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Government, Business

Ancora Says Its US Steel Turnaround Plan Worth $75 a Share

Ancora Holdings Group has unveiled a turnaround plan for U.S. Steel that it estimates would deliver shareholders more than $75 per-share in value, if a takeover by Nippon Steel falls through.

April 7, 2025
Government, Business

Lutnick Fields Rival US Steel Bids by Nippon Steel, Activist

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has emerged as a key player in determining the future of United States Steel Corp., holding back-to-back meetings with rival bidders for the American steelmaker last week.

April 1, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Workers Seek $30 an Hour in North Carolina

Amazon employee organizers in Garner, N.C., won the right to hold an election this week to determine whether workers at the facility will be represented by an upstart union.

February 11, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Rivian Quietly Paves Way for UAW Workforce Once Profitable

Under Rivian and the UAW’s confidential pact, the automaker would adopt a neutral stance toward efforts to organize workers at its Illinois factory where its vehicles are made.

December 19, 2024
Government, Business

Trump Nominates Lori Chavez-DeRemer to Lead Labor Department

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 22 named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor in his second administration.

November 25, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Canada’s Labor Minister Launches Talks to Avert Rail Strike

Negotiations to avert a major railroad strike in Canada will resume Aug. 7 after talks between the three parties were stalled for months.

August 6, 2024
Business

Toyota Union Seeking Higher Wages, Bonus in Negotiations

Toyota Motor Corp.’s workers’ union is seeking a bonus of 7.6 months worth of salary as it prepares for annual compensation negotiations with the Japanese carmaker.

January 29, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

Danish Union Takes Action Against Tesla in Nordic Solidarity

The labor conflict against Tesla in Sweden is spreading to neighboring Denmark where the country’s largest trade union said Dec. 5 they will take action in solidarity with Swedish workers.

December 5, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment

New UAW Unionizing Drive Targets 13 Nonunion Automakers

The United Auto Workers union is launching simultaneous, public organizing campaigns at more than a dozen automakers including Toyota Motor Corp., Volkswagen AG and Tesla Inc.

November 29, 2023
Business, Equipment

Nissan Technicians in Tennessee Vote Against Unionization

Nissan North America technicians in Tennessee voted against organizing under the Machinists union, the latest defeat for unionization efforts at foreign automakers in the U.S. South.

March 17, 2023