Kellogg Co. said on Thursday it has reached an agreement with the union on a new five-year contract for its employees at a few breakfast-cereal plants in the United States, potentially bringing a nearly two-month long strike to an end. The tentative agreement, reached after multiple rounds of talks with the union, includes wage increases…
Kellogg Plans to Permanently Replace Some Workers as Strike Enters Eighth Week
Kellogg Co. said on Tuesday it plans to hire permanent replacements for some of its U.S. breakfast cereal plant workers who are on strike, after lengthy negotiations with the union again fell apart. The workers went on strike on Oct. 5 after their contracts expired the previous day, as negotiations over payment and benefits stalled…
John Deere Workers Approve New 6-Year Contract With Bonuses, Ending 5-Week-Long Strike
The five-week-long strike between Deere & Co. and more than 10,000 of its workers finally came to an end on Wednesday after United Auto Workers members approved a new six-year contract with the farm equipment maker on their third vote. In a statement, the United Auto Workers union (UAW) said that 61 percent of its…
Ex-US Marine Held in Russia Starts Hunger Strike Over Treatment, Says Family
MOSCOW—A former U.S. Marine serving a nine-year jail sentence in Russia has started a hunger strike to protest against his incarceration and alleged violations of his rights, his family said, a statement Russian prison authorities said was untrue. Trevor Reed, a university student from Texas, was last year convicted of endangering the lives of two…
John Deere Workers Extending Strike After Second Contract Rejection
Approximately 10,100 members of the United Auto Workers will extend their strike into a third week after rank-and-file union members of farm and construction equipment maker, John Deere, voted down Tuesday what the company called its best and final proposal. The second proposal included an $8,500 ratification bonus, a 10 percent pay increment, 30 percent…
John Deere Workers Extending Strike After 2nd Contract Rejection
Approximately 10,100 members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) will extend their strike into a third week after rank-and-file union members of farm and construction equipment maker John Deere on Nov. 2 voted down what the company called its best and final proposal. The second proposal included an $8,500 ratification bonus, a 10 percent pay…
Deere Workers Extend Strike After Rejecting 2nd Contract Offer
Approximately 10,100 members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) will extend their strike into a third week after rank-and-file union members of farm and construction equipment maker Deere & Co. on Nov. 2 voted down what the company called its best and final proposal. The second proposal included an $8,500 ratification bonus, a 10 percent…
Amazon Workers in Germany to Strike for Better Pay
November 1, 2021
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BERLIN—Workers at some Amazon warehouses in Germany began strike action on Monday, services sector union Verdi said, as part of a long-running battle with the U.S. tech giant over better pay and working conditions. Germany is Amazon’s biggest market after the United States, and Verdi, a leading services sector union, has been organising strikes on…
McDonald’s Employees Planning One-Day Walkout Across US
McDonald’s employees from several large U.S. cities said they would walk out of work on Tuesday over claims of alleged sexual harassment while some are urging workers to unionize. According to the Fight for $15 group, employees at 10 cities have committed to going on strike for one day to protest against alleged harassment incidents involving…
5 Key Things You Need to Know About the John Deere Strike
News Analysis Roughly 10,000 members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have been on strike against Deere & Company, the parent company of farm and construction equipment maker John Deere, since midnight on Oct. 14. The strike is the largest of the pandemic era and also the largest private-sector walkout since the UAW’s action against General Motors in…
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