Apple Supplier Flex’s Workers Stage One-Day Strike at Tamil Nadu Plant

Apple Supplier Flex’s Workers Stage One-Day Strike at Tamil Nadu Plant

ByNews Polite

Hundreds of workers at a manufacturing plant of Apple supplier Flex in India’s Tamil Nadu state staged a one-day strike on Friday, demanding higher wages for the next three years and the recognition of a union. Many electronics manufacturers in India, including Foxconn and Pegatron, lack a union, while automobile…

UPS starts contract negotiations with Teamsters Union
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UPS starts contract negotiations with Teamsters Union

ByNews Polite

UPS begins talks this week with the Teamsters Union on the largest collective bargaining agreement in the US, with the union calling on the parcel-delivery giant for improvements in part-timers and drivers’ compensation.  The national negotiations held in Washington, DC will likely bring out an update to the current contract…