Category Archives: labor issues

GM Adding 2,500 Jobs in Michigan to Build Malibu, Impala

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Ken Zino

General Motors said today that it is adding two shifts and about 2,500 hourly and salaried jobs at the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build the new Chevrolet Malibu mid-size sedan and the next-generation Impala large sedan. Continue reading →

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BMW Dealership Wrongfully Fired Person for Facebook Posts?

Posted on 24 May 2011 by Ken Zino

If the complaint stands, should the BMW slogan be changed to the ultimate dining machine? Continue reading →

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CAR on U.S. Economy Impact of GM’s Plant Investments

Posted on 10 May 2011 by Ken Zino

In an analysis of General Motors’ newly announced plant investments, the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) today said that more than 28,000 jobs will be retained or created, and will contribute almost $2.9 billion to the U.S. Gross Domestic Product. Continue reading →

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Unemployment Insurance Claims Rise for Fourth Straight Week

Posted on 6 May 2011 by Ken Zino

This is a clear sign that the U.S. economy is not creating jobs as both political parties maneuver for advantage in the upcoming presidential election with no apparent desire to address current economic problems. Continue reading →

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Labor Department Charges Systemic Wage Abuses at New Jersey Gasoline Stations. Enforcement Actions Underway

Posted on 22 April 2011 by Ken Zino

The Labor Department will not allow gasoline station employers — many of whom operate under the banner of multi-billion-dollar corporations — to exploit workers and deprive them of their hard-earned wages.” Continue reading →

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NLRB Issues Complaint against Boeing for Unlawfully Moving 787 Airline Work to A Non-Union Facility in South Carolina

Posted on 20 April 2011 by Ken Zino

Specifically, the Machinists union charged that the decision to transfer the line was made to retaliate against union employees for participating in past strikes and to chill future strike activity, which is protected under the National Labor Relations Act. Continue reading →

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GM India Hires Scabs to Break Chevrolet Cruze Plant Strike

Posted on 15 April 2011 by Ken Zino

The General Motors India strike by the Gujurat Kamdar Mandal union is reminiscent of UAW sit down strikes during 1936-37 in Michigan, which led to recognition of the Union and the right to collective bargaining by the world’s largest automaker. Thus far Solidarity House, the UAW’s international headquarters in Detroit has remained silent on the GKM strike, and refused multiple requests for comment. General Motors in the U.S. simply says it is working with local groups in India. Continue reading →

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General Motors India Strike Continues at Cruze and Aveo Plant

Posted on 6 April 2011 by Ken Zino

More than 1,000 workers at the General Motors Halol plant in Gujurat State, India have been on strike for the last three weeks in an increasingly bitter struggle that has seen the workers forcibly ejected from the plant after the government declared the strike illegal. It was reminiscent of UAW sit down strikes during 1936-37 in Michigan. Continue reading →

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Atlanta Airport TSA Employee Handcuffs, Rapes Woman

Posted on 26 November 2010 by Ken Zino

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International airport handcuffed a woman, sexually assaulted her and then committed suicide. TSA is rapidly becoming, arguably, the most effective but inadvertent promoter of “automobility” in the bloated agencies of  all U.S. federal and state governments. Continue reading →

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