000 jobs and close four German factories, with labor representatives defeating the plan 12 to seven at a meeting on Thursday in Wolfsburg, according to Reuters.

VW CEO Blume faces pivotal board vote on 100,000 job cuts

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume is heading into what analysts describe as the biggest test of his leadership: a supervisory board meeting on Thursday, July 9, where he will seek approval for a restructuring plan that could eliminate up to 100,000…

Samsung union suspends strike after last-minute deal

Samsung Electronics and its largest labor union reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday evening, suspending a general strike by nearly 48,000 workers that had been set to begin Thursday. The deal came after Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon personally intervened to…