Volkswagen workers plan to launch rolling four-hour strikes on Monday, ratcheting up the pressure on management on the same day that a fourth round of negotiations over pay cuts and factory closures gets under way. In resistance to the ailing automotive giant's cost-saving plans, workers staged two-hour strikes earlier this week at nine Volkswagen car and component plants in Germany.
The rolling wave of four-hour strikes will start at the Wolfsburg plant at am GMT , the union said. Two hours later, the fourth round of negotiations starts in the Volkswagen Arena in the city. Volkswagen chief executive Oliver Blume on Wednesday defended the proposed cost-cutting programme, which includes slashing wages, closing plants and enforcing redundancies. He called the situation "serious" and said that "urgent measures are needed.
The pay hike comes after Costco Teamsters union members said earlier this month that they voted in favor of a nationwide strike as they entered final round of talks to reach a new contract ahead of a Jan. City of Portland workers voted strongly in favor of striking on Tuesday if they can't come to an agreement with the city.
A New Seasons spokesperson said the chain remains "dedicated to a fair and consistent application of company protocols. A bill to ban public sector unions from collective bargaining is one step closer to becoming law after passing the Utah Senate on Thursday with an vote. By Friday, he said the bill will be amended so [โฆ]. The Costco Teamsters National Master Agreement expires on Friday and today the union is back at the bargaining table with the company. Costco workers are preparing to strike as contract negotiations stall.
With the Oregon Nurses Association strike entering its 20th day, the nurses union and Providence have reentered mediation at the request of Gov. Tina Kotek. Everything you need to know about the ski patrol union movement making waves in the ski industry right now. Starbucks had said in December it scheduled and attended more than eight bargaining sessions with union delegates and reached 30 agreements.
