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UAW, 2 German labor groups join forces in bid to organize VW Tenn. plant
2014-09-30 00:31:21| Automakers - Topix.net
The UAW and two top German labor groups have signed a letter of intent to jointly organize the Volkswagen AG assembly plant in Chattanooga, a top UAW official said today. The latest move may be a step toward the UAW gaining bargaining rights to represent the hourly workers at VW's only U.S. plant, according to the letter, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters.
Jobless Baby Boomers in Gray Area as Fed Gauges Labor Market
2014-09-26 18:58:04| IT Services - Topix.net
"I've gotten to the point where I know it's just a waste of time" to apply for jobs, said Kortesis, 61. "Once you get past 50 years old, nobody really wants to talk to you." The former senior engineering project manager at Electronic Data Systems Corp. near Detroit says he was let go more than five years ago in a round of mass firings after the company was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Co.
Mercedes labor chief seeks UAW foothold in Alabama
2014-09-24 03:56:20| Automakers - Topix.net
The head labor official on Daimler AG's supervisory board says he considers it "unacceptable" that the German automaker's Mercedes plant in Alabama stands alone among the company's factories around the world without union representation for its workers. Michael Brecht, who took over as head of Daimler's works councils and as deputy chairman of the board in April, said in a phone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday that he supports the United Auto Workers' efforts to gain recognition at the plant located near Tuscaloosa.
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Labor Shortage Alert: How the Desperate Trucking Industry Can Find Workers
2014-09-20 18:38:18| Trucking - Topix.net
A recent survey by National Retail Systems, or NRS, a privately owned third-party logistics company, reveals interesting insights into truck drivers' job preferences, including answers to key questions like what attracts them to a job and what compels them to leave one. The results could come in handy for American trucking companies that have been spending sleepless nights trying to figure out the best ways to recruit and retain drivers even as the industry battles a severe workforce shortage.
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Australia: Renewable energy target: Coalition and Labor no closer compromise
2014-09-17 09:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The two major parties appear no closer to a compromise on the future of the renewable energy target, amid a push by Coalition backbenchers to strip away the mechanism for large-scale wind and solar projects. The government has repeatedly called on Labor to compromise over the RET, which requires that 41,000 gigawatt hours of Australias energy comes from renewable sources by 2020. The scheme is made up of the large-scale RET, aimed at wind and solar farms, and the small-scale renewable energy scheme,...
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